(A) A motor vehicle shall not be declared delinquent until written notice of at least two outstanding traffic citations have been given to the registered owner of the motor vehicle against which the traffic citations were issued. Notice, when practicable, shall be given by regular U.S. mail sent to the last known address of the registered owner. Notice by regular U.S. mail shall be deemed delivered unless the notice is returned as undeliverable within ten days of mailing. Where notice by mail is not practicable, written notice of possible impoundment placed on the motor vehicle at the time of citation shall be deemed to be sufficient notice. The written notice sent by regular U.S. mail shall include the following.
(1) Identity of the outstanding traffic citations.
(2) How information regarding the outstanding traffic citations can be obtained.
(3) Persons to whom evidence of prior disposition of the outstanding traffic citations may be submitted.
(4) A warning that failure to pay the traffic citations or to register the traffic citations for a court hearing may subject the owner to arrest and/or the motor vehicle to impoundment.
(5) A schedule of impounding and storage fees.
(B) Any motor vehicle impounded as delinquent shall be released upon proof of payment or registration of the outstanding traffic citations for court, and payment of the accumulated impounding and storage fees.
('83 Code, § 70.41) (Ord. 0-9-82, passed 6-7-82; Am. Ord. O-19-99, passed 9-20-99)