(A) The registered owner or person having a legal entitlement to possession of a motor vehicle impounded pursuant to § 72.071 of this chapter may claim the vehicle by paying the city or the city’s impoundment contractor, if one is contracted, in an amount sufficient to cover all charges attributable to the impoundment and storage of the vehicle.
(B) If a hearing pursuant to § 72.074 of this chapter is held and a Hearing Officer determines there was no probable cause to impound the vehicle, the costs attributable to the impoundment shall be refunded upon the presentation to the city’s Finance Director of:
(1) A certificate of no probable cause issued by the city; and
(2) The bond receipt.
(C) If a motor vehicle was impounded pursuant to § 72.070 of this chapter, all delinquent parking citation-complaints must be satisfied. An administrative fee of $50 will be required, payable to the City Clerk.
(D) If the vehicle is not claimed until after a hearing requested pursuant to § 72.073 of this chapter, the vehicle may be claimed upon:
(1) Payment of all charges referred to in § 72.074 of this chapter; or
(2) Presentation of a certificate of no probable cause within two working days of its issuance to the party in possession of the vehicle.
(E) Failure to timely present such certificate will result in assumed liability on the part of the owner or person having legal entitlement to possession to the vehicle for all related storage charges.
(2013 Code, § 20-189) (Ord. 14601, passed 9-14-1998)