The owner of an impounded vehicle may reclaim and obtain the release thereof upon, and only upon, full compliance with the following conditions precedent.
(A) He or she shall furnish to the County Sheriff satisfactory evidence of his or her identity and his or her ownership of said vehicle.
(B) He or she shall pay to the county a pound service fee of $15, which fee is levied upon the impounding of every such vehicle. Said sum is determined to be the reasonable cost of impounding a vehicle.
(C) He or she shall pay to the county all of its storage costs and expenses incident to storing the vehicle in the authorized vehicle pound and to giving notice of the impounding thereof as hereinafter provided.
(D) If a criminal charge is made against the owner of such vehicle for the illegal parking thereof or for the operation thereof while said vehicle is improperly registered or without proper license plates, he or she shall sign a written promise to appear at a time certain, as fixed by the County Sheriff, to answer such charge or, if required by the County Sheriff, shall post bail to secure such appearance. It is specifically provided, however, that if the owner of said vehicle resides outside of the county, the posting of bail, as fixed by the court to answer such charge, shall be required before such vehicle is released.
(E) He or she shall obtain the written order of the County Sheriff directing the release of the vehicle by the poundkeeper, and upon receiving the vehicle, he or she shall execute a written receipt therefor.
(Prior Code, § 10.08.030)