Village of Lake George, NY Article XII Removal, Storage and Immobilization of Vehicles

[Added 9-22-1997 by L.L. No. 7-1997]

§ 208-30 Authorization; methods; responsibility for expenses.

A. The Mayor or Code Enforcement Officer or Sheriff shall have the power and authority to provide for the removal, immobilization and storage of vehicles parked in violation of any statute, ordinance, rule or regulation and of vehicles on which there are outstanding traffic warrants or fines for parking violations.

B. Such vehicles may be removed, immobilized and stored by or under the direction of a member of the above by means of towing or other means of removal, securing by use of a wheel lock or other immobilization device and storage at a public or private impound lot as designated by the Mayor.

C. Such removal, immobilization and storage shall be at the expense and risk of the owner of the vehicle.

§ 208-31 Notice to owner upon use of immobilization device.

When an immobilization device is used, the Mayor or his agents shall attach to the vehicle, in such form as directed by the Mayor, a notice containing the following information:

A. Location and identifying characteristics of the vehicle.

B. Date and time of placement of the device and signature of the installer.

C. Notice that further parking restrictions will be waived during the immobilization period.

D. Notice that any person tampering with the device or the vehicle will be subject to prosecution and liable for any loss to the Village.

E. Steps which the owner must take to obtain release of the vehicle.

F. Such other information, statements, notices and warnings as the Mayor shall, from time to time, determine.

§ 208-32 Tampering with devices; moving of vehicles; liability.

Any attempt by any person to tamper with, deface, remove or destroy an immobilization device or to move by any means a vehicle towed or secured as herein provided may result in the prosecution of such person for any offense separate from and in addition to the parking violations; in addition, such person shall be liable for any loss suffered by the Village due to any such attempt.

§ 208-33 Release of vehicle to owner; suspension of restrictions; administrative surcharge.

A. Any vehicle removed, immobilized or stored as herein provided shall be promptly released to its owner upon the payment of outstanding parking fines, the satisfaction of outstanding traffic warrants and the payment of administrative costs authorized herein.

B. While a vehicle is immobilized as herein provided, parking restrictions to which such vehicle may be subject shall be suspended during such immobilization period.

C. An administrative surcharge of $20 is hereby imposed to offset the costs of maintenance, placement and removal of the immobilization device, said surcharge to be paid prior to the release of an immobilized vehicle set forth in Subsection A.