§ 90.01 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   CHIEF OF POLICE. Includes any authorized law enforcement officer of the city.

   COSTS. The expense of removing, storing, or selling a junked vehicle.

   DISCARDED.

      (1)   Any vehicle which does not have lawfully affixed thereto an unexpired license plate or is in one or more of the following conditions:

         (a)   Inoperative;

         (b)   Wrecked;

         (c)   Dismantled;

         (d)   Partially dismantled;

         (e)   Abandoned; and/or

         (f)   Junked.

      (2)   Discarded vehicles may be deemed to include major parts thereof, including, but not limited to, bodies, engines, transmissions, and rear ends.

   PERSON IN CHARGE OF PROPERTY. Any agent, occupant, lessee, contract purchaser, owner, or person having possession, control, or title of property where a vehicle is located.

   VEHICLE. Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

   VEHICLE OWNER. Any individual, firm, corporation, or unincorporated association with a claim, either individually or jointly, of ownership or any interest, legal or equitable, in a vehicle.

(Prior Code, § 90.01)