In the case of motor vehicles abandoned upon private property
and motor vehicles whose title certificate is faulty, lost or destroyed,
the person, firm, corporation, or unit of government upon whose property
or in whose possession the abandoned motor vehicle was found or the
owner of such vehicle with faulty title or certificate may apply to
the Bureau of Police for authority to transfer the motor vehicle to
a salvor. The application shall set forth the name and address of
the applicant and the year, make, model, manufacturer's serial
number, and registration number of the motor vehicle, if ascertainable,
together with any other identifying features and shall contain a concise
statement of the facts surrounding the abandonment, or that the title
of the motor vehicle is lost or destroyed, or the reasons for the
defect of title in the owner. The applicant shall execute an affidavit
stating that the facts alleged therein are true and correct and that
no material facts have been withheld.
[Ord. No. 55-1990; Ord. No. 31-1995; amended 10-22-2002 by Ord. No. 23-2002]
A. Any party having the right to reclaim an abandoned vehicle shall
first pay the following amounts:
(1)
To the salvor pursuant to Section 7306 of the Vehicle Code:
$25.
[Amended 9-28-2004 by Ord. No. 34-2004; 12-11-2007 by Ord. No.
32-2007]
(2)
For each day or part thereof during which a vehicle is stored
to the operator of an approved storage garage for storage of the vehicle:
$35.
[Amended 9-28-2004 by Ord. No. 34-2004; 12-11-2007 by Ord. No.
32-2007]
(3)
To the City of Harrisburg: a surcharge of $10, which shall be
collected by the salvor and remitted by the salvor to the City Treasurer
every 30 days.
[Added 1-23-2007 by Ord. No. 1-2007]
(4)
To the City of Harrisburg for the issuance of a towing slip
that permits the vehicle owner or other authorized party to retrieve
an impounded vehicle: $10.
[Added 1-23-2007 by Ord. No. 1-2007; amended 6-11-2013 by Ord. No.
9-2013]
B. Any party having the right to reclaim a vehicle other than those
which are deemed to be abandoned shall first pay the salvor the following
amounts:
(1)
For expenses incurred in routine removing and towing any vehicle
from any place in the City to an approved storage garage and/or facility:
$65. "Towing" shall mean all procedures, including but not limited
to securing the vehicle, unlocking the doors, unhooking the transmission
to facilitate towing, and the reconnecting of any parts of the vehicle
that had to be disconnected to facilitate towing.
[Amended 12-11-2007 by Ord. No. 32-2007]
(2)
If winching is required to facilitate the towing: $45 per hour.
(3)
If the vehicle has to be "rollback towed" because it is incapable
of being towed in a normal fashion (e.g., if the wheels are off or
if the vehicle has "spoilers" or other body parts on its carriage
that would be destroyed or damaged by normal towing): $75.
[Amended 12-11-2007 by Ord. No. 32-2007]
(4)
For the expenses incurred in removing and towing away a vehicle
from any place in the City to an approved storage garage if such towing
and removal occur during a state of emergency declared by the Mayor:
$60.
(5)
To the salvor if the party having the right to reclaim the vehicle
does so after the arrival of the salvor but before the vehicle is
towed: $35.
(6)
For each day or part thereof during which a vehicle is stored
to the operator of an approved storage garage: $35.
[Amended 9-28-2004 by Ord. No. 34-2004; 12-11-2007 by Ord. No.
32-2007]
The payment of any towing and storage charges authorized by
this chapter shall, unless such payment shall have been made under
protest, be final and conclusive and shall constitute a waiver of
any right to recover the money so paid.
In the event that the towing and storage charges are paid under
protest, the offender shall be entitled to a hearing before a magisterial
district judge or a court of record having jurisdiction, in which
case said offender shall be proceeded against and receive such notice
as is provided by the Vehicle Code in other cases of summary offenses
and shall have the same rights as to appeal and waiver of hearing.
[Added 11-12-2014 by Ord.
No. 13-2014]
A. Chapter
3-135 shall be deemed to authorize and empower authorized agents of the City to enforce parking regulations consistent with this chapter and the Traffic Code, in accordance with such provisions or as otherwise authorized by law.
B. Nothing in §
3-135.15 shall be deemed to impede the police powers of the City.
Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the general code penalty, §
1-301.99 of these Codified Ordinances, in addition to the provisions of this chapter.