The Town Board of the Town of Wilna, pursuant to the authority
granted it under Article 41 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law and §§ 10
and 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, hereby enacts as follows.
The Town Board of the Town of Wilna hereby finds that the abandonment
of vehicles along Town highways creates dangerous conditions for vehicular
traffic and presents numerous difficulties and dangerous conditions
for plowing and maintenance of roads. It is the purpose of this chapter
to provide for the removal of abandoned vehicles along Town roadways
to eliminate such dangers.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ABANDONED VEHICLE
Those vehicles deemed to be abandoned pursuant to § 1224
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York as the same
may be amended from time to time.
TOWN HIGHWAY
Any Town road or highway as shown on the Town of Wilna Inventory
of Highways.
It shall be unlawful for any person to abandon a motor vehicle
on any Town highway in the Town of Wilna as the same is defined by
§ 1224 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New
York as the same may amended from time to time.
Any person violating this chapter shall be guilty of a violation
as defined in the Penal Law. Such person, in addition to any charges
which may be imposed for reclaiming the vehicle, shall be required
to pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $150 for a first,
violation and a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250 for
a second or subsequent violation within a three-year period.
Should any sections or provisions of this chapter be declared
invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this chapter.