§ 71.15 TOWING/ STORAGE AND RELEASE OF VEHICLE.
   (A)    An officer is authorized to have a towing service remove any vehicle to a storage facility when:
      (1)   There is reason to believe that the location where a vehicle is parked or left standing, constitutes a public nuisance or a threat to the public health, safety or welfare; or
      (2)   A third ticket involving the same vehicle has been issued within a consecutive 365-day period; or
      (3)   A second ticket involving the same vehicle has been issued for the same offense within a 48-hour period; or
      (4)   An officer finds a vehicle parked or left standing upon a road or street and determines that there is an outstanding unpaid parking citation for that vehicle.
      (5)   An officer finds a vehicle parked or left standing on a county roadway in an area designated as no parking and marked by sign, roadway or curb marking or other appropriate designation of no parking as authorized in § 71.10.
   (B)   The vehicle shall be released from the storage facility to the owner or other person proving sufficient proof of right to take possession of the vehicle, upon approval of the Sheriff’s Department and payment of all towing and/or storage charges.
(Ord. 12-03, passed 2-21-12; Am. Ord. 13-15, passed 8-6-13; Am. Ord. 2021-34, passed 11-9-21; Am. Ord. 2023-04, passed 2-21-23) Penalty, see § 71.99