A. No person other than an officer of the city may remove or attempt to remove a temporary immobilization device, or move or attempt to move the vehicle, before it is released by the Police Department or the Clerk of the Municipal Court in accordance with this section.
B. A vehicle shall be released and the temporary immobilization device removed when the owner, operator or person in charge of the vehicle either:
1. a. Posts bail and pays all fines and bail for parking citations issued against the vehicle, its operator or owner; and
b. Pays the booting charge.
2. Presents clear and convincing information to any employee of the city designated by the Municipal Judge to receive the information, that the present owner of the vehicle did not own the immobilized vehicle at the time the parking citations were issued that established the violation of § 10.04.080, or that the bail and fines for parking citations that establish the violation of § 10.04.080 have been paid before the vehicle was temporarily immobilized.
C. The city employee designated by the Municipal Judge as provided in division B. of this section may for good cause extend the time limit the temporary immobilization device is left attached to a vehicle before it is towed and stored, provided the owner, in writing, assumes all risk of damage to the vehicle while it remains immobilized. The extension of the time limit shall not exceed an additional 24 hours, excluding Sundays and holidays.
D. In lieu of proceeding under divisions B. and C. of this section, the owner, operator or person in charge of the vehicle may request that the Municipal Judge rather than his or her designee conduct a hearing in regard to the relevant issues contained in divisions B. and C. hereof. The hearing shall be conducted in an informal manner and as promptly as the court’s docket permits.
(Am. Ord. 1327, passed 5-19-2010)