ARTICLE III. STOPPING, STANDING
AND PARKING
Sec. 15-50.
Leaving vehicles on private property without the owner's consent; removal and disposition.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any
person to leave any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or part of a motor vehicle,
trailer, semitrailer on the private property of any other person without his consent.
(b) On complaint of the owner of
the property on which such motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or part thereof has been
left for more than seventy-two (72) hours, such motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or
part thereof may be removed by or under the direction of the sheriff to a storage area.
(c) The owners of private property
which is normally left open to the public for parking shall be required to post or cause
to be posted signs warning that vehicles left on the property for more than seventy-two
(72) hours will be towed or removed at their owner's expense.
(d) The person at whose request the
motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or part thereof is so removed shall indemnify the
county against any loss or expense incurred by reason of removal, storage or sale thereof.
(e) In the case of the removal of a
motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or part thereof from private property pursuant to this
section, the provisions of section 15-46 of this article shall apply to the disposal of
such motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer of part thereof. The department of motor vehicles
shall be notified of such disposition.
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