Any motor vehicle, vehicle or bicycle or other personal property
that is parked on any street in the city where parking is prohibited
or is parked for a period of time prohibited by ordinance, resolution
or by state law or on any street or public property within the city
may be removed by the police department and stored until claimed by
the rightful owner or person who has the immediate right to such property,
or until disposed of under the provisions of state law.
(1965 Code, sec. 20-155)
A storage fee shall be assessed against the owner or person
who has the right of possession of any motor vehicle so illegally
parked or abandoned, and a fee shall be assessed against the owner
of any bicycle or other vehicle or other personal property which has
been so illegally parked or abandoned.
(1965 Code, sec. 20-156)
Any such vehicle so removed, impounded and stored in the space
or automobile pound that has been provided for the storage of such
vehicle shall be retained and held by the police department at its
pound or other storage area until all charges for towing and storage
against such vehicle shall have been paid to the duly authorized officer
in charge of the pound or storage area for the benefit of the city
to reimburse the city for the expense of towing and storing such vehicle.
(1965 Code, sec. 20-157)
Any motor vehicle, vehicle, bicycle, boat, or other personal
property that is removed by the police department to a place of safekeeping
by the city shall be subject to a minimum storage charge of one (1)
day regardless of the length of time such property is stored by the
city.
(1965 Code, sec. 20-158)
The city shall have a lien against such vehicle, motor vehicle,
bicycle, boat, or other personal property, stored by it, as provided
for by this division, until the charges have been paid.
(1965 Code, sec. 20-159)
