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No person shall be held to answer in any civil or criminal action to any owner or other person legally entitled to the possession of an abandoned, nuisance, or junked motor vehicle, for disposing of such vehicle as provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 94-35, passed 12-5-94; Am. Ord. 16-35, passed 9-19-16)
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any vehicle:
(A) Which is located in a bona fide "automobile graveyard" or "junkyard" as defined in G.S. § 136-143, in accordance with the "Junkyard Control Act", G.S. §§ 136-141 et seq.;
(B) Which is in an enclosed building;
(C) Which is on the premises of a business enterprise being operated in a lawful place and manner if the vehicle is necessary to the operation of the enterprise; or
(D) Which is in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the city.
(Ord. 94-35, passed 12-5-94; Am. Ord. 16-35, passed 9-19-16)
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or attempt to remove from any storage facility designated by the city any vehicle which has been impounded pursuant to the provisions of this code, unless and until all towing and impoundment fees which are due, or bond in lieu of such fees, have been paid. A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 94-35, passed 12-5-94; Am. Ord. 16-35, passed 9-19-16; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.99