(a) Operator means any person operating a tow truck for a private impound tow truck service or any employee of a private impound tow truck service.
(b) Private impound tow truck service means a person engaged in any business which provides the services of one (1) or more tow trucks to tow and privately impound motor vehicles.
(c) Privately impounded means that the vehicle has been towed and impounded from a private parking lot without the consent of the owner of the vehicle at the direction of a person having control or possession of the private property upon which the vehicle was located.
(d) Identifying tow number means a control number assigned by the division of police which will identify both the document file on the impoundment and the vehicle privately impounded.
(e) Department shall mean the department of public safety.
(f) Tow truck service storage yard means any property, including the premises of any service station, upon which vehicles that have been privately impounded are stored.
(g) Drop fee shall mean the fee paid by the owner or custodian of an improperly parked vehicle, for release of the vehicle prior to impoundment.
(h) Private impound cost schedule (PICS) means a pre-printed sheet with the name address and phone number of the private impound tow truck service at the top. The sheet shall include an itemized payment schedule to include the maximum towing charge, storage charge and drop fees. The sheet may include other fees for services offered by the private impound tow truck service. At the bottom of the sheet will be a line for the operator providing the sheet to write their name.
(i) Standard tow shall mean the impoundment of a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of ten thousand (10,000) pounds or less.
(j) Heavy duty tow shall mean the impoundment of a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of ten thousand one (10,001) pounds or more.
(k) Vehicle means any motorized vehicle, any trailer or any container or moveable apparatus subject to impoundment under this section.
(Ord. No. 84-93, § 1, 5-6-93; Ord. No. 205-97, § 1, 10-16-97; Ord. No. 10-2013, § 1, 1-31-13)