Legal Documents of Pittman Center

Members of the police department are hereby authorized, when reasonably necessary, to prevent obstruction of traffic, to remove from the streets and impound any vehicle whose operator is arrested, or any vehicle which is illegally parked, abandoned, or otherwise parked so as to constitute an obstruction of traffic. Any vehicle left parked on any street for more than seventy-two (72) consecutive hours without permission from the chief of police shall be presumed to be abandoned if the owner cannot be located after a reasonable investigation. The cost of any towing or impoundment shall be that of the vehicle's owner. (2000 Code, § 15-301)