311.05 REMOVAL OF STALLED OR DAMAGED VEHICLE.

   (a)   The operator or owner of a stalled or damaged vehicle shall remove such vehicle to the curb lane and be responsible for the removal of the vehicle within a reasonable period of time. The operator or owner of a damaged motor vehicle in need of towing shall promptly act to have the vehicle removed, by the towing service of his choice, upon the completion of the accident report and the release of the vehicle by the investigating police officer.

   (b)   However, if the operator or the owner of a damaged vehicle, due to injuries sustained in the accident, is unable to act or refuses or fails to act within a reasonable period of time, the Police Department has the authority to have the damaged vehicle removed and the cost of removal and any storage shall be the liability of the owner or operator of the vehicle.

(1967 Code §73.10)

   (c)   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.