§ 130.47 IMPOUNDMENT AND REDEMPTION OF DISPOSITION OF VEHICLES IN VIOLATION.
   (A)   The Town Marshal or any member of the Police Department is hereby authorized to impound and to remove or have removed any vehicle left at any place in the town which is so left in violation of this subchapter that it is a nuisance or which may appear to have been lost, stolen or which is unclaimed.
   (B)   Such vehicle may be towed either by employees of the town or by commercial towing firms and shall then be held in a depository or storage place designated by the Town Marshal for a period of 45 days.
      (1)   During such time, the owner thereof may repossess the vehicle by applying all expenses of towing and impoundment storage. Immediately upon impoundment of a vehicle, the Town Marshal, or any member of the Police Department, shall give written notice of the fact of such impoundment to the owner thereof, if such owner can be found.
      (2)   If such vehicle is not claimed within 45 days, then such vehicle shall be disposed of in accordance with the laws of the state pertaining to disposal of abandoned and unclaimed vehicles.
      (3)   The provisions of this section shall also apply §§ 130.15 through 130.26 of this code.
(Prior Code, § 4-1.5-8) (Ord. 95-8-1, passed - -)