(A) Police officers are authorized to provide for the removal and impounding of a vehicle when that vehicle remains parked in violation of this subchapter.
(B) Any vehicle removed under authority of the preceding division shall be ordered into storage and the Police Department shall forthwith notify the registered vehicle owner of the fact of such removal and impounding, reasons therefor and the place of storage. Any person desiring to redeem an impounded vehicle shall appear at the Police Department to furnish satisfactory evidence of identity and ownership or right to possession. Prior to issuance of a release form, the claimant, owner or operator shall either pay the amount due for any fines for violations on account of which such vehicle was impounded or, as the Court may require, post a bond in an amount set by the Court, to appear to answer to such violations. The pound operator shall release such vehicle upon the receipt of the release form and payment of all towage and storage charges.
(C) No owner or operator shall remove an impounded vehicle from the place of storage without complying with the above procedure. Possession of a vehicle which has been impounded and unlawfully taken from the place of storage, by the owner or operator, shall constitute prima-facie evidence that it was so removed by the owner or operator.
(Ord. 94-11, passed 12-12-94) Penalty, see § 72.99
Cross-Reference:
Snow Emergencies, see § 95.07