§ 26-185. Charges and fees for towing and storage.

(a)

Any person or owner of a vehicle found guilty of any violation under this chapter by mayor's court shall, upon conviction thereof, be assessed a towing fee and after the first 24 hours, a storage fee for each day the vehicle involved was impounded, together with such fine as may be imposed by the court in accordance with law. The amounts of the towing fee and the storage fee shall be as established by the city council from time to time.

(b)

The cost of towing and removing any motor vehicle from private property shall be borne by the owner of the vehicle and shall be assessed as a fine upon conviction; if the owner of the motor vehicle is acquitted or if the actual costs of towing and removing exceed the maximum fine that can be imposed by law, of if the owner of the vehicle is not ascertained, the owner of the property from which the vehicle was removed shall be responsible for all towing and removal costs not paid by the vehicle owner or realized from the sale of the vehicle.

(Code 1976, § 17:185; Ord. No. 1179, 1-8-2001)