Records, inspection; release of vehicle. The tower shall maintain records of all vehicles towed, stored and released by him or her pursuant to this chapter. Records shall be kept for a seven-year period. The tower shall maintain a record provided by the police of all property found anywhere in a towed vehicle, including trunk and glove compartment, if opened or key available, and the tower shall be responsible to safeguard and release the contents to the owner.
(A) Only the Chief of Police shall have access to any part of the storage area at any time of the day or night for inspection purposes, including both indoor and outdoor areas. Authorized representatives of the Police Department or the Township Administrator or their designees shall have access to any of the records required to be kept by the tower.
(B) The tower shall not release vehicles towed under this contract without the claimant's first obtaining a release from the Police Department. In addition, the tower shall notify the Chief of Police of the release of the vehicle towed pursuant to this chapter within 48 hours. Return of the appropriate Voorhees Township Police tow form is considered adequate notification.
(C) The service, equipment and personnel are subject to periodic inspections and approval by the Township. The Township reserves the right to have a qualified person or agency make such inspections.
(D) The tower shall submit monthly reports, on or before the tenth of the month, to the Voorhees Township Police Department of all vehicles towed the previous month, as well as vehicles which are unclaimed from previous months. The report shall identify each vehicle by make, model, year, license plate, vin/serial number and police incident/case number. In addition, the odometer reading is needed on ah vehicles left on the lot over 30 days. Motor Vehicle Commission requires this information when requesting a title for auction. The contractor further agrees to furnish the Township with such records, reports and information of services rendered as the Township may reasonably request. Failure to provide the required reports by the tenth day of the month will result in the contractor being suspended from the tow list until the report is received according to the procedures in § 76.07.
(Ord. 247-14, passed 5-12-14)