Friday, May 23, 2014
Regulations And Fees Established For City Impound Lot
Leaders with the City of Lawrenceburg have voted to establish regulations and fees associated with vehicles housed at the City’s impound lot.
The ordinance approved Thursday provides that:
- Members of the police department are hereby authorized, when reasonably necessary for the security of the vehicle or to prevent obstruction of traffic, to remove from the streets and impound any vehicle whose operator is arrested or an unattended vehicle which is parked, so as to constitute an obstruction or hazard to normal traffic. Police may also tow and impound vehicles pursuant to all relevant portions of Tennessee Code Annotated allowing for seizure of vehicles.
- Any impounded vehicle shall be stored until the owner or other person entitled thereto claims it, gives satisfactory evidence of ownership or right to possession, and pays all applicable fees and costs, or until it is otherwise lawfully disposed of.
- The fee for impounding a vehicle shall be equal to the fee charged. The storage cost of the impounded vehicle shall be $40 a day for each motor vehicle stored in the impoundment lot. Any part of a day shall count as a whole day.
The ordinance gained unanimous approval on first reading. Second reading is expected to be held during the council’s June 5 meeting.
