Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the Department shall return a seized vehicle upon the filing of a timely claim pursuant to § 95.5.07 and upon a showing by the claimant that:
(A) The vehicle is owned by two or more persons and there is a community property interest in the vehicle by a person other than the person who used or maintained the vehicle for the purpose of acquiring or attempting to acquire a controlled substance, illegal dumping, pandering, pimping, or prostitution, and the vehicle is the sole vehicle available to the person’s immediate family; or
(B) The vehicle is owned by the employer of the person who used or maintained the vehicle for the purpose of acquiring or attempting to acquire a controlled substance, illegal dumping, pandering, pimping or prostitution; or
(C) The vehicle is owned by a rental car agency with a duly executed contract with the person who used or maintained the vehicle for the purpose of acquiring or attempting to acquire a controlled substance, illegal dumping, pandering, pimping or prostitution.
(Ord. 1218, passed 11-19-03)