(A) The city police shall remove or cause to be removed any abandoned vehicle. Such vehicle shall be impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of as provided in § 91.23; provided, that any such abandoned vehicle which is located on private property shall not be removed or impounded until the city police have given written notice of intent to remove said abandoned vehicle ten days prior thereto to the property owner upon whose property said abandoned vehicle is located. The city police may enter upon private property at all reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting any abandoned vehicle, posting notice thereon and/or removing or impounding such vehicle.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to prevent the city police from entering on private property for the purpose of carrying out their duties. Neither the city nor the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises from which any abandoned vehicle shall be removed shall be liable for any loss or damage to such abandoned vehicle which occurs during its removal, while in the possession of the city, or as a result of any subsequent disposition.
(Prior Code, § 3-202) Penalty, see § 91.99