Sec. 10-54. Definitions.
   The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
   Abandoned motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that:
      (1)   Has been left upon a street or highway in violation of a law, provision of this Code, or other ordinance of the town prohibiting parking;
      (2)   Is left on property owned or operated by the town for longer than 24 hours;
      (3)   Is left on private property without the consent of the owner, occupant, or lessee thereof for longer than two hours; or
      (4)   Is left on any public street or highway for longer than seven days or is determined by law enforcement to be a hazard to the motoring public.
   Junk motor vehicle means a motor vehicle that also:
      (1)   Is partially dismantled or wrecked;
      (2)   Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it was originally intended to move;
      (3)   Is more than five years old and worth less than $500.00; or
      (4)   Does not display a current license plate.
   Motor vehicle means all machines designed or intended to travel over land or water by self-propulsion or while attached to any self-propelled vehicle.
(Code 1989, § 80.01)