No person shall abandon any motor vehicle or trailer on the right-of-way of any public road or State highway as set out in Section
217.020 of this Code.
Except in the case of an accident resulting in the injury or
death of any person, the driver of a vehicle which for any reason
obstructs the regular flow of traffic on the roadway of any public
road or State highway shall make every reasonable effort to move the
vehicle or have it moved so as not to block the regular flow of traffic.
Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of this Section
is guilty of an ordinance violation and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00)
nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
[Ord. No. 2021-8, 8-10-2021]
It is hereby authorized that the City may assess, in addition
to any other fees currently authorized to be assessed by the City,
a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to cover the costs relating
to the towing of vehicles and processing the release of such vehicles
by the Police Department. Such fee shall be payable by the owner,
possessor or lienholder of the vehicle and shall be paid prior to
the release of the towed vehicle.
When the City has physical possession of the abandoned property,
it may sell the abandoned property in accordance with its established
provisions and regulations and may transfer ownership by means of
a bill of sale signed by the City Clerk and sealed with the official
City Seal. Such bill of sale shall contain the make and model of the
abandoned property, the complete abandoned property identification
number, and the odometer reading of the abandoned property, if available,
and shall be lawful proof of ownership for any dealer registered under
the provisions of Section 301.218, RSMo., or Section 301.560, RSMo.,
or for any other person.