(A) The town, its police, the county or its Sheriff shall not be liable for any loss or damage which may occur to any vehicle which is removed pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
(1) The wrecker shall indemnify and hold harmless the town and county, their officers, agents and employees from any loss, claim, judgment or damages arising from the removal and storage of vehicles pursuant to this subchapter.
(2) The wrecker shall have sole responsibility for any articles of personal property which may be contained in any vehicle at the time of its removal; such articles of personal property shall not be held by the contract wrecker in lieu of the service charges authorized herein but shall be returned by him or her or his or her agents to the owner thereof upon sufficient identification and proof of ownership.
(B) (1) The officer directing the removal of a vehicle shall verify what personal property in plain view is contained in it prior to its removal, report such articles to police headquarters or the Sheriff’s Department and/or on the incident report, and if possible, remove all property of value to the Police Department or the Sheriff’s Department property room pursuant to existing Police Department or Sheriff’s Department regulations.
(2) If certain items of personal property cannot be stored by the police department or Sheriff’s Department, the wrecker company shall store said items, and the officer or deputy in charge shall furnish a copy of the list of said items to the wrecker truck operator for the use of the wrecker service. Said list prepared by the officer or deputy shall be signed by the wrecker operator after the wrecker operator has verified the existence of the items so listed.
(Ord. 2018-6, passed 6-12-2018)