Dude, Where Are My Keys????

In Hemet, California, city ordinance Sec. 78-105 provides that you cannot leave your car "unattended on any street, alley, used car lot or unattended parking lot without first stopping the engine and removing and taking the ignition key from the vehicle." Okay, so you can't go to the Post Office and legally leave your car with the motor running while you check your mail. It may be dumb, but most places don't outlaw dumb.

The ordinance goes on to provide that "Whenever any police officer shall find any such motor vehicle standing in violation of this section, such police officer is authorized to remove the keys therefrom and deliver the keys to the police station." So if you forget and leave your keys in the ignition, and then you can't find them later, they might be at the police station. Of course, it's only natural for you to look for lost keys at the police station, right?