§ 74-26. Actions to regain possession.

(a)

A vehicle which has been towed or immobilized as provided in section 74-25 shall be released upon payment of the following to the police department:

(1)

The cost of towing, not to exceed department of motor vehicle (D.M.V.) regulations;

(2)

The cost of storage, which shall not exceed D.M.V. regulations, for each day or portion of a day that such vehicle is stored in excess of the first 24 hours; plus

(3)

All sums legally due for any town parking violations issued and outstanding against such vehicle.

(b)

In lieu of the above charges, a bond with a surety company licensed to do business in this state in an amount sufficient to cover the above charges.

(c)

Any person who, after having his vehicle towed or immobilized, shall remove such vehicle without complying with subsections 74-26(a) or (b) shall, in addition to the charges above, be liable for any damage done to the immobilization device or mechanism and be subject to a fine of not more than the amount of the fine as listed on Appendix D, Table of Ordinance Fines.

(Code 1972, § 50-6; Ord. of 5-18-1987; Amd. of 5-17-2010, § 11)

State law reference

Penalty for ordinance violations, G.S. § 7-148(c)(10)(A).