§ 46-191. Required actions of owner to regain possession.

(a)

No such vehicle shall be released unless the owner or his agent has established his identity and right to possession and has signed a proper receipt therefor. Before the owner or person in charge of any vehicle taken into custody or immobilized shall be allowed to repossess or to secure the release of said vehicle, he or his agent shall pay or provide to the parking authority or Police Department of the City of Danbury, as the case may be, the following:

(1)

The cost of removal or immobilization;

(2)

The cost of towing and storage, if any, for each day or portion of a day, that such vehicle is so stored;

(3)

All sums legally due for any City parking violations issued and outstanding against such vehicle; or

(4)

In lieu of the sum in subsection (a)(3) of this section, a cash bond or a bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state in an amount sufficient to cover the foregoing charges.

(b)

Any person who furnishes a bond pursuant to subsection (a)(4) of this section shall be deemed to have denied liability for some or all of the alleged parking violations and shall be deemed to have demanded a hearing pursuant to section 46-117. A hearing shall be scheduled and notice given to the person in accordance with section 46-117(3). If, after hearing, the Hearing Officer determines that the person in question is not liable for any of the alleged violations, the bond shall be released forthwith. If the Hearing Officer determines that the person in question is liable for any of the alleged violations, he shall enter and assess the fines, penalties, costs and fees against such person and the bond posted by that person shall be applied to the payment of same. Any portion of the bond not so applied shall be released forthwith.

(c)

The towing and storage charges provided for herein shall be a lien upon such removed or immobilized vehicle and the payment thereof shall not release or relieve the owner or his agent from prosecution for any violation of law which may have been involved from the circumstances which resulted in the removal or impounding of such vehicle.

(d)

When any removed or impounded vehicle is returned to its owner or any person on behalf of the owner, such person or owner shall sign a receipt for the vehicle.

(Code 1961, § 19-67; Ord. No. 351, 8-4-1987)