It is further declared to be the public policy of this county, city and town that any inoperative, or partially or totally wrecked motor vehicle, which is permitted to remain parked, over, upon and along any street or other public thoroughfare within this county, city or town for any period in excess of 48 hours, shall be, and is expressly declared to be presumed to be an abandoned motor vehicle, within the meaning of, and the context of, the appropriate statues of the state, as now exist, or as hereafter may be amended. In the event such motor vehicle, as aforesaid, is so parked or stored, the Police Department, Sheriff’s Department or Town Marshal of this county, city or town shall be, and by this chapter specifically is directed, authorized and required to take action against such abandoned motor vehicle as authorized and required by the appropriate statutes of the state, reference abandoned motor vehicles.
(Ord. passed 9-1-2006) Penalty, see § 154.999