(A) When an abandoned, lost, stolen or unclaimed motor vehicle or other vehicle comes into the temporary possession or custody of a person in the state, not the owner of the vehicle, such person shall immediately notify the Police Department when the vehicle is within the corporate limits of the village. Upon receipt of such notification, the Chief of Police shall authorize a towing service to remove and take possession of the abandoned, lost, stolen or unclaimed motor vehicle or other vehicle. The towing service will safely keep the towed vehicle and its contents, maintain a record of the tow until the vehicle is claimed by the owner or any other person legally entitled to possession thereof, or until it is disposed of as provided in this subchapter.
(B) When a motor vehicle or other vehicle is abandoned on a highway in the village for ten hours or more, its removal by a towing service may be authorized by order of the Chief of the Police Department.
(C) When an abandoned, unattended, wrecked, burned or partially dismantled motor vehicle or other vehicle is creating a traffic hazard because of its position in relation to the highway or its physical appearance is causing the impeding of traffic, its immediate removal from the highway by a towing service may be authorized by order of the Chief of the Police Department.
(D) When a vehicle removed from either public or private property is authorized by order of the Chief of the Police Department, the owner of the vehicle will be responsible for all towing costs.
(E) When a motor vehicle or other vehicle is authorized to be towed away, the Police Department shall keep and maintain a record of the vehicle towed, listing the color, year of manufacture, manufacturer’s trade name, manufacturer’s series name, body style, vehicle identification number and license plate year and number displayed on the vehicle. The record shall also include the date and hour of tow, location towed from, location towed to, reason for towing and the name of the officer authorizing the tow.
(Prior Code, § 95.22) (Ord. 480, passed 6-1-1970)