①If a structure or object erected or placed on roadside land is likely to pose a road traffic hazard or a serious obstruction to traffic, the chief of a police station may order the person in possession, owner, or holder of title to the structure or object to remove it or take other necessary measures to prevent road traffic hazards or ensure that traffic runs smoothly.

②If unable to ascertain the name or address of the person in possession, owner, or holder of title to the structure or object in a case as referred to in the preceding paragraph, and if therefore unable to take the measures under that paragraph, the chief of the police station may personally take the measures. In such a case, if the chief of the police station removes the structure or object, the chief must store it as its custodian.

③Article 81, paragraphs (3) through (12) apply mutatis mutandis to the retention prescribed in the second sentence of the preceding paragraph.