Failure to conduct a tow in compliance with the requirements of this Article IV is a violation of this Article IV. In addition, it is a violation of this Article IV to:
(a) conduct a non-consensual tow from a private parking lot that is not properly posted pursuant to section 20-153;
(b) to engage a towing company to conduct non-consensual towing from a private parking lot if the private parking lot is not properly posted pursuant to section 20-153; or
(c) to engage a towing company that does not meet the requirements of this Article IV to conduct non-consensual towing from a private parking lot.
Any person or towing company who conducts a non-consensual tow in violation of this Article IV, and any person who engages a towing company in violation of this Article IV, may be charged with violation of this Article IV. A person shall be deemed to have engaged a towing company if that person owns, manages, or operates any private parking lot, or portion thereof, from which a towing company performs non-consensual tows.
(Ord. No. 2017-Code-03, § 1, 2-23-2017)