[Adopted 11-11-1963; amended in its entirety 7-6-1993 by Ord. No.
1993-11]
The Chief of Police or any regular police officer
of the municipality is hereby authorized to remove and impound or
to order the removal and impounding of any vehicles parked on any
of the streets, highways or public property of the municipality in
violation of any of the provisions of law or of any ordinance of the
municipality; provided, however, that no vehicles shall be removed
or impounded except in strict adherence to the provisions of this
Article. This Article shall not apply to vehicles the removal and
impounding of which shall be governed by 75 Pa. C.S.A. § 3352.
The following are hereby designated as approved
storage garages and as pounds for the storage of such impounded vehicles:
Every such approved storage garage and pound
shall post a bond in the amount of $5,000 to be filed with the Secretary
of the Municipality of Kingston for the indemnifying of the owner
or owners of any such impounded vehicle or vehicles against the loss
thereof or injury or damage thereto while said vehicle or vehicles
are in the custody of said garage and poundkeeper.
The following are hereby fixed and established
as the charges that shall be made for the towing and storage of any
vehicles removed and impounded under the authority of this article.
Within 12 hours from the time of removal of
any vehicle under authority granted by this article, notice of the
fact that such vehicle has been impounded shall be sent by the Chief
of Police of the Municipality of Kingston to the owner of record of
such vehicle. Such notice shall designate the place from which said
vehicle was removed, the reason for its removal and impounding and
the pound in which it shall have been impounded.
The Chief of Police shall keep a record of all
vehicles impounded and shall be able, at all reasonable times, to
furnish the owners or agents of the owners thereof with information
as to the place of storage of such vehicles.
The payment of towing and impounding charges
shall not operate to relieve the owner or operator of any vehicle
from liability for any fine or penalty for the violation of any law
or ordinance concerning which the said vehicle was removed and impounded.
No vehicle shall be removed under the authority
of this article if, at the time of the intended removal thereof, the
owner or person for the time being in charge of such vehicle is present
and expresses a willingness and intention to remove such vehicle immediately.
