[Adopted 7-27-1955 as part of Ord.
No. 152; amended in its entirety 6-11-1968 by Ord. No. 210]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to abandon or to leave unattended, on any street, sidewalk
or parking place in the Village of Lawrence, any handcart, pushcart
or vehicle for the transportation of goods, wares or merchandise.
In case any such handcart, pushcart or vehicle shall be so abandoned
or left unattended, in addition to the penalties otherwise provided,
any policeman or other peace officer or any employee of the Village
may remove and impound the same until redeemed. The owner thereof
may obtain said handcart, pushcart or vehicle within six months of
the date of such impounding, upon establishing his ownership and upon
paying to the Village of Lawrence the sum of $25 as a redemption fee.
After the expiration of six months from the date of such impounding,
said handcart, pushcart or vehicle shall be deemed permanently abandoned,
and the Village may sell or otherwise dispose of the same, paying
the net proceeds, if any, into the general funds of the Village. This
section shall not apply to any motor vehicle or motorcycle as defined
in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
[Added 4-13-1988 by L.L. No. 5-1988; amended 9-11-2002 by L.L. No. 5-2002]
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York,
punishable by a fine up to a maximum of $1,000 or by imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this article
shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.
