For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED VEHICLE. A motor vehicle shall be deemed to have been abandoned in the following circumstances.
(1) It is left unattended upon a street or highway for longer than 12 hours in violation of a law or ordinance prohibiting parking.
(2) It is left unaccompanied on property owned or operated by the town for a period longer than 72 hours.
(3) It is left unaccompanied on any public street or highway for a period longer than five days.
(4) It is left on private property without the consent of the owner, occupant, or lessee thereof for longer than two hours.
JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE.
(1) An abandoned motor vehicle that also:
(a) Is partially dismantled or wrecked;
(b) Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it originally was intended to move; or
(c) Does not display a current license plate.
(2) Except that a vehicle which is located on private property and is fully covered by a manufactured car cover and is not surrounded by overgrown weeds or grass shall not be considered a junked motor vehicle.