As used in this article, the following terms will have the following meanings:
ACCIDENT: Any occurrence in Canyon County resulting in a wrecked or disabled vehicle, which results in an unintended injury or property damage attributable directly or indirectly to the motion of a motor vehicle or its load.
BUSINESS DAY: Monday through Friday, from nine o'clock (9:00) A.M. to five o'clock (5:00) P.M., excluding holidays declared by the Canyon County board of county commissioners.
CANYON COUNTY: That unincorporated area which is within the boundaries of Canyon County, Idaho.
CONVICTION: Finding or plea of guilt, whether or not the sentence is imposed, suspended, deferred, or withheld; and whether or not the case or charge is dismissed under Idaho Code section 19-2604 or any comparable statute or procedure.
DISABLED VEHICLE: A vehicle abandoned or rendered unsafe to be driven as the result of some occurrence other than an accident including, but not limited to: a) mechanical failures or breakdowns; b) fire; c) vandalism; d) a vehicle in a safe driving condition, but the owner is not present, able or permitted to drive; or e) any other occurrence in which the public interest or public safety reasonably necessitates removal of the vehicle by law enforcement.
DISPATCH: The person or persons within Canyon County assigned to route law enforcement agency calls for tow truck service by the use of a tow truck rotation list.
INSPECTION OFFICER: The employee or employees designated by the Canyon County sheriff to handle law enforcement towing administrative duties.
LAW ENFORCEMENT TOW: Provision of a tow truck to the owner of a wrecked or disabled vehicle, at that owner's expense, by dispatch when a law enforcement agency has become involved and the owner has not articulated a preference in a tow truck service provider.
LUNCH HOUR: A one hour lunch break that occurs during normal business hours (9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.) on business days that must be clearly posted, as notice to the public, at the tow company's office and impound yard.
PERSON: An individual, assumed name entity, proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, or other legal entity.
PERSONAL PROPERTY: Items that are not affixed to the vehicle such as, but not limited to: papers, cellphones, portable radios, clothes, luggage, tools, or other items.
REASONABLY ACCESSIBLE: Staffed with at least one employee on site and open for business during normal business hours (9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.) on business days, excluding lunch hour. Manned telephone line twenty four (24) hours a day and a person available to access the yard within a reasonable time, not to exceed forty five (45) minutes, from the request by dispatch or persons whose vehicles or property are stored within the secured storage lot or building.
TOW TRUCK: A vehicle designed to be used primarily for removing wrecked or disabled vehicles from any street.
TOW TRUCK ROTATION LIST: A list of qualified tow companies maintained by the Canyon County sheriff and which is used by dispatch to determine a suitable provider and the priority of the tow truck to be dispatched to the scene of a law enforcement tow in the event the owner of the vehicle requires a tow and has not articulated a preference.
VEHICLE OWNER: A person who holds legal title to a vehicle, or who has legal right of possession of a vehicle, or legal right of control of a vehicle.
WRECKED VEHICLE: A vehicle that has been damaged as the result of overturning or colliding with another vehicle or object so as to reasonably necessitate that the vehicle be removed by a tow truck. (Ord. 15-003, 2-27-2015)