The owner of an impounded vehicle may reclaim and obtain the release thereof upon and only upon full compliance with the following conditions precedent:
A. The owner shall furnish to the chief of police or the chief's authorized representative satisfactory evidence of the owner's identity and his or her ownership of the vehicle.
B. The owner shall pay to the city a pound service fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), which fee is levied upon the impounding of every such vehicle. Such sum is determined to be the reasonable cost of impounding a vehicle.
C. The owner shall pay to the city all of its storage costs and expenses incident to storing the vehicle in the authorized vehicle pound and to giving notice of the impounding thereof. In cases where a vehicle has been impounded pursuant to this chapter as originally adopted or as amended, in a vehicle pound maintained and operated by the city, the owner shall pay to the city storage charges at the rate of fifty cents ($0.50) per day or fraction thereof during the first thirty (30) days of storage and at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per month thereafter which charges are determined to be the reasonable cost of storing and keeping an impounded vehicle by the city.
D. If a criminal charge is made against the owner of such vehicle for the illegal parking thereof or for the operation thereof while the vehicle is improperly registered or without proper license plates, the owner shall sign a written promise to appear at a time certain, as fixed by the chief of police or the chief's representative to answer such charge, or, if required by the chief of police or the chief's representative, shall post bail to secure such appearance before such vehicle is released.
E. The owner shall obtain the written order of the chief of police or the chief's representative directing the release of the vehicle by the poundkeeper and upon receiving the vehicle she or he shall execute a written receipt therefor.
F. In cases where a vehicle has been impounded, as hereinafter provided, by reason of the vehicle having been improperly registered or stolen, or by reason of the obliteration of motor or manufacturer's number or identification marks, such vehicle shall not be released, in any event, until the requirements of Utah Code Annotated 41-1-115 and 41-1-116, 1953, shall have been satisfied.
G. The chief of police after obtaining approval of the municipal council may designate any garage in the city as an authorized vehicle pound. (Ord. 13-10, 2013: prior code § 42-14-5)