Chapter 9.19
VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENT FOR PROSTITUTION AND UNLAWFUL DUMPING

Section:

9.19.010   Authority.

9.19.020   Public Nuisance.

9.19.030   Seizure and Impoundment of Vehicle.

9.19.040   Impoundment Period.

9.19.050   Notice to Owner; Post-Storage Hearing.

9.19.060   Release to Registered Owner Prior to End of Impoundment Period.

9.19.070   Release to Legal Owner Prior to End of Impoundment Period.

9.19.080   Release to Rental Car Agency Prior to End of Impoundment Period.

9.19.090   Operators of Storage Facilities.

9.19.100   Costs and Fees.

9.19.110   Non-Exclusive Remedy.

9.19.010 Authority.

   This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority set forth in California Vehicle Code section 22659.5 which permits the city to declare a vehicle to be a public nuisance subject to seizure and impoundment.

(Ord. 2558)

9.19.020 Public Nuisance.

   Any vehicle used in the commission or attempted commission of the following crimes shall be declared a public nuisance, and the vehicle may be impounded and abated as provided in this chapter:

   A.   pimping, as defined in California Penal Code section 266h;

   B.   pandering, as defined in California Penal Code section 266i;

   C.   solicitation, as defined in California Penal Code section 647(b);

   D.   Dumping refuse or waste material in violation of California Penal Code section 374.3(h).

   Any person or his servant, agent, or employee who owns, leases, conducts or maintains any vehicle used for any of the purposes or acts set forth in this definition is guilty of a public nuisance.

(Ord. 2558)

9.19.030 Seizure and Impoundment of Vehicle.

   A vehicle shall be seized and impounded pursuant to this section upon the occurrence of both of the following:

   A.   A valid arrest of the driver of a vehicle for the commission or attempted commission of an act that violates Sections 266h, 266i, 647(b), or 374.3(h) of the California Penal Code; and

   B.   At the time of the arrest, the owner or operator of the vehicle had a prior conviction for the same offense within the past three years.

(Ord. 2558)