A. Vehicles shall be stored and held safely until written order for its release, signed by an authorized officer of the city, has been issued. Motor vehicles impounded for the following reasons shall require that such order of release be conditioned on the payment of an impound fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) by the person to whom the release is issued:
1. Where the motor vehicle has an evidentiary value, has directly or indirectly been involved in the commission of a crime, has been used to transport any person who has committed any offense involving the use of a firearm, or is directly or indirectly associated with a drive-by shooting;
2. When a police officer effects the arrest and removal of the owner or operator of a vehicle from the vehicle;
3. When the vehicle bears a license plate that has expired for a period in excess of ninety (90) days, bears a license plate that has been altered or tampered with or bears a temporary tag issued more than thirty (30) days prior to the impoundment, or bears no license plate that would be in conformance with the Oklahoma vehicle license act 1 ; or
4. When the person operating the vehicle on public streets or public property is driving under a suspended or revoked driver's license or is operating a vehicle with an invalid driver's license or no driver's license.
B. This impound fee shall be independent of any fines, costs or fees that may be assessed from citations issued to any person for violation of traffic laws or other ordinance violations involving the impounded vehicle and in addition to any fees owed to the towing service for the impoundment and storage. The chief of police is hereby authorized to adopt procedures consistent with this section to implement this process. (Ord. 305, 2-10-2014)
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| 1 | 1. 47 OS § 1101 et seq. |