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)