A Police Officer may impound the motor vehicle of any person within the jurisdiction of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Reservation or may provide for the removal of the vehicle or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to move the vehicle to a position off the roadway when the Police Officer determines:
(a) That a vehicle standing upon the roadway in violation of any law of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe;
(b) That a vehicle is unattended upon a roadway where the vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic or jeopardizes public safety;
(c) That a vehicle is unattended at the scene of an accident or when the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident is physically or mentally incapable of deciding upon steps to be taken to protect his or her property;
(d) That the driver of a vehicle is arrested and taken into custody by a police officer;
(e) That a vehicle is stolen;
(f) That a vehicle is illegally occupying a restricted parking zone, if the zone has been established with signage for at least twenty-four hours and where the vehicle is interfering with the proper and intended use of the zone. Signage must give notice to the public that a vehicle will be removed if illegally parked in the zone.
(g) That the person has created a breach of the peace with the motor vehicle;
(h) That the person failed to pay fines for traffic infractions committed on the Reservation;
(i) That the person failed to comply with any legal process issuing from the Port Gamble S’Klallam Community Court or Tribal Council;
(j) That the person fails to sign a lawfully issued citation; or
(k) That the person otherwise poses a threat to the health, safety, welfare, or property of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe and its members and continued operation of the motor vehicle on the Reservation poses the danger of irreparable harm.
(Res. 88 A 30, 8/9/1988; amended by Res. 05-A-054, 6/14/2005)