The contents of all motor vehicles towed and/or impounded by the Itasca Police Department are subject to inventory. A vehicle inventory is designed to protect motor vehicles and their contents while in police custody and to protect the Department against claims of lost, stolen or damaged property and to protect Department personnel and the public against any injury or damaged property due to any potential danger from hazardous materials or substances that may be in the vehicle. Examination of contents of a motor vehicle pursuant to a criminal investigation or with the intent of discovering evidence of a crime is a search, not an inventory and shall be governed by procedures covering searches.
(Ord. 1370-07, passed 3-20-07)