A. 
Any unattended vehicle found parked upon any City street, alley or public parking lot within the City may be removed, conveyed or impounded by, or under the direction of, any police or parking enforcement officer, without first giving prior notice and an opportunity for a hearing to its owner, by towing such vehicle to a garage or vehicle storage area, under the following circumstances:
(1) 
When the vehicle is illegally parked and is impeding or is likely to impede the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or
(2) 
When the vehicle is illegally parked in any zone that has been limited to designated classes of vehicles or where parking is prohibited during certain hours, on designated days or at all times, and where such vehicle is interfering with the proper and intended use of such zones; or
(3) 
When the vehicle imposes an immediate danger to the public safety or jeopardizes the public welfare; or
(4) 
When a police officer or code enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is stolen; or
(5) 
When a police officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle constitutes evidence of a crime or contains evidence of a crime, if impoundment is reasonably necessary in such instance to obtain or observe such evidence; or
(6) 
When the operator of the vehicle has been taken into custody and impoundment of the vehicle is reasonably necessary to provide for the safekeeping of the vehicle; or
(7) 
When the vehicle is both:
(a) 
Abandoned and does not contain license plates or other such identification; and
(b) 
Located on any public street, highway, roadway, shoulder, other public property or public utility right-of-way, provided that any impoundment from public property must be at the direction of the Police Department or Code Enforcement Department; or
(8) 
When a vehicle is parked in a fire lane or on a snow emergency route.
B. 
In accordance with City Code § 110-80, an officer who removes a vehicle from a street or other area as authorized shall have the duty of informing the owner of such impounded vehicle by giving notice of the violation as soon as is reasonably possible after the vehicle has been so impounded, provided the officer is able to ascertain from information available who the owner is and the owner's correct address.
A. 
Any unattended vehicle found parked upon any street, alley or public parking lot within the City may be immobilized by a vehicle immobilization device, commonly referred to as a "boot," by any agent so authorized, if the City has in its files information that the vehicle has two (2) or more citations for which the appropriate fine has not been paid, or if two (2) or more citations have been issued for the same violation of this chapter within seven (7) consecutive days. If the make of the vehicle is such that it will not allow the correct connection or proper use of the immobilization device, then the vehicle may be impounded in lieu of immobilization.
B. 
A vehicle immobilization device (boot) shall be removed from a vehicle or an impound release form issued only upon payment of the appropriate fine for all parking violation notices which that vehicle has received, along with any late fees which have attached to those violations in accordance with § 110-85 of this chapter, and upon payment of an additional boot fee of two hundred dollars ($200.) to defray the City's cost of installing, removing and maintaining the boot.
C. 
The City shall not be liable for any damage to the motor vehicle by the placement of the vehicle immobilization device on such motor vehicle or its removal. The City further shall not be liable for any damage to such motor vehicle due to the actions of the owner or any other person attempting to remove the device or operate such motor vehicle with such device attached.
D. 
If a vehicle of any kind or character is found wrecked, abandoned, or parked in violation of any law of the state, including registration, on any street, alley, parking lot, or roadway within the City, such vehicle may be immobilized using a vehicle immobilization device.
E. 
A vehicle that has already been booted may be towed if any of the following circumstances exist:
(1) 
The owner has not made arrangements with the City to secure the removal of the boot within forty-eight (48) hours after its installation; or
(2) 
In any zone where parking is prohibited during certain hours, the vehicle remains immobilized until the commencement of the restricted hours.
The owner or secured party of a vehicle which has been impounded, or the person's duly authorized agent, may redeem or repossess such vehicle without a hearing upon submitting proof of ownership and by paying all towing and storage charges and all of the costs in connection with the towing and storage of the vehicle, including the cost of the notice incurred by the City of New Carrollton in connection with said impoundment, in addition to the payment of all other unpaid parking tickets or other fees and fines and the acceptance of a traffic summons.