Illegal dumping sites - Page 2

Originally Posted by arnofarrell

So anyways I was wondering who I would talk to about finding who owns that land.

The owner of property is public record usually the place to start is the property appraiser. Often their records can be found online. If you have trouble finding the info you might ask at the country court house where to find property records.

So I called the Dallas Marshall's office and they pretty much summed up what I already knew but figured I would share the info for anyone in the area.

If you come across an illegal dump site:

On Private Property:

You must get WRITTEN permission from the owner to remove debris from the property, whether illegally dumped or not. If caught removing without written permission you can still be arrested for theft of property.

Public Illegal dumps:

The Marshall suggested calling in before picking to give your license plate, make, and model of vehicle in case the cops are called on you. This way you have on record that you did call to report the dump site and are not dumping yourself.

The yards by me require a title but if you cut the car in half-no title needed. I see tow trucks all the time with just a half a car on the back headed to the scrap yard.

Im out here in new Mexico and people dump alot of stuff including cars, washing machines, and TVs...those three being the most common you never knows what you can find...in fact as im posting this im on my way to finish the job and get the rest of the frame to this car