A. Place Of Sale: No person, other than a dealer duly licensed by the state of New Mexico and the city, making a casual sale of his own motor vehicle shall sell the vehicle or offer or display the motor vehicle for sale at any location other than his current residence, place of employment or at any other site where the seller of the motor vehicle has obtained prior written permission from the landowner. No person shall offer or display a motor vehicle for sale on any property owned by the city or any public right of way, other than the right of way adjacent to the seller's residence. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of section 1-4-1 of this code.
B. Warning Of Violation; Removal Of Vehicle:
1. A municipal law enforcement officer or the city administrator or his designee is authorized to place a warning notice on any motor vehicle displayed at a location in violation of subsection A of this section to provide for removal of the vehicle if it is at the same location twenty four (24) hours after the warning notice is placed on the motor vehicle.
2. The warning notice shall contain the following information:
a. The date and time the warning notice was placed on the motor vehicle;
b. A statement that pursuant to this violation, if the motor vehicle is not removed within twenty four (24) hours after the warning notice is affixed, the motor vehicle shall be towed away and stored at the owner's expense, and if the motor vehicle is moved to another unlawful location, it will be subject to immediate removal without warning; and
c. The location and telephone number where the motor vehicle has been towed.
3. If a motor vehicle on which a warning notice has once been issued and affixed is found in another unlawful location, the municipal law enforcement officer or the city administrator or his designee may immediately, without warning, provide that the motor vehicle be towed away and stored at the owner's expense.
4. Within forty eight (48) hours after a motor vehicle is towed and stored pursuant to this section, the towing and storage facility designated by the municipal law enforcement officer or the city administrator or his designee shall give written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the registered owner of the motor vehicle, if known, that the motor vehicle has been towed and shall give the address of the storage facility where the motor vehicle is stored. (Ord. 1041, 3-12-2001)