D.C. Code § 50-2704
An owner or lienholder, or person duly authorized by either, may reclaim an abandoned, accident, or recovered stolen vehicle that was towed by a private company and is stored on a private lot at any time before the expiration of the reclamation period by:
June 22, 2006, D.C. Law 16-139, § 5, 53 DCR 3682