It shall be the duty of the police officer, parking enforcement
officer removing or immobilizing such motor vehicle or under whose
direction such motor vehicle is removed or immobilized to inform as
soon as practicable the Chief of Police or his designee, who shall
in turn inform by telephone (if possible) and by first class mail
the owner of the impounded or immobilized vehicle of the nature and
circumstances of the prior unsettled parking violations summonses,
for which or on account of which such vehicle was impounded or immobilized.
In any case involving immobilization of a vehicle pursuant to this
subsection, such police officer or parking enforcement officer shall
cause to be placed on such vehicle, in a conspicuous manner, a notice
sufficient to warn any individual to the effect that such vehicle
has been immobilized and that any attempt to move such vehicle might
result in damage to such vehicle.
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 City of Olean due to any such attempt.
If any provision of this Division 4 or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the
remainder of the division and the application of such division to
other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
This Division 4 shall supersede any and all the provisions of
ordinances, rules or regulations previously enacted or promulgated
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this division.