How Do Impounds Work?
After we receive a signed contract, and signs are visibly posted on your property, you call us when you need us. You will need to provide us with full description of the vessel you report:
- Name of Vessel (homeport)
- VIN or registration # (example: FL 1234 AB)
After we check our DMV / US Coast Guard data-base, we will schedule the impound/tow date and time. Please keep in mind that weather and tides may effect scheduling.
At the time of the impound, we are required by law to make a police report / tow ticket. A towing and storage lien applies. The vessel owner will be notify by certified mail and by local newspaper legal ad. Vessel will be sold at public auction if it’s not released by the owner. A police impounded vessel has to be released by the local law enforcement, police department, or Sheriff’s office.
“A non-consent tow is defined as the recovery, tow, removal or storage of a vessel without the authorization
of the owner.”.
Vessel Tow Away Program
Maverick Marine Services LLC will tow and impound any vessels, which are parked at fuel docks, illegally docked or anchored, blocking other vessels on the waterway, blocking front entrances to marinas, docked in non-designated slips, abandoned, or avoiding legal docking fees.
FLORIDA STATUTE 713.78 – Liens for recovering, towing, or storing vehicles or vessels
FLORIDA STATUTE 328.17 – Nonjudicial sale of vessels.
Police Impound Storage Fee:
Yard Storage – $2.00 per ft/per day
Slip Storage – $3.50 per ft/per day
Police Impound Towing Fee:
On Trailer $125.00 per hour
On Water $225.00 per hour
Impound Release Notice
Payment can be made by certified funds, cash or bank wire transfer.
No checks or credit cards!
Only the owner or lienholder’s agent with a photo ID and POA can release a vessel from our impound yard.
National Vessel Documentation Center
NOTICE: A Certificate of Documentation (COD) is not eligible for renewal if it has been expired for more than 30 days. Vessel expiration information is located on the COD (CG-1270), lower left corner. Fees submitted for renewals are not refundable or transferrable if it is later determined that the COD must be reinstated. Please be sure of the Official Number, which can be found on your current COD or renewal notice before you submit your request. If you are unsure whether your COD is eligible for renewal, please contact the National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC) at 800-799-8362.
Is a Documented Vessel Exempt from State Jursisdiction?
No, all documented vessels must comply with the laws of the state in which they are operated. The vessel’s document must be shown to state law enforcement personnel upon their demand. States may require documented vessels to be registered (but not numbered) and to display state decals showing that they have complied with state requirements.