(A) Upon information that a final order involving a motor vehicle nuisance has not been complied with, a police officer is authorized to remove or direct the removal of the motor vehicle for purposes of impounding the motor vehicle.
(B) Whenever a police officer impounds a motor vehicle, as authorized herein, and the officer knows or is able to ascertain from the registration records in the vehicle, the name and address of the owner thereof, the officer shall, in a timely manner, give or cause to be given notice in writing to the owner of the fact of such impoundment and the reasons therefore and of the place to which the vehicle has been removed.
(C) Whenever a police officer impounds a vehicle under this section and does not know and is not able to ascertain the name of the owner, or for any other reason is unable to give the notice to the owner as provided above, the officer shall cause a search of the records of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to be made within three days of the removal to ascertain the name of the owner. Notice by certified mail, with the return receipt requested, shall be sent to the owner of the motor vehicle at his or her last known address within three days after the results of the search are received. The officer shall mail, to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and file with the proprietor of any place where the vehicle may be stored, a copy of the notice. The notice shall include a complete description of the vehicle, the date and time of the removal, the place from which removed, the reasons for removal, and the name of the place where the vehicle is stored.
(Ord. 20-20, passed 7-28-2020)