Any vehicle parked or abandoned on any highway
in the town during a snow storm, flood, fire or other public emergency
or found unattended where it constitutes an obstruction to traffic,
or any vehicle parked or abandoned on any highway in the town where
stopping, standing or parking is prohibited by this chapter, or otherwise,
may be removed by or under the direction of the Town Board or any
officer or employee of the town.
After removal of any vehicle as provided in § 127-28 herein, such vehicle shall be stored in a suitable place at the expense of the owner. Such owner, or the person in charge of the vehicle, may redeem the same upon payment to the Town Clerk of the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily incurred in effecting such removal, such removal charges not to exceed $50, together with any charges for storage, such storage charges not to exceed $10 per day or a fraction thereof, the date of removal and the date of release or delivery being each regarded as a separate day. Such parking or abandonment shall also constitute a traffic infraction.
It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk, upon
notification of a vehicle removal, to ascertain the name of the owner
of such vehicle or person having the same in charge and to notify
him of the removal and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount
which will be required to redeem the vehicle.
