When any police officer enforces the provisions of § 72.30 with respect to any motor vehicle, he or she may arrange for the towing of the vehicle from the place where said vehicle is parked to a place where it may be stored until claimed by the owner or sold according to the provisions of this subchapter. The towing and storage may be performed by persons or firms engaged in the business of towing and storing motor vehicles. All towing charges and storage charges shall be paid by the owner of the impounded vehicle to the person or persons towing and/or storing the vehicle in order to redeem it. No police officer shall arrange for the towing away or storage of any such motor vehicle, unless the persons or firms performing said towing or with whom said vehicle is stored, agrees to hold the owner of the impounded vehicle solely liable for the cost of said services; and to indemnify and hold harmless the city from any damage to the vehicle occurring in the process of said towing or storage. Performance of towing or storage services of an impounded vehicle shall constitute acceptance of these provisions by the persons or firms performing said services.
(1992 Code, § 72.21)