Source: http://www.ecode360.com/16169649
Timestamp: 2017-08-17 06:07:55
Document Index: 473333902

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 340', '§ 10', '§ 340', '§ 340']

Village of Randolph, WI Vehicles, Abandoned
§ 340-1 Prohibited acts; definitions; presumptions; exceptions.
§ 340-2 Removal and impoundment.
§ 340-3 Authority to remove; storage and reclaimer; notice requirements.
§ 340-4 Sale of unclaimed vehicles.
§ 340-5 Report of sale or disposal; duties of purchaser.
§ 340-6 Owner responsibilities.
§ 340-7 Conflicting provisions.
Chapter 340: Vehicles, Abandoned
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Randolph 10-7-1998 by Ord. No. 351 as §§ 10-5-1 to 10-5-7 of the 1998 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Abandonment of vehicles prohibited. No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home on any public street or highway or private or public property in the Village of Randolph for such time and under such circumstances as to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to have been abandoned. Whenever any such vehicle has been left unattended on any street or highway in the Village of Randolph or upon private or public property without the permission of the property owner or other person charged with the lawful jurisdiction thereof for more than 48 hours, the vehicle shall be deemed abandoned and constitutes a public nuisance.[1]
Presumptions. For purposes of this chapter, the following irrebuttable presumptions shall apply:[2]
Any vehicle left unattended for more than 48 hours on any public street or public ground or left unattended for more than 48 hours on private property without the consent of the property owner is deemed abandoned and constitutes a nuisance, provided that the vehicle shall not be deemed abandoned under this subsection if left unattended on private property outside of public view and enclosed within a building or if designated as not abandoned by the Chief of Police or designee.
Exceptions. This section shall not apply to a vehicle in an enclosed building or a vehicle stored on a premises licensed for storage of junk or junked vehicles and fully in compliance with Chapter 375, Zoning, of this Code or to a vehicle parked in a paid parking lot or space where the required fee has been paid.
Any vehicle in violation of this chapter shall be removed and impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of under the provisions of § 340-3.
Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to the removal, storage, notice, reclaimer or disposal of abandoned vehicles as defined in § 340-1.
Any police officer who discovers any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home on any public street or highway or private or public property in the Village of Randolph which has been abandoned shall cause the vehicle to be removed to a suitable place of impoundment.
That the vehicle has been deemed abandoned and impounded by the Village of Randolph;
That if the vehicle is not wanted for evidence or other reason, the vehicle may be reclaimed upon the payment of all accrued charges, including towing, storage and notice charges, within 14 days of the date of notice, unless the vehicle has been determined to have a value less than $100, or that the cost of towing and storage charges for impoundment will exceed the value of the vehicle, in which case the vehicle may be reclaimed within seven days upon the payment of the aforesaid charges; and
Within five days after the direct sale or disposal of a vehicle as provided for herein, the Chief of Police or his/her designee shall advise the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, of such sale or disposal on a form supplied by said Division. A copy of the form shall be given to the purchaser of the vehicle enabling the purchaser to obtain a regular certificate of title for the vehicle. The purchaser shall have 10 days to remove the vehicle from the storage area but shall pay a reasonable storage fee established by the Village for each day the vehicle remains in storage after the second business day subsequent to the sale date. Ten days after the sale, the purchaser shall forfeit all interest in the vehicle, and the vehicle shall be deemed to be abandoned and may be sold again. Any listing of vehicles to be sold by the Village shall be made available to any interested person or organization which makes a written request for such list to the Police Department. The Police Department may charge a reasonable fee for the list.