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Ordinance to Amend Subsections 10.21(3)-(5) and to Create Subsections 10.21(6)-(10) of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relating to Unregistered Motor Vehicles Prohibited on Streets.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsections 10.21(3)-(5) of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis are hereby amended to read as follows:
10.21 UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES PROHIBITED ON STREETS.
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(3) Towing. Any police officer or parking enforcement operator who discovers any unregistered motor vehicle located in violation of this section may cause the motor vehicle to be removed to a suitable place of impoundment. Upon causing the removal of the motor vehicle by a towing service, the officer or parking enforcer shall, within 24 hours of ordering the removal, notify the towing service of the name and last-known address of the registered owner and all lienholders of record on the vehicle. Within 24 hours, the officer or parking enforcer shall also send a notice to the most recent registered owner's last known address, by first-class mail, informing the owner of the location of the vehicle, the procedure for reclaiming the vehicle, and the availability of a hearing in front of the Police Chief or Chief's designee.
(4) Costs. The owner of any unregistered motor vehicle is responsible for all costs of impounding, storage, and disposing of the motor vehicle. Costs not recovered from the sale of the vehicle may be recovered in a civil action by the City against the owner.
(5) Release of vehicle. The owner of an unregistered vehicle that is impounded under this subsection may secure release of the motor vehicle by paying any forfeiture imposed for violation of this ordinance, paying the reasonable costs of impounding and storing the motor vehicle, and by providing satisfactory evidence of one of the following:
(a) That the motor vehicle is currently registered in this st...
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