The Bureau of Police and the designated enforcement officer(s)
of the Allentown Parking Authority shall have the authority to remove
and impound any motor vehicle/conveyance parked on the streets or
highways of the City in violation of any ordinances of the City or
of any provisions of the Motor Vehicle Code of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
The Bureau of Police shall do the following:
A. Designate garages as approved storage places of the storage of impounded
motor vehicles/conveyances, such list of designated garages to be
posted in the Bureau of Police.
B. Provide for the bonding of approved storage places in an adequate
amount for the indemnifying of the owner of a motor vehicle/conveyance
against the loss thereof or injury or damage thereto, while in the
study of such poundkeeper.
C. Fix specific towing and storage charges and post a list of towing
and storage charges in the Bureau of Police and the offices of the
Allentown Parking Authority.
Within 12 hours from the time of removal of a motor vehicle/conveyance,
notice of the fact that such motor vehicle/conveyance has been impounded
shall be sent by the Bureau of Police or the Allentown Parking Authority,
whichever has impounded said motor vehicle/conveyance, designating
the place from which the motor vehicle/conveyance was removed, the
reason for its removal and the pound in which it has been impounded.
The payment of towing and storage charges, unless such payment
shall be made "under the protest," shall be final and conclusive and
shall constitute a waiver of any right to recover the money so paid.
In the event that the towing and storage charges are paid "under protest,"
the offender shall be entitled to a hearing before a Magisterial District
Judge or court of record having jurisdiction, in which case the defendant
shall be proceeded against and receive such notice as provided by
applicable law in other cases of summary offense, and shall have the
same right as to appeal and waiver of hearing.
[Amended 5-3-2023 by Ord. No. 15898]
Whoever violates any of the provisions of this article shall
be fined not more than $50 and costs for each offense.