6-13-6: SEIZURE, IMPOUNDMENT AND HEARINGS REQUEST:
Whenever a police officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that a vehicle is subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this chapter, the police officer shall provide for the towing of the vehicle to a facility controlled by the city or its agents. When the vehicle is towed, the police officer shall notify the person who is found to be in control of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation, if there is such a person, and the owner of said vehicle of the fact of the seizure and the vehicle owner's right to post a cash bond as indicated in section 6-13-7 of this chapter to retrieve possession of their vehicle pending a hearing to be held by the city's code hearing officer. This notice shall be given at the time of impoundment or as soon as reasonably possible. When the vehicle is not impounded for a first offense pursuant to section 6-13-5 of this chapter, the police officer shall notify the vehicle's owner that second and subsequent uses of the vehicle as a public nuisance in violation of subsection 6-13-2(A)1 of this chapter that occur within two (2) years of the most recent use as a public nuisance shall result in the impoundment of the vehicle pursuant to this section. The notification shall also explain the vehicle owner's right to a hearing with respect to the alleged violation. When a vehicle is impounded, the officer shall also notify the owner and person in control of the vehicle of the owner's right to a probable cause hearing as set forth in subsection 6-13-8(I) of this chapter. (Ord. 09-01, 2-17-2009)