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Any abandoned, nuisance, or junked motor vehicle which is not claimed by the owner or other party entitled to possession will be disposed of by the tow truck operator or towing business having custody of the vehicle. Disposition of such a vehicle shall be carried out in coordination with the town and in accordance with Article 1 of Chapter 44A of the North Carolina General Statutes.
(Ord. passed 5-4-1993; Am. Ord. 20120501-02, passed 5-1-2012)
As a general policy, the town will not remove a vehicle from private property if the owner, occupant or lessee of such property could have the vehicle removed under applicable state law procedures. In no case will a vehicle be removed by the town from private property without a written request of the owner, occupant or lessee, except in those cases where the vehicle is a nuisance vehicle or is a junked motor vehicle which has been ordered removed by the Town Code Administrator. The town may require any person requesting the removal of an abandoned, nuisance, or junked motor vehicle from private properly to indemnify the town against any loss, expense or liability incurred because of the removal, storage, or sale thereof.
(Ord. passed 5-4-1993; Am. Ord. 20120501-02, passed 5-1-2012)
No person shall be held to answer in any civil or criminal action to any owner or other person legally entitled to the possession of an abandoned, nuisance, or junked motor vehicle, for disposing of such vehicle as provided in this chapter.
(Ord. passed 5-4-1993; Am. Ord. 20120501-02, passed 5-1-2012)
Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any vehicle which is:
(A) Located in a bona fide “automobile graveyard” or “junkyard” as defined in G.S. § 136-143, in accordance with the “Junkyard Control Act,” G.S. §§ 136-141 et seq.;
(B) In an enclosed building;
(C) On the premises of a business enterprise being operated in a lawful place and manner; or
(D) In an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place and manner by the town.
(Ord. passed 5-4-1993; Am. Ord. 20120501-02, passed 5-1-2012)
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