A. Removal: It shall be the duty of the Department of Public Safety to cause any inoperable motor vehicle declared to be a nuisance to be removed and conveyed by, or under the direction of, a member of the Department of Public Safety to a vehicle pound.
(1971 Code § 21-72)
B. Towing: The Department of Public Safety shall make provisions with some garage or some other agency for the purpose of providing towing of such inoperable motor vehicle and carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(1971 Code § 21-73)
C. Notice Of Removal Or Tow: Whenever the Department of Public Safety has impounded or relocated any inoperable motor vehicle, the department shall ascertain the address of the owner thereof and shall give, or cause to be given, written notice to the owner of the fact of such removal and impounding, the reason therefor and the place to which the vehicle has been removed.
(1971 Code § 21-74)
D. Costs: The owner of any impounded vehicle, or his duly authorized agent, may, upon presentation of the notice to the person in charge of the pound, reclaim the possession of the motor vehicle upon the payment of the fee as set forth in the Village Fee Schedule, subsection 3-10-1L of this Code, which covers the cost of impounding and towing and, in addition thereto, any storage charges incurred.
(1971 Code § 21-75; amd. 2019 Code)