(A) Any police officer removing or causing any vehicle to be removed and stored for safe keeping under the provisions of this chapter shall, as soon as practical, make a report of such action to the officer in charge at the police station, giving in such report the license registration number, the state of registration, if any, the make and type of vehicle, the place of and reason for removal, as well as the place at which stored.
(B) If any such vehicle shall not be claimed within 24 hours from and after the time of such report, either by the owner or the person in charge thereof, the owner of such vehicle shall be notified by mail of the impounding thereof by the Police Department and the Clerk of the Municipal Court. Such notice shall include the facts and matters contained in the report to the officer in charge and shall notify such owner of the manner and terms upon which he or she may reclaim such vehicle.
(Prior Code, § 307.02) (Ord. 12-001, passed 7-9-2012; Ord. 2020-001, passed 2-28-2020)
Statutory reference:
Generally, see W. Va. Code § 17-24A-4