ARTICLE II. - JUNKED, ABANDONED AND INOPERABLE VEHICLES

Footnotes:

--- (2) --- Cross reference— Abandoned vessels, § 14-196; depositing automobile bodies in landfills, § 66-79.

Sec. 38-26. - Definitions.#

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Dismantled, junked or abandoned vehicles means major parts thereof including bodies, engines, transmissions, rear ends, etc.

Premises means public or private property, town streets and public highways.

Public property means property owned by the town or state, property acquired by the town at tax sales and all streets and highways within the town whether or not they are public highways.

Vehicle legally or physically incapable of being operated means one which has not been duly registered according to law or which lacks the equipment in good operating condition as required by law to enable it to be registered.

(Code 1967, § 12-8)

Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.

Sec. 38-27. - Depositing, storing or keeping in open prohibited; exception.#

No person shall deposit, store, keep or permit to be deposited, stored or kept in the open upon public or private property a dismantled, unserviceable, junked or abandoned vehicle, or one legally or physically incapable of being operated, unless a license for a junkyard has theretofore been obtained pursuant to this Code.

(Code 1967, § 12-9)

Sec. 38-28. - Notice to remove.#

(a)

The owner of any vehicle described in section 38-27 shall remove the vehicle within seven days after being ordered to do so in writing by the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises where the vehicle shall be found. If the owner of any such vehicle is not known or cannot readily be ascertained, notice to remove may be given by attaching such notice to such vehicle. The police department, upon request therefor, shall assist in ascertaining the name and address of the owner of any such vehicle.

(b)

If the owner of any such vehicle is also the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises, notice to remove shall be given by the police department.

(c)

If the vehicle is on a town street or public highway, 48-hour notice to remove the vehicle shall be given by the police department; provided, however, that if the vehicle constitutes a present hazard or unduly obstructs traffic ingress to or egress from private or public property, the vehicle may be removed by the police department without any prior notice.

(d)

An unregistered vehicle on premises not owned or occupied by the owner of the vehicle may be deemed to be abandoned.

(Code 1967, § 12-10)

Sec. 38-29. - Removal required.#

Upon failure to remove any such vehicle within the time limit in section 38-28, the owner, lessee, occupant of the premises or the police department shall forthwith remove or cause the vehicle to be removed from the premises to a location to be provided for such purpose by the town.

(Code 1967, § 12-11)

Sec. 38-30. - Redemption by owner.#

The owner of any vehicle so removed may regain possession of such vehicle from the town by making application therefor within two months after its receipt by the town upon paying to the town all reasonable costs of removal, which shall be repaid to the person who paid or incurred such charges, plus an additional charge of $15.00 for storage charges of the vehicle while in possession of the town.

(Code 1967, § 12-12)

Secs. 38-31—38-55. - Reserved.#