Section 158-41 ASSESSMENT OF COSTS AGAINST OWNER OF VEHICLE TOWED OR STORED BY POLICE DEPARTMENT OR AT DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST.

158-41 ASSESSMENT OF COSTS AGAINST OWNER OF VEHICLE TOWED OR STORED BY POLICE DEPARTMENT OR AT DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST

1. Towing: Under this Chapter, a towing charge shall not exceed seventy-five ($75.00) for light vehicles weighing up to eight thousand eight hundred (8,800) pounds gross vehicle weight. The towing charge shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) for towing any mid-size vehicle having a gross vehicle weight greater than eight thousand eight hundred (8,800) pounds and not more than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds gross vehicle weight; and the towing charge shall not exceed one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) for towing any vehicle having a gross vehicle weight above twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.

(Ord. No. 6-05 Amended 6-13-05-Effective Upon Passage)

2. Storage: There shall be no storage charge if the vehicle is reclaimed within the first twenty-four (24) hour period after a tow. Storage charges shall be assessed at a rate not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per storage day for trucks having a gross vehicle weight above twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds and a rate not to exceed twenty-six dollars ($26.00) per storage day for all other vehicles. For purposes of this subsection, each twenty-four (24) hour period shall constitute one (1) storage day.

(Ord. No. 6-05 Amended 6-13-05-Effective Upon Passage)

3. Other costs: Charges for recovery (winching, uprighting, etc.), clean-up of an accident site, and notifications required by state law may be recovered. Such charges shall not exceed the reasonable costs incurred by the Town or the operator of the approved towing company.

4. Pre-tow release: If the owner or custodian of any vehicle unlawfully parked returns after a tow truck has arrived and is engaged in hooking up or has attached the vehicle to tow the vehicle, or is attached to the subject vehicle, he may reclaim the vehicle upon payment of a service fee not to exceed thirty-five dollars ($35.00), plus payment of the administrative charge imposed by subsection (3) above. No fee in excess of thirty-five dollars ($35.00), plus the administrative charge, shall be charged if the vehicle has not been moved from the lot or block where it was unlawfully parked. Payment of the fee provided by this subsection shall not relieve any vehicle owner from paying the fine imposed for having unlawfully parked said vehicle.

(Ord. No. 6-05 Amended 6-13-05-Effective Upon Passage)

5. The Police Department shall make a reasonable effort to notify and advise any vehicle owner of the costs provided for in this section when such person’s vehicle has been towed at the request of the Police Department.

(Ord. No. 3-2000 Amended Entire Section 1-24-00-Effective Upon Passage)