A. The police department may take in charge, remove and keep in its custody under the direction of the chief of police or cause to be towed to and stored in a public storage facility, vehicles in the following circumstances:
1. Any unoccupied vehicle of any kind or description found violating any town ordinances, this code or the laws of the state regulating the standing or parking of vehicles;
2. When any person is arrested and taken into custody while in possession of a motor vehicle;
3. Pending forfeiture action as prescribed by A.R.S. § 3-3413, § 13-2301 or § 13-4305 or other applicable statutes;
4. When a vehicle is left unattended upon any bridge, viaduct or crossway, or in any tube or tunnel where the vehicle constitutes an obstruction of traffic;
5. When a vehicle upon a highway or street is so disabled as to constitute an obstruction to traffic and the person in charge of the vehicle is by reason of physical injury incapacitated so as to be unable to provide for its custody or removal;
6. When the vehicle is left unattended upon a street or alley and is parked illegally or constitutes a hazard or obstruction to the normal movement of traffic;
7. When the vehicle is left unattended upon a public street, highway or other public property for a period in excess of forty-eight hours;
8. When any person is cited for a violation of A.R.S. § 28-692, § 28-411, § 28-422.01, § 28-471, § 28-473 or § 28-1075, and the person cited does not have a licensed driver capable of safely driving the vehicle available and gives permission for it.
A. Whenever an officer removes a vehicle from the street and the officer knows or is able to ascertain from the registration records in the vehicle the name and address of the vehicle owner, the officer shall immediately give or cause to be given notice telephonically, in person or in writing to the owner of the fact of the removal and the reasons for it, and of the place where vehicle has been taken.
B. Whenever an officer removes a vehicle from the street and does not know and is not able to ascertain the name of the owner, or for any other reason is unable to give the notice to the owner as provided in subsection A of this section, and the vehicle is not claimed by the owner within a period of three days, the officer shall send or cause to be sent a written report of the removal by mail to the Motor Vehicle Division of the State Department of Transportation and shall file a copy of the notice with the proprietor of the public garage in which the vehicle is stored, in accordance with the police department’s rules and regulations. The notice shall include a complete description of the vehicle, the date, time and place from which removed, the reasons for the removal, and the name of the garage or place where the vehicle is stored.
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