Town of Canton, CT
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2022-09-26
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The Code
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Part III: General Legislation
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Chapter 400 Vehicles and Traffic
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Article II Removal of Vehicles
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: General Administration
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 15 Citations
- Ch 26 Elections
- Ch 32 Ethics
- Ch 40 Finance and Taxation
- Ch 46 Funds
- Ch 82 Library
- Ch 110 Officers and Employees
- Ch 117 Pensions
- Ch 120 Property, Lost and Unclaimed
- Ch 130 Regional Agencies
- Part II: Municipal Agencies
- Ch 145 Planning and Zoning Commission
- Ch 146 (Reserved)
- Ch 147 Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 148 Water Pollution Control Authority
- Ch 149 Conservation Commission
- Ch 150 Park and Recreation Commission
- Ch 151 Pension Committee
- Ch 152 Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency
- Ch 153 Housing Authority
- Ch 154 Commission on the Aging
- Ch 155 Economic Development Agency
- Ch 156 Permanent Municipal Building Committee
- Ch 157 Youth Services Bureau
- Ch 158 (Reserved)
- Ch 159 (Reserved)
- Ch 160 Juvenile Review Board
- Ch 161 Energy Committee
- Part III: General Legislation
- Ch 175 Alarm Systems
- Ch 179 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 185 Animals
- Ch 194 Bazaars and Raffles
- Ch 200 Bingo
- Ch 208 Building Construction
- Ch 225 Cigarettes and Tobacco Products
- Ch 245 Farming
- Ch 248 Fees and Fines
- Ch 254 Firearms
- Ch 268 Historic Districts
- Ch 300 Massage Parlors
- Ch 323 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 328 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 362 Signs
- Ch 369 Solid Waste
- Ch 372 Stormwater Management
- Ch 375 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 400 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 400 Art II Removal of Vehicles
- § 400-4 Authority of police; responsibility for costs; eligible garage owners.
- Ch 405 Vehicles, Discarded
- Part IV: Land Use Regulations
- Ch 455 Aquifer Protection
- Ch 460 Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
- Ch 465 Subdivision Regulations
- Ch 470 Zoning
- Ch 470APP Zoning Appendix
- Appendix
- Ch A500 Affordable Housing Plan
- Ch A505 Town of Canton Plan of Conservation and Development Strategic and Implementation Plans
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Adopted 7-29-1970 by Ord. No. 80]
The Chief of Police or any police officer attached
to the Police Department of the Town of Canton may remove or cause
to be removed from any highway located within the Town any vehicle
obstructing said highway which has been parked or abandoned on said
highway or which has apparently been involved in an accident and is
a menace to traffic and may take that vehicle into his custody and
may cause the same to be taken to be stored at a suitable place. There
shall be no liability attached to such officer or to the Town of Canton
for any damage to such motor vehicle while in his custody. All charges
necessarily incurred by such officer in the performance of such duty
shall be a lien upon such vehicle, and the owner thereof shall pay
such costs. The registered owner of the vehicle so parked shall be
presumed to be the operator thereof and prima facie guilty of having
parked unlawfully. Only such garage owners or other persons in the
business of car towing as have caused the Town of Canton to be named
as an additional assured on a public highway liability insurance contract
with coverage of at least $100,000 for one person, $300,000 per
accident, and $100,000 property damage shall be eligible to be
retained by the Chief of Police or police officer for the purpose
of said removal.
