The definitions contained in the Vehicle and
Traffic Law of the State of New York shall apply to this chapter in
all respects.
Any motor vehicle parked in violation of Article II or Article III of this chapter may be removed from the place where it is illegally parked by order of any of the following: Town of Neversink Highway Superintendent, a New York State trooper, a Sullivan County sheriff, an officer of a Fire Department or an officer of an Ambulance Corporation or First Aid Squad. Such motor vehicle shall be stored until such time as the owner shall pay to the operator of the towing and storage business the amount of towing and storage charges. Such charges shall be set by the Town Board, from time to time, by resolution. The payment of the towing and storage charges shall be in addition to any fine levied pursuant to § 47-5.
Every person convicted of a violation of any
provision herein shall, for a first conviction thereof, be punished
by a fine of not more than $10 or by imprisonment for not more than
10 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second such
conviction within 18 months thereafter, such person shall be punished
by a fine of not more than $25 or by imprisonment for not more than
30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; upon a third and subsequent
conviction within 18 months after the first conviction, such person
shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50 or by imprisonment
for not more than 45 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
