§ 90.02 AUTHORITY TO IMPOUND VEHICLES.

   Whenever any police officer finds a motor vehicle standing upon a highway in violation of any city regulation or the State Motor Vehicle Code or is obstructing traffic, such officer is hereby authorized to remove or to cause to be removed such vehicle or to require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move it to a position off the pavement or improved or main-traveled part of such highway or roadway.

(‘68 Code, § 5-202) (Ord. 152, passed 8-26-58))

§ 90.03 UNATTENDED VEHICLES OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC; AUTHORITY TO REMOVE.

   Whenever such police officer finds a vehicle unattended upon any highway where such vehicle constitutes obstruction to traffic, such officer is hereby authorized to provide for the removal of such vehicle to the city motor vehicle pound or to the nearest garage or other place of safety.

(‘68 Code, § 5-203) (Ord. 152, passed 8-26-58))

§ 90.04 IMPOUNDED VEHICLES; REDEMPTION PROCEDURE.

   If any motor vehicle is towed to the city motor vehicle pound, such towing and removal shall be at the risk of the owner. Before the owner or any person in charge of such vehicle shall be permitted to move same from such pound, he shall furnish evidence of his identity and ownership or right to possession, he shall sign a receipt for said vehicle, and shall pay to the police department the towage fee as set forth in § 90.05, plus storage charges of $.50 per day or fraction thereof.

(‘68 Code, § 5-204) (Ord. 152, passed 8-26-58); Am. Ord. 152.1, passed 11-12-58)

§ 90.05 TOWING CHARGES.

   Whenever any garage and/or filling station tows a motor vehicle to the city motor vehicle pound at the request or approval of the City Police Department, the said garage and/or filling station operator shall be entitled to receive a minimum sum of $5 from the city for each towed vehicle. It shall be within the discretion of the Chief of Police or his duly authorized representative to approve a higher towage fee where the vehicle to be towed is other than an automobile or where the prevailing circumstances require extensive towing services.

(‘68 Code, § 5-205) (Ord. 152, passed 8-26-58); Am. Ord. 152.1, passed 11-12-58)

§ 90.06 REPORTS TO SECRETARY OF STATE; DISPOSITION OF VEHICLES.

   It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or his duly authorized representative to report to the Secretary of State all cars found abandoned on a highway or other place and same shall be taken in custody in the city motor vehicle pound and held by the Chief of Police or his duly authorized representative for a period of 45 days after personal notice by registered mail to the registered owner of the motor vehicle to taken in custody, after which the said vehicle may be sold at public auction in the same manner and after same notice required in sales of property seized on chattel mortgage. Any surplus received at said sale shall, after all charges incurred by the Chief of Police or his duly authorized representative have been paid and satisfied and all costs of sale have been deducted, be returned to the owner of said motor vehicle.

(‘68 Code, § 5-206) (Ord. 152, passed - - )

§ 90.07 REMOVAL FROM OR PLACEMENT OF VEHICLES IN POUND RESTRICTED.

   Any person, firm, association, syndicate, co-partnership, corporation, trust or any other legal entity who attempts to remove or does remove a motor vehicle from the city motor vehicle pound, contrary to the provisions of this subchapter, or attempts to place or does place a motor vehicle in the city vehicle pound contrary to the provisions of this code, shall be in violation of this subchapter and code.

(‘68 Code, § 5- 207) (Ord. 152, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 10.99

INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLES

§ 90.20 DEFINITION.

   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   ABANDONED VEHICLE. A motor vehicle which has remained on public property or any other public place open to travel by the public without the consent of the city for a period of 48 hours after the city has affixed a written notice to the vehicle advising that the vehicle must be removed from the location.

   INOPERABLE VEHICLE. Any motor vehicle which is currently not capable of being started and/or safely and properly operated on the street or which does not bear a valid and/or current license plate or tab.

(‘68 Code, § 5-801) (Ord. 266, passed 7-18-66; Am. Ord. 789, passed 3-19-01)