(a) The registered owner of an immobilized or impounded vehicle shall have the right to a prompt post-immobilization hearing (“boot hearing”) before the hearing officer.
(b) The request for a boot hearing shall be made in writing on a form supplied by the city.
(c) The boot hearing shall be held within 48 hours following the written request therefor, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and city holidays, at the public safety and courts building, or at such other convenient and reasonable place as the hearing officer may direct.
(d) The issue to be determined at the boot hearing is whether the immobilization was authorized by law.
(e) The immobilization of a vehicle is valid if it complies with the requirements of this article, unless the registered owner can establish:
(1) That he or she was not the registered owner or the operator of the vehicle at the times in question; or
(2) That he or she did not receive notice as required by law.
(f) The determination of the hearing officer at the boot hearing is final and shall not be subject to appeal.
(Ord. 10107, § 2, passed 5-3-1988; Ord. 10160, § 7, passed 8-30-1988)