(A) The administrative fee imposed by the village for impounded motor vehicles may be in addition to any fees charged for the towing and storage, or both, of an impounded motor vehicle. The towing or storage fees, or both, shall be collected by and paid to the person, firm, or entity that tows and stores the impounded motor vehicle. The towing and/or storage company shall be entitled to receive a reasonable fee from the owner or person entitled to possession of any such vehicle prior to the release of the vehicle. The fee shall be to cover the cost of removing said vehicle and, in addition, any fees for the cost of storage of the vehicle for each day or fraction thereof that said motor vehicle shall have remained at their storage facility in compliance with their practices.
(B) It shall be the duty of the towing or storage company in possession of the motor vehicle to obtain documentation issued by the Swansea Police Department confirming compliance with foregoing requirements and to retain photocopies of that documentation in their files for a period of not less than six months following release of the motor vehicle. The foregoing information shall be made available to the authorities of the village for inspection and copying, upon their request, by the towing or storage company. The towing or storage company is prohibited from releasing any motor vehicle it may tow within the village until and unless it obtains the documentation noted above.
(Ord. 1822, passed 5-7-2018)