[Amended 11-16-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-E]
A. 
This article is enacted under the authority of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6109(a)(22).
B. 
Pursuant to the terms hereof, the Conewago Township Police (hereinafter the "police") are authorized to remove and impound:
(1) 
Vehicles that are parked on any road or public property in violation of any provision of the law or any ordinance of the Township or in any manner which presents a clear and immediate danger to other vehicles, members of the public traveling on the streets and highways in the Township and/or to public or private property in the vicinity of said vehicles.
(2) 
Vehicles that are parked or abandoned on any road or elsewhere in violation of the Vehicle Code.
(3) 
Vehicles which are being driven in violation of the following sections of the Vehicle Code: 75 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 1101(a), 1301(a), 1501(a), 1543(a) and 1786(a).
The police shall have the authority to remove and impound, or to order the removal and impounding of, any vehicle parked as set forth in § 145-27 above; provided, however, that no such vehicle shall be removed or impounded except in strict adherence to the provisions of this article.
A. 
Within 24 hours from the time of removal of any vehicle under authority granted by this article, notice that the vehicle was removed shall be sent by the Police Department to the owner of record of the vehicle. This notice shall designate the place from which the vehicle was removed, the reason for its removal and impounding, and the location to where the vehicle has been removed.
B. 
When the owner or person operating or in control of the vehicle is present at the time of its removal, the police officer initiating the removal/impounding of the vehicle shall inform that person of the requirements of this Article V, thereby fulfilling the requirement of notification set forth herein.
A. 
The owner of the vehicle removed and impounded shall be liable for the towing charges as prescribed by the towing agent, plus an additional charge per day for the storage thereof and an administrative fee in an amount as established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
B. 
Penalties. Any owner of a vehicle impounded under authority of this article who fails to claim his/her vehicle and pay the towing and storage charges therefor within 10 days from the date of removal/impounding shall be guilty of violating this article and, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500 and/or undergo imprisonment for a period of not more than 30 days.
The payment by an owner of any towing and storage charges authorized by this article, unless payment is made under protest, shall be a final and conclusive determination of the owner's liability therefor and shall constitute a waiver by the owner of his/her right to recover the money so paid. If payment of any towing or storage charges is made under protest, the offender shall be entitled to file a complaint with and to have a hearing before the District Justice serving the Township to seek recovery thereof. Payment of towing and storage charges, whether under protest or otherwise, shall not relieve the owner or operator of any such vehicle from liability for any fine or penalty for the violation of the provision of law or ordinance for which the vehicle was removed and impounded.
The Chief of Police of the Township shall cause a record to be kept of all vehicles impounded under this article and shall be obligated at reasonable times to furnish the owners or the agents of the owners of such vehicles with information as to the location and status of such vehicles.
No vehicle shall be removed and impounded under authority of this article if at the time of the intended removal, the owner or person in charge of the vehicle is present and expresses a willingness and intention to remove the vehicle immediately and is able to do so without unnecessary delay or risk to other vehicles, members of the public or property in the vicinity of subject vehicle.