§ 24-121. Notice of impoundment to be sent to owner.  


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  • Whenever an officer removes a vehicle from a street, alley or roadway as authorized in this article and the officer knows or is able to ascertain from the registration records in the vehicle the name and address of the owner thereof, the police department shall give or cause to be given as soon as possible written notice to such owner of the fact of such removal and the reasons therefor and of the place to which such vehicle has been removed. The notice shall be mailed to the owner at the address given in the motor vehicle division registration records, or, if known by the officer, to the last known address. In the event any such vehicle is stored in a public garage, a copy of such notice shall be given to the proprietor of such garage.

(Ord. No. 1392, § 2, 11-26-85)