[Amended 7-16-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008; 7-20-2022 by Ord. No. 17-2022]
Members of the Police Department are hereby
authorized to remove a vehicle from a street or land owned or leased
and maintained by the municipality or the Board of Education or private
property, including any lands devoted to the public parking of vehicles,
to the nearest garage or other place of safety or to a garage designated
or maintained by the Police Department or otherwise maintained by
this Borough under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated. The Police
Department or the Property Maintenance Officer are hereby authorized
to issue notices of violations to the owner pursuant to this chapter
to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
[Amended 7-16-2008 by Ord. No. 5-2008]
A vehicle shall be considered abandoned if it
has been parked continuously on a public highway, street or land owned
or leased and maintained by the municipality or the Board of Education,
including any lands devoted to the public parking of vehicles, for
a period in excess of 48 hours. A vehicle shall also be considered
abandoned on private property if it is either:
A. Unregistered
or uninsured and parked in the open and in plain view; or
B. In a state
of disrepair rendering the vehicle unmovable on its own and present
on such private property for a period of 30 days.
Immediately after a vehicle is so removed, the
Chief of Police, or such member acting for him/her, shall notify the
registered and legal owner, in writing, by personal service or by
registered mail, at the last known address of the owner, of the removal
of such vehicle and the reason for the same and the location of the
vehicle.
[Amended 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 5-1990]
The vehicle shall be retained and impounded until the person owning the vehicle shall pay the reasonable cost of such taking and removal, together with a garage charge as provided in Chapter
275, Fees, for each and every day such vehicle is retained and impounded.
[Added 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 5-1990]
After a reasonable time, title to the vehicle
passes to the Borough of North Haledon. Upon transfer of title, the
Police Committee shall decide in what manner the car will be disposed
of. The options shall include, but are not limited to, public auction,
transfer of ownership to the Borough or transfer of ownership to the
garage in possession for a reasonable fee.
[Added 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 5-1990]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II, General Penalty. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.