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AN ORDINANCE TO A3;~ZND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIR- <br />GINIA, 1951, BY ADDING THERETO SECTION'S 2-7t.2 THR01~GH 2-71.8, <br />INCLUSIVE, RELATING TO THE REMOVAL, IMPOUNDING, ETC., OF MOTOR <br />VEHICLES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIBING PROCEDURES <br /> <br /> Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia~ that <br />the Code of the City of Portsmouth~ Virginia, 1951, be amended by adding there- <br />to Sections 2-71.2 through 2-?1.8, inctusive~ ~o read as follows: <br /> <br />Section 2-71.2o Removal, impounding, etco, of motor vehicles, under certain <br /> conditions. <br /> <br /> The Chief of Police or any police officer appointed by him is hereby <br />authorized and directed to remove, or cause to be removed, under any of the follow- <br />lng circumstances, any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer from any street or <br />public ground to the city pound, to be designated by the City Manager, and to be <br />there held as hereinafter provided: <br /> <br />(a) When any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is <br />found on the streets or public grounds of the city un- <br />attended by the owner or operator, and such vehicle. <br />trailer or semitrailer constitutes ~ hazard to traffic. <br /> <br />(b) When any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is <br />parked in such manner as Eo be in violation of law. <br /> <br />(c) %~hen any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer is <br />left unattended for more than ten days upon any privately <br />owned property other than the property of the owner of such <br />motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, or is abandoned upon <br />such privately owned property without the permission of the <br />owner, lessee or occupant thereof. No such vehicle shall <br />be removed frem p~ivately owned premises without the written <br />request of the owner, lessee or occupant thereof. Any per- <br />son at whose request such motor vehicle, trailer or semi- <br />trailer ~s removed from privately owned property shall indemnify <br />the City against any loss or expense incurred by reason of re- <br />moval, storing or sale. <br /> <br />Section 2-71.3. Officer's report of removal; notice to owner of record as <br /> ~o impounding. <br /> <br />trailer or semitrailer under section 2-71.2 of this Code shall immediately make <br />a written report thereof to the Chief of Police setting forth the date, time <br /> <br />vehicle removed. <br /> <br /> As promptly as possible after the removal of any such motor vehicle, <br />trailer or semitrailer, unless the same has been sooner released, the Chief of <br /> <br /> <br />