(A) The removal of any motor vehicle pursuant to this subchapter shall be determined the abatement of a nuisance and shall be at the risk of the owner or person entitled to possession of such vehicle, and, having been so removed, such vehicle shall remain impounded until the fees and charges herein provided shall be paid by the owner or persons entitled to possession thereof.
(B) The police officer directing the impounding of any such vehicle and the operator of the motor vehicle pound in which the same shall be impounded shall make such prompt report to police headquarters as will enable the owner or person in charge of the vehicle to be informed as to the nature and circumstance of the violation on account of which the vehicle has been impounded and the place in which it is impounded and from which it may be repossessed by the person legally entitled to possession thereof.
(C) Before the owner or person in charge of the vehicle shall be entitled to repossess the same, he or she shall pay the Clerk-Treasurer a fine of $25; and, upon delivery to the operator of the motor vehicle pound in which such vehicle is impounded, of evidence of the payment of such fine, he or she shall be entitled to obtain possession of such vehicle upon payment to the Clerk-Treasurer of a towing fee, such towing fee (and storage fee) to be determined by the Common Council. No impounded vehicle shall be released until the person claiming such vehicle shall establish his or her identity and right to possession of the vehicle and until he or she shall have signed a receipt therefor.
(`94 Code, § 72.36) (Am. Ord. 18-1996, passed 12-16-96)