A law enforcement officer, without prior notice to the owner of a motor vehicle, may cause the motor vehicle to be impounded and towed when the officer reasonably believes:
(A) The operator of the vehicle does not possess a valid operator’s license as required by ORS 807.010;
(B) The vehicle operator is driving uninsured or without other means to prove financial responsibility under ORS 806.010;
(C) The operator has failed to transfer title of the vehicle, register the vehicle or carry a valid vehicle registration card as required under ORS 803.300;
(D) The vehicle is illegally parked on a public or private street in a restricted space, zone or traffic lane where parking is limited or prohibited to designated classes of vehicles or periods of time, or any time the vehicle interferes with the intended use of such space, zone or traffic lane as proscribed in ORS 811.550. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this division (D) shall be construed to include violations of other city parking regulations as set forth in § 74.02;
(E) When a vehicle is left upon a public highway, street or right-of-way in such a location or in such a manner as to create a hazard or obstruction to traffic; and/or
(F) When the police officer has good cause to believe that the motor vehicle is stolen.
(Ord. 1203, passed - -1999)