§ 19-379. Fees, release.

Except as provided in section 19-380, the claimant of a vehicle may not secure the release of the vehicle until an appearance has been made on all unresolved parking citations relating to the vehicle which were issued while the vehicle was owned by the person who owned the vehicle at the time it is booted or towed hereunder, and the claimant has paid the following fees, as applicable:

(1)

An administrative fee, if the vehicle has been booted or towed, or both, of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to defray the city's administrative costs in placing the vehicle on the delinquent vehicle list and related expenses under this article.

(2)

Any towing expenses.

(3)

Any storage expenses incurred.

Towed vehicles that are not redeemed within thirty (30) days shall be subject to disposition in the same manner provided by Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. art. 4477—9, for sale of abandoned motor vehicles by police auction after notice to the owner and lienholders. No person shall be permitted to claim a vehicle without proof of identity. If the person claiming the vehicle is not the owner or a family member residing at the same address as the owner, based upon the most current vehicle registration data available to the city, then proof shall also be required that the claimant is the owner or is redeeming the vehicle with the consent of the owner.

(Ord. No. 89-48, § 3, 3-20-88)