(a) A peace officer or a parking enforcement officer is authorized to immobilize or cause the immobilization of any vehicle that is the subject of a hearing officer's order for a parking violation when the placement of a boot on the vehicle is authorized by Section 28-130.10 of this chapter.
(b) During the first 24 hours after a vehicle has been immobilized under this section, a peace officer or a parking enforcement officer may leave the vehicle immobilized or remove or cause the removal of the vehicle from the street in accordance with Section 28-4 of this article. After a vehicle has been immobilized for 24 hours, the vehicle must be removed from the street in accordance with Section 28-4 of this article.
(c) The owner of an immobilized vehicle, or the owner's authorized agent, may apply for redemption of the vehicle in a place and manner designated by the director. The owner or the owner's authorized agent will be entitled to possession of the vehicle upon payment of:
(1) an immobilization fee of $100;
(2) all unpaid fines, penalties, and costs assessed against the person by a hearing officer for a parking violation; and
(3) all towage, storage, notification, preservation, and service fees incurred if the vehicle was removed from a street in accordance with Section 28-4 of this article.
(d) A person commits an offense if he:
(1) removes, disables, tampers with, or damages a boot placed on a vehicle pursuant to this section;
(2) tows or moves an immobilized vehicle from the location at which the vehicle was immobilized, unless at the direction of a peace officer or a parking enforcement officer; or
(3) removes or relocates any notice placed on an immobilized vehicle, unless the person was a peace officer, a parking enforcement officer, the owner of the vehicle, or the vehicle owner's authorized agent.
(e) An offense under Subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2) of this section is punishable by a fine of $500. An offense under Subsection (d)(3) is punishable by a fine of not more than $500. (Ord. Nos. 20965; 21819; 26309; 32470)