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1991-41 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 22 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1988, BY AMENDING SECTION 22-805(a), THEREOF, PERTAINING TO REDEMPTION OF VEHICLE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That Section 22-805(a) of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1988, be amended to read as follows: Section 22-805. Redemption of vehicle. (a) No vehicle impounded under the provisions of this article shall be released or removed from the city pound, except upon payment by the owner thereof, or his duly authorized representative, to the chief of police, who shall issue a receipt therefor, of a towing charge of forty dollars ($40.00) (in instances where additional equipment such as dollies is required to execute the tow, an additional charge of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be added to the towipg charge), plus a storage charge, if the vehicle has been impounded for a period of more than twenty-four (24) hours, of six dollars ($6.00) per day or fraction thereof, plus the cost of publication of any notice required by this article, plus the cost of investigation as to ownership and liens required by this article. The city manager may release any such vehicle from the city pound without the payment of such charges and costs, or any part thereof, whenever he deems it proper to do so. The owner, or his duly authorized representative, upon delivery of the vehicle, to him, shall sign a receipt for the same. The payment of the costs herein set forth, or the release of any impounded vehicle without the payment of any or all of such costs, shall not operate to relieve the offender from liability for any fine or penalty for the violation of any law or ordinance on account of which the vehicle was impounded. 2. This ordinance shall take effect on July 1, 1991. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held May 14, 1991. Teste: City Clerk