City of Wright City, MO Removal Of Abandoned Property On Road, Street, Highway, Alley, Public Way, Or Public Property

Law Enforcement, or an Official of the City of Wright City where the City's property is concerned, or a private hauling or towing business engaged by Law Enforcement or such Official of the City of Wright City, may remove to the nearest garage, private garage owned by the private hauling or towing business, or other place of safety:

Any abandoned property on the right-of-way of:

Any interstate highway or freeway in the City of Wright City, left unattended for twenty-four (24) hours, or after four (4) hours if Law Enforcement determines the abandoned property is a serious hazard to other motorists, provided that commercial motor vehicles not hauling materials designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103(a) may only be removed under this subsection to a place of safety until the owner or owner's representative has had a reasonable opportunity to contact a towing company of choice; or

Any State highway other than an interstate highway or freeway in the City of Wright City, left unattended for twenty-four (24) hours, provided that commercial motor vehicles not hauling materials designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. § 5103(a) may only be removed under this subsection to a place of safety until the owner or owner's representative has had a reasonable opportunity to contact a towing company of choice.

Any abandoned property illegally left standing upon a road, street, highway, alley, or public right of way if the abandoned property is left in a position or under such circumstances as to obstruct the normal movement of traffic where there is no reasonable indication that the person in control of the abandoned property is arranging for its immediate control or removal.

Any abandoned property which has been abandoned under Section 217.015 herein or Section 577.080, RSMo.

Any abandoned property which has been reported as stolen or taken without the consent of the owner.

Any abandoned property for which the person operating such motor vehicle is arrested for an alleged offense for which Law Enforcement takes the person into custody and where such person is unable to arrange for the property's timely removal.

Any abandoned property which due to any other State law or ordinance of the City of Wright City is subject to towing because of the owner's outstanding traffic or parking violations.

Any abandoned property left unattended in violation of a State law or ordinance of the City of Wright City, including but not limited to parking laws, where signs have been posted giving notice of the law or where the violation causes a safety hazard.

Any abandoned property illegally left standing on the waters of the State, as defined in Section 306.101, RSMo., or on the waters within the City of Wright City, where the abandoned property is obstructing the normal movement of traffic, or where the abandoned property has been unattended for more than ten (10) hours, or is floating loose on the water.

Any abandoned property for which the person operating such motor vehicle eludes arrest for an alleged offense for which Law Enforcement would have taken the offender into custody.