[Amended 12-19-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
A. The Chief of Police shall have the power and authority to provide
for the removal, immobilization and storage of vehicles parked in
violation of any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation and of vehicles
on which there are outstanding traffic warrants or fines for parking
violations.
B. Such vehicles may be removed, immobilized and stored by or under
the direction of a member of the Department of Police by means of
towing or other means of removal, securing by use of a wheel lock
or other immobilization device and storage at a public or private
impound lot as designated by the Chief of Police.
C. Such removal, immobilization and storage shall be at the expense
and risk of the owner of the vehicle.
D. No vehicle shall be removed, immobilized or stored by or under the
direction of a member of the Department of Police for outstanding
traffic warrants or fines for parking violations, unless such vehicle
has accumulated over $100 in outstanding traffic warrants or fines
for parking violations and/or three or more parking violations.
E. Any vehicle removed, immobilized or stored as herein provided shall
be promptly released to its owner upon the payment of outstanding
parking fines, the satisfaction of outstanding traffic warrants and
the administrative costs authorized herein.
F. While a vehicle is immobilized as herein provided, parking restrictions
to which such vehicle may be subject shall be suspended during such
immobilization period.
G. An administrative surcharge of $50 is hereby imposed to offset the costs of maintenance, placement and removal of the immobilization device; said surcharge to be paid prior to the release of an immobilized vehicle set forth in Subsection
A.
H. Any attempt by any person to tamper with, deface, remove or destroy
an immobilization device or to move by any means a vehicle towed or
secured as herein provided may result in the prosecution of such person
for any offense separate from and in addition to the parking violations;
in addition, such person shall be liable for any loss suffered by
the Village due to any such attempt.
I. After
removal of any vehicle as provided in this article, the Village may
store or cause such vehicle to be stored in a suitable place at the
expense of the owner. Such owner or person in charge of the vehicle
may redeem the same upon payment to the person with whom the vehicle
was stored the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily incurred
in effecting such removal and storage, such storage charge to be $10
per day or any part thereof when stored on Village property or the
actual charges incurred when stored on any privately owned facility.
[Added 1-21-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
[Amended 12-19-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
When an immobilization device is used, the Police Department
or its agents shall attach to the vehicle, in such form as directed
by the Chief, a notice containing the following information:
A. The location and identifying characteristics of the vehicle.
B. Date and time of placement of the device and signature of the installer.
C. Notice that further parking restrictions will be waived during the
immobilization period.
D. Notice that any person tampering with the device or the vehicle will
be subject to prosecution and liable for any loss to the Village.
E. The steps which the owner must take to obtain release of the vehicle.
F. Such other
information, statements, notices and warnings as the Chief of Police
shall from time to time determine.