(A) In lieu of or in addition to other remedies provided for under these Codified Ordinances, the Police Department is hereby authorized to use immobilization equipment on any vehicle found to be in violation of any of the provisions of these Codified Ordinances, including vehicles found parked in any parking lot without a proper vehicle sticker and vehicles found parked in violation of parking meter or limited parking regulations.
(B) The use of the equipment is authorized for the purpose of reducing or eliminating costs of towing, impounding and inventorying the vehicles, reducing the additional time and expense concerning the issuance of tag-on citations and the processing of the same and deterring would-be “scofflaws” from consistent violations of these Codified Ordinances.
(C) No person shall injure, damage or otherwise destroy any immobilization equipment belonging to the Police Department and attached to any vehicle.
(D) Within 72 hours of the placement of any immobilization equipment, if the owner of the vehicle does not contact the Police Department and the equipment is still on the vehicle, the city and the Department are authorized to tow the vehicle at the owner’s expense.
(Ord. passed 6-27-1983)