The Chief of Police or any police officer attached
to the Police Department of the Town of Canton may remove or cause
to be removed from any highway located within the Town any vehicle
obstructing said highway which has been parked or abandoned on said
highway or which has apparently been involved in an accident and is
a menace to traffic and may take that vehicle into his custody and
may cause the same to be taken to be stored at a suitable place. There
shall be no liability attached to such officer or to the Town of Canton
for any damage to such motor vehicle while in his custody. All charges
necessarily incurred by such officer in the performance of such duty
shall be a lien upon such vehicle, and the owner thereof shall pay
such costs. The registered owner of the vehicle so parked shall be
presumed to be the operator thereof and prima facie guilty of having
parked unlawfully. Only such garage owners or other persons in the
business of car towing as have caused the Town of Canton to be named
as an additional assured on a public highway liability insurance contract
with coverage of at least $100,000 for one person, $300,000 per
accident, and $100,000 property damage shall be eligible to be
retained by the Chief of Police or police officer for the purpose
of said removal.