A. If the City Police Department takes custody of a vehicle pursuant to this chapter, it shall provide, either personally or by certified mail within 48 hours of the removal, written notice with an explanation of procedures available for obtaining a hearing under § 10.12.030 of this chapter to the owners of the vehicle and any lessors or security interest holders as shown in the records of the Department of Transportation. The notice shall state that the vehicle has been taken into custody and shall give the location of the vehicle and describe procedures for the release of the vehicle and for obtaining a hearing under § 10.12.030 of this chapter. The 48-hour period under this section does not include holidays, Saturdays or Sundays.
B. Any notice given under this section after a vehicle is taken into custody and removed shall state all of the following:
1. That the City Police Department took the vehicle into custody and removed the vehicle and the statute, ordinance or rule under which the vehicle has been taken into custody and removed;
2. The location of the vehicle or the telephone number and address of the City Police Department that will provide the information;
3. That the vehicle is subject to towing and storage charges, the amount of charges that have accrued to the date of the notice and the daily storage charges;
4. That the vehicle and its contents are subject to a lien for payment of the towing and storage charges and that the vehicle and its contents will be sold to cover the charges if the charges are not paid by a date specified by the City Police Department;
5. That the owner, possessor or person having an interest in the vehicle and its contents is entitled to a prompt hearing to contest the validity of taking the vehicle into custody and removing it and to contest the reasonableness of the charges for towing and storage if a hearing is timely requested;
6. The time within which a hearing must be requested and the method for requesting a hearing; and
7. That the vehicle impounded under this chapter shall be released to a person entitled to lawful possession upon proof of compliance with financial responsibility requirements for the vehicle, payment to the police agency of a fee and payment of any outstanding towing and storage charges. This fee shall be set forth by resolution.
(Am. Ord. 1327, passed 5-19-2010)