In the event that towing and/or storage charges are paid “under protest”, the owner and/or owner’s agent shall be entitled to a hearing before the magisterial district judge or court of record having jurisdiction of the matter, in which case the owner and/or agent shall be proceeded against and receive such notice as is provided for cases of a similar nature by the Vehicle Code of the commonwealth, and shall have the same right of appeal. In the event that the magisterial district judge or judge of the court of record, in accordance with law, shall acquit the owner and/or agent, said magisterial district judge or judge of the court of record shall forthwith certify to the borough the order of acquittal, and the borough shall, within five days, refund to the owner or owner’s agent the amount of said towing and/or storage charges paid.
(Ord. 3-2018, passed 5-14-2018)