Any person, or his or her servant, agent or employee who owns, leases, conducts, uses or maintains any Vehicle while committing any nuisance described in § 102.02 and whose vehicle has been seized in accordance with this chapter may request to execute a voluntary settlement agreement with the city for the return of the vehicle. Such request shall be made in writing to the Department or the City Attorney. The minimum amount of the settlement agreement shall be sufficient to cover all of the city's reasonable administrative costs, including attorney's fees and personnel time for the seizure and forfeiture action. The actual amount shall be at the sole and absolute discretion of the City Attorney. The executed settlement agreement shall be accompanied by the appropriate settlement fee amount in the form of a money order, cash or cashier's check. All settlement funds shall be distributed as set forth in § 102.13, divisions (B) and (C).
(Ord. 1355, passed 10-15-03)