Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the Department shall return a seized vehicle upon the filing of a timely claim pursuant to § 102.09 and upon a showing by the claimant that:
(A) The vehicle is owned by two or more persons and there is a community property interest in the vehicle by a person other than the person who used or maintained the Vehicle while committing any nuisance described in § 102.02, and the vehicle is the sole vehicle available to the person's immediate family; or
(B) The vehicle is owned by the employer of the person who used or maintained the vehicle while committing any nuisance described in § 102.02; or
(C) The vehicle is owed by a rental car agency with a duly executed contract with the person who used or maintained the vehicle while committing any nuisance described in § 102.02; or
(D) The vehicle was reported stolen to a law enforcement agency by the registered owner prior to the date and time of the commission of any nuisance described in § 102.02.
(Ord. 1355, passed 10-15-03)