(A) A vehicle displayed for sale in a location in violation of this article may be towed no sooner than 24 hours after a warning sticker is placed on the vehicle.
(B) The warning sticker shall contain the following information:
(1) The date and time the warning sticker was affixed to the vehicle;
(2) A statement that pursuant to this article, if the vehicle is not removed within 24 hours of the time the sticker is affixed, it may be taken into custody and stored at the owner's expense;
(3) A statement that, if the vehicle is towed pursuant to this article, the owner will have the opportunity to appeal said action at a hearing, and a written notice of the procedure for said hearing will be mailed to the owner's address as provided by State Motor Vehicle Division files or the files of the appropriate motor vehicle regulatory agency of another state;
(4) The location and telephone number where additional information may be obtained; and
(5) The identity of the affixing person.
(C) After a vehicle is taken into custody and stored pursuant to this article, the affixing department shall provide notice of possession to the owner of the vehicle by written notice. The vehicle owner may, within 15 days of the date of the notice, appeal the action to the Independent Hearing Officer. If a hearing is requested, procedures outlined in the IHO Ordinance, ROA 1994, Chapter 2, Article 7, Part 8, apply.
('74 Code, § 9-7-4B) (Ord. 110-1981; Am. Ord. 47-1983; Am. Ord. 26-1996; Am. Ord. 25-2003; Am. Ord. 2023-015)