Chapter 10.40
IMPOUNDMENT AND PENALTIES
Sections:
10.40.010 Impoundment of vehicles.
10.40.010 Impoundment of vehicles.
A. Whenever a vehicle is placed in a manner or location that constitutes an obstruction to traffic or a hazard to public safety, a police officer shall order the owner or operator of the vehicle to remove it. If the vehicle is unattended, the officer may cause the vehicle to be towed and stored at the owner’s expense. The owner shall be liable for the costs of towing and storing, notwithstanding that the vehicle was parked by another or that the vehicle was initially parked in a safe manner but subsequently became an obstruction or hazard.
B. The disposition of a vehicle towed and stored under authority of this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 8.10 CMC, Article II, Abandoned Vehicles.
C. The impoundment of a vehicle will not preclude the issuance of a citation for violation of a provision of this title.
D. Stolen vehicles may be towed from public or private property and stored at the expense of the vehicle owner. [Ord. 262 § 42, 1981].
10.40.020 Penalties.
A. Violation of CMC 10.10.020 through 10.10.070 is punishable by fine not to exceed $100.00.
B. Violation of CMC 10.15.010 through 10.30.060 is punishable by fine not to exceed $50.00.
C. Violation of a provision identical to a state statute is punishable by fine not to exceed the penalty prescribed by the state statute. [Ord. 262 § 43, 1981].