(A) (1) An abandoned or illegally parked vehicle may be removed by the owner or operator of the vehicle at any time prior to the vehicle becoming physically attached to a wrecker or tow truck.
(2) After a vehicle has been physically attached to a wrecker, but before the wrecker has left the scene, the owner or operator of the vehicle may take possession of the vehicle only on payment to the wrecker driver a fee set by the towing company in return for which the wrecker driver shall issue a receipt to the owner or operator.
(B) Neither the removal of a vehicle by an owner or operator as referred to in division (A)(1) nor the issuance of the release referred to in division (A)(2) shall be construed as relieving the owner or operator of any such vehicle from responsibility for any violation of the traffic code with which he may be charged.
(Ord. 2006-8, passed 8-14-06)