For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOOT. Any vehicle immobilization device that is attached to a vehicle that prevents the vehicle from being driven, or the act of placing such a device on a vehicle.
BOOTING SERVICE. Any person or other entity who engages in or who owns or operates a business which engages in whole or in part in the booting of vehicles. A booting service includes the owner of property that engages in the booting of vehicles on the owner's property. A governmental entity that immobilizes a vehicle is not a booting service.
COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT. A private parking lot that provides parking for a fee separately charged each time that parking occurs.
MAYOR. The Mayor of the City of Albuquerque or the Mayor's designee.
PRIVATE PARKING LOT. Any parking lot or area owned by a private entity that provides parking spaces for a fee or requires the permission of the owner, lessee or agent before a person may park at that location. A private parking lot includes vehicle parking spaces in an apartment complex.
VEHICLE. Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, whether or not operational.
VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION. The impounding, incapacitating or immobilizing of any vehicle, whether motorized or not, without the permission of the owner or agent of the owner of the vehicle by the use of any device, wheel clamp, object barrel, boot, mechanism or method, either attached to the vehicle or not, by the owner or agent of the property upon which the vehicle is parked, that does not allow the owner of the vehicle, or his or her authorized agent, to freely move the vehicle from the place where it is immobilized.
(Ord. 25-2011)