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A. If a vehicle is in violation of the provisions of 13 AAC 02.340 through 02.372, or is left on a roadway or under circumstances which obstruct the normal movement of traffic, a police officer or other designated borough employee may move the vehicle, or require the driver or other person in charge of the vehicle to immediately move the vehicle to a position off the roadway or to a safe place on the roadway.

B. A police officer or other designated borough employee may cause to be impounded and immediately removed to a place of storage a vehicle which:

1. Is found in the borough and which has been previously reported stolen or taken without the owner’s consent;

2. Is found or operated on a public road, highway, area or facility without license plates or other evidence of registration or which evidence is false with respect to that vehicle;

3. Is found or presumed to be an abandoned vehicle as defined in HBC 10.04.030; or

4. Is found to be parked or abandoned in violation of city or state law upon a public roadway or parking area and removal is deemed necessary for safety or maintenance purposes, including snow plowing.

C. When a police officer arrests and detains the driver of a motor vehicle the officer shall impound and remove the vehicle to a place of storage; however, the officer shall inform the driver that he or she may elect to have another immediately available person, who is legally licensed to drive a motor vehicle, drive or otherwise remove the vehicle as the driver directs. The driver may designate the nearest available garage or tow car operator of his or her choosing to remove the vehicle. If the driver does not so indicate, the officer shall make the arrangements necessary to remove the vehicle to the place and in the manner utilized for other impounded vehicles pursuant to this chapter.

D. When a vehicle is impounded and removed from a road, highway or elsewhere at the discretion of a police officer, the vehicle shall be removed to a place of storage. The owner or driver may claim the vehicle by securing a written release for it from the police officer or agency ordering its removal. A vehicle legally removed or impounded may not be released or used by the owner until the officer or the department authorizes its release. The expense for the removal and storage must be paid by the owner or driver of the vehicle. (Ord. 18-06-497 § 4)