(a) No person shall, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of a vehicle, climb upon or into any such vehicle with the intent to commit any injury thereto or with the intent to commit any crime, whether such vehicle is in motion or at rest. The following persons are not in violation of this subsection:
(1) A police officer, when authorizing the entering or opening of a motor vehicle and silencing of an alarm system, as provided under § 15A-5.7; and
(2) An owner, operator, or employee of a tow service, when entering or opening a motor vehicle and silencing an alarm system under the authorization of a police officer, as provided under § 15A-5.7.
(b) No person, without the consent of the owner or person in charge of a standing unattended vehicle, shall manipulate any of the levers, brakes, or other devices thereon; provided that an operator of a motor vehicle may release the brakes and move a standing unattended vehicle for the purpose of extricating the operator’s vehicle from a parking location. Persons authorized by §§ 15-13.8, 15-13.9, and 15A-5.7 are excepted from this provision.
(Sec. 15-24.1, R.O. 1978 (1983 Ed.)) (1990 Code, Ch. 15, Art. 24, § 15-24.1) (Am. Ords. 90-3, 96-58)