(a) Police officers are authorized to provide for the removal of a vehicle under the following circumstances:
(1) When any vehicle is left unattended upon any street, alley or bridge and constitutes an unreasonable hazard or obstruction to the normal movement of traffic or unreasonably interferes with street cleaning or snow removal operations;
(2) When any motor vehicle:
A. Other than an abandoned junk motor vehicle as defined in Ohio R.C. 4513.63, has been left on a public street or other property open to the public for the purposes of vehicular travel, or upon or within the right of way of any road or highway for forty-eight hours or longer without notification to the Chief of Police of the reasons for leaving the motor vehicle in such place;
(ORC 4513.61)
B. Is an abandoned junk motor vehicle as defined in Ohio R. C. 4513. 63, and removal is authorized by that section;
(ORC 4513. 63)
(3) When any vehicle has been stolen or operated without the consent of the owner;
(4) When any vehicle is parked on any street or other public property and displays illegal plates or fails to display the current lawfully required license plates;
(5) When any vehicle has been used in or connected with the commission of a felony;
(6) When any vehicle has been damaged or wrecked so as to be inoperable or violates equipment provisions of this Traffic Code, whereby its continued operation would constitute a condition hazardous to life, limb or property;
(7) When any vehicle is left unattended due to the removal of an ill, injured or arrested operator;
(8) When any vehicle has been operated by any person who failed to stop in case of accident or collision;
(9) When any vehicle has been operated by any person who is driving without a lawful license or while his license has been suspended or revoked;
(Ord. 1987-85. Passed 5-5-87.)
(10) When any vehicle is found standing or parked in violation of the provisions of these Codified Ordinances, and such vehicle has two or more delinquent parking infractions.
(Ord. 1991-197. Passed 11-19-91; Ord. 1996-78. Passed 4-2-96.)
(11) When any vehicle is found standing in a fire lane; or
(12) When any vehicle constitutes an unreasonable hazard to persons or property at the scene of a fire, accident, disaster, riot or emergency of any kind.
(Ord. 1987-85. Passed 5-5-87.)
(b) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.