(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, a vehicle towed under this article will be kept at a vehicle storage facility designated by the chief of police until application for the vehicle’s redemption is made by the vehicle owner, or the owner’s authorized agent, who will be entitled to possession of the vehicle upon payment of all costs of removal and storage that may have accrued. If the vehicle is not redeemed by the vehicle owner or the owner’s authorized agent, the vehicle will be disposed of in a manner prescribed by law.
(b) The owner or operator of a wrecked or disabled vehicle, or the owner or operator’s authorized agent, may request that an emergency wrecker remove the vehicle to a location other than one designated in Subsection (a). Removal of the vehicle to a location designated by the vehicle owner or operator, or the owner or operator’s authorized agent, must be authorized by the chief of police, or the chief’s authorized representative at the police scene, and be in accordance with rules and regulations established by the chief of police.
(c) If a licensee or wrecker driver refuses to leave a towed vehicle at the vehicle owner or operator’s designated delivery location for failure of the vehicle owner or operator to pay all fees allowed under Section 15D-57, the licensee or wrecker driver shall tow the vehicle to a location designated by the chief of police under Subsection (a) and report the change in the delivery location to the police department in accordance with Section 15D-55. (Ord. Nos. 21175; 24661; 27487)