(a) Any person who shall tamper with, remove or attempt to remove any device used to immobilize a motor vehicle that has been booted pursuant to this article, or who shall move or attempt to move the vehicle booted before release of the vehicle has been officially secured, shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), together with cost of prosecution, or imprisoned for not more than ninety (90) days, or both.
(b) Any booting service that operates within the municipality of York booting vehicles on private property that is not properly licensed as required by this ordinance, shall be subject to a fine, upon conviction, of not less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) not more than six hundred dollars ($600.00).
(c) Any booting company or property owner in violation of Section 507.16 shall be subject to a fine, upon conviction, of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1000.00) and shall immediately have the booting license for the booting company involved suspended for a period of one year. Any subsequent convictions will result in a suspension of five (5) years.
(d) Any unlicensed booting service may be subject to additional criminal charges in accordance with Pennsylvania law.
(Ord. 32-2021. Passed 8-17-21.)