(A) Any vehicle impounded pursuant to §§ 8-5-2-1 et seq. shall be towed, in accordance with state and local law, to an authorized storage facility or an area designated or maintained by the Police Department or by this municipality. The Police Department member authorizing impoundment shall obtain a receipt from the wrecker service to which such vehicle is delivered indicating the date, hour and place of delivery and the identification of the vehicle. In the event such vehicle is stored in a public garage, the Police Department member shall issue signed and dated instructions in writing to the garage (or wrecker) specifically stating whether the vehicle is to be held for investigation or as evidence, or as the subject of forfeiture proceedings, or whether it may be released to the owner after all attendant charges have been satisfied pursuant to § 8-5-2-8.
(B) If any vehicle is about to be removed or is in the process of being removed from such street and the owner thereof or his agent appears and claims the vehicle and agrees forthwith to remove it from such street, such vehicle shall be delivered to such owner or agent upon demand therefor and upon furnishing satisfactory evidence of identity and ownership or agency and payment of applicable fees. If any such owner or agent shall fail, refuse or neglect to forthwith remove such vehicle, such vehicle shall nevertheless be removed and impounded. Removal by such owner or agent shall not relieve the offender of liability for any towing costs already incurred or for any fine or penalty for the violation of any law or ordinance for which the vehicle was to be removed.
('74 Code, § 9-5-19.41G) (Ord. 67-1982; Am. Ord. 2016-011)