[HISTORY: Adopted Floral Park Village Board: Article I, 9-12-1989
by L.L. No. 8-1989. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 96.
[Adopted 9-12-1989 by L.L No. 8-1989]
The Police Department of the Incorporated Village of Floral Park is
hereby authorized to remove or cause to be removed any vehicle parked on a
public highway, in a municipal parking field or on other property owned, leased
or under the control of the village where a report has been made that three
or more delinquent parking tickets have been issued to such vehicle or to
an individual, corporation or governmental entity in whose name such a vehicle
is registered for violation of any village parking ordinance or violation
of any rule, regulation or designation of the Board of Trustees with regard
to parking.
[Amended 9-18-1990 by L.L. No. 9-1990]
Any such vehicle so removed shall be impounded and stored in a place
designated by the Commissioner of Police and shall be held until it is redeemed
or disposed of pursuant to § 1224 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
of the State of New York.
[Amended 9-18-1990 by L.L. No. 9-1990]
All sums due for delinquent parking tickets and all fees for towing,
impounding and storage shall be a lien on any vehicle so impounded.
[Amended 9-18-1990 by L.L. No. 9-1990]
Any vehicle not claimed by its registered owner, or someone authorized
in writing to act on his behalf, within 10 days of the impounding of such
vehicle shall be deemed to be an abandoned vehicle and disposed of pursuant
to § 1224 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.
[Added 6-16-1992 by L.L No. 3-1992]
A.
The village may convert to its own use those abandoned
vehicles not affected by § 1224, Subdivision 2 of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law of the State of New York, or may, by sale or gift, transfer title
to any of such vehicles to any other municipal corporation for use by its
law enforcement agency; provided, however, that the total number of vehicles
converted and/or transferred in any calendar year may not exceed 1% of the
village's unclaimed abandoned vehicles not affected by § 1224,
Subdivision 2 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York or two
such vehicles, whichever is greater.
B.
Any proceeds from the sale of an abandoned vehicle, less
expenses incurred by the village, shall be held by the village, without interest,
for the benefit of the owner of such vehicle for a period of one year. If
not claimed within such one-year period, such proceeds shall be paid into
the general fund of the village.
