The owner, or other person responsible for, any vehicle impounded by a tow company from private property in the City of Orange under the California Vehicle Code shall pay, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, a fee in an amount established by the City Council by resolution, for the processing and recordation of notices of the impound of such person's vehicle. Such fee shall be collected by the tow company impounding the vehicle at the time of collection of its own towing and/or impound fees and shall be paid over to the City each month within 10 days after the close of the calendar month for which payment is due. Each towing company shall provide to the City, on a monthly basis concurrently with its monthly payment, a summary report of all such impounds and fees collected in such form and/or detail as the Chief of Police may specify from time to time, and shall make available to the City upon request any and all records of the information necessary to verify such report upon the request of the City.
(Ord. 03-25, 2/25/2025)