4-7-6-4: REMOVAL OF ABANDONED VEHICLES BY AUTHORIZED OFFICER:

   A.   Any City law enforcement officer within the City where a vehicle is located, who has reasonable grounds to believe that the vehicle has been abandoned, may remove the vehicle from a highway, street, alley, roadway or right-of-way thereof, or from public or private property to a garage or place of safety.

   B.   Upon discovery of an abandoned vehicle which is not within the class of vehicles defined under "emergency circumstances" in section 4-7-6-3 of this chapter, a city law enforcement officer shall attach on the vehicle, in plain view, a notice that this vehicle will be towed away at the expiration of forty eight (48) hours as an abandoned vehicle. The notice shall contain the name of the city law enforcement officer who prepared the notice; the name of the city of Eagle; the time and date of attaching the notice; the time and date after the vehicle will be removed; and the telephone number and address at the city where further information can be obtained. A reasonable attempt shall be made to notify, by telephone, the owner of any vehicle which has current license plates and registration as shown on the records of the Idaho transportation department, prior to the expiration of the forty eight (48) hours' notice period, of the location of the vehicle and the time and date of intent to remove the vehicle. The inability of a city law enforcement officer to notify the owner shall not preclude the removal of the vehicle at the expiration of the forty eight (48) hour period.

   C.   Any vehicle which does not have current or any license plates attached may be immediately removed to a safe place of storage. (Ord. 247, 7-19-1994)