(A) Any person to whom is sent or issued notification of violations of preceding sections of this subchapter and who does not pay the charges prescribed above, or any vehicle that hasaccumulated a total of at least $30 in unpaid parking fees at any parking garage or garages, may be subject to towing and storage or immobilization by the Parking Division provided notice of intent to tow and store or immobilize said vehicle has been placed on the vehicle or sent to the last known address listed with the State Motor Vehicle Department in which the vehicle is registered. The penalty of violation of this subchapter in such case shall be no less than the fine indicated in the applicable payment schedule, no portion of which may be suspended, and/or
(B) Any vehicle found parked on any public street, parking lot or any other place for which three or more outstanding parking violation "final notices" for violations of the preceding section have been sent equaling at least $100 may be subject to towing and storage or immobilization by the Parking Division or Manchester Police Department provided notice of intent to tow and store or immobilize said vehicle has been placed on the vehicle or sent to the last known address listed with the State Motor Vehicle Department of the state in which the vehicle is registered. Said notice shall contain the following information:
(1) The date, time and location of the violations leading to the issuance of the notice;
(2) That the subject vehicle will be towed, stored or immobilized after a specific date of not less than five days after the date of the notice unless all the outstanding violations and late fees are paid;
(C) Any vehicle towed and stored or immobilized in accordance with the preceding may be released as follows:
(1) By payment of all charges due.
(2) By posting cash bond with the Police Department/Parking Division in an amount sufficient to make full payment of all parking charges due arising out of violations subject to the provisions of this chapter in order to allow judicial determination regarding the matter in question.
(3) By judicial determination.
(D) In the event that any motor vehicle has been towed and stored or immobilized pursuant to this chapter, a further precondition to the release of said vehicle shall be the payment by the party seeking the release of said vehicle of all fees and charges incurred by the city for the towing and storage and immobilization of said vehicle. Further the vehicle shall not be released until the person requesting it presents satisfactory evidence of his/her right to possession and signs a receipt upon receiving the vehicle. The fee for immobilization shall be $100. The fee for towing and storage of a vehicle shall be that set out in the then current towing contracts between the Police Department and the various towing companies.
(E) When a motor vehicle has been immobilized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the Parking Division/Manchester Police Department shall affix a warning notice on the windshield of the vehicle advising the driver not to attempt to operate the vehicle or remove the immobilization device, and advising the operator or owner of the procedure to have the immobilization device removed.
(F) It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with or attempt to destroy or remove any Parking Division/Manchester Police Department immobilization device from a vehicle without authorization by the Manchester Police Department or Parking Division, and the penalty for such action upon conviction shall be a violation and a fine of $100, no portion of which may be suspended.
(Ord. passed 8-6-02; Am. Ord. passed 12-3-02; Am. Ord. passed 6-9-03; Am. Ord. passed 5-20-08)