A Chula Vista towing company has agreed to pay damages to a U.S. Navy lieutenant whose car was impounded and auctioned off while he was deployed, officials said Wednesday.
Tony’s Auto Center will pay $7,500 in damages to the sailor, plus a $2,000 civil penalty to resolve the civil complaint brought by the federal government, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
In its complaint, the government stated that Lt. Jonathan Liongson’s car was impounded for an expired registration while he was deployed aboard the USS Bunker Hill in late 2022.
The car was towed to Tony’s Auto Center and sold at auction about two months later.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that the sale violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, a federal law offering certain protections to active-duty military members, because the towing company should have first obtained a court order authorizing the sale.
Along with the monetary penalties, the settlement requires the center to put new company policies in place to avoid violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
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