A.
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway
or public parking lot within this City during a snowstorm, flood,
fire or other public emergency which affects that portion of the public
highway or public parking lot upon which said vehicle is parked or
abandoned, said vehicle may be removed under the direction of the
Chief of Police of the City of Port Jervis.
B.
When any vehicle is found unattended on any highway
or public parking lot within the City where said vehicle constitutes
an obstruction to traffic, said vehicle may be removed under the direction
of the Chief of Police.
C.
When any vehicle is parked or abandoned on any highway
or public parking lot within this City where stopping, standing or
parking is prohibited, said vehicle may be removed under the direction
of the Chief of Police.
[Amended 7-27-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992]
After removal of any vehicle as provided in
this article, the Chief of Police may cause such vehicle to be stored
in a suitable place at the expense of the owner. Such owner or person
in charge of the vehicle may redeem the same upon payment to the person
with whom stored, of the amount of all expenses actually and necessarily
incurred in effecting such removal, such charges not to exceed $45
for removal and $30 per day or fraction thereof for storage.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police
to ascertain to the extent possible the owner of the vehicle or the
person having 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 same.
[Added 11-24-2003 by L.L. No. 7-2003]
Section 1224(3)(c) of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law of the State of New York regulating abandoned vehicles now provides
that ownership of abandoned vehicles, if unclaimed, shall vest in
the local authority or municipality 10 days after the date that notice
is given to the last owner of such vehicle by the local authority.
The purpose of this section is to change the requirements as set forth
in § 1224(3)(c) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State
of New York to provide that ownership of said abandoned vehicles,
if unclaimed, shall vest in the tow operator, salvage operator, dismantler
or junkyard owner in possession of the vehicle at the time of the
notice. Further, the tow operator, salvage operator, dismantler or
junkyard owner shall have the responsibility to give the notice, acquire
ownership and make disposal of the abandoned vehicle as required in
Subdivision 3 and all other pertinent paragraphs of § 1224
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
