Source: https://www.ecode360.com/8351132
Timestamp: 2018-06-23 14:18:41
Document Index: 564720070

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 301', '§ 301', '§ 301', '§ 301', '§ 301', '§ 301', '§ 301', '§ 10', '§ 301', '§ 301']

Village of Orfordville, WI Vehicles, Abandoned
§ 301-1 Abandonment prohibited; definitions; presumptions; exceptions.
§ 301-2 Impoundment of vehicles.
§ 301-3 Removal and storage of vehicles.
§ 301-4 Disposal of abandoned vehicles.
§ 301-5 Report of sale or disposal.
§ 301-6 Owner responsible for costs.
§ 301-7 Conflicts.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Orfordville 3-31-1992 as §§ 10-5-1 to 10-5-7 of the 1992 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 304.
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 Orfordville 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 Orfordville 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.
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.
Any vehicle in violation of this chapter shall be removed and impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of under the provisions of § 301-3.
Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to the removal, storage, notice, reclaimer or disposal of abandoned vehicles as defined in § 301-1.
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 Orfordville which has been abandoned shall cause the vehicle to be removed to a suitable place of impoundment.
Storage and reclaimer. Any abandoned vehicle which is determined by the Chief of Police or his designee to be abandoned shall be retained in storage for a period of 14 days after certified mail notice, as hereinafter provided, has been sent to the Wisconsin titled owner and/or secured party of record with the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles, except that if the Chief of Police or his designee determines an abandoned vehicle to have a value of less than $100, or that the cost of towing and storage charges for impoundment will exceed the value of the vehicle, it may be junked or sold by direct sale to a licensed salvage dealer after having been retained in storage for a period of 10 days and after certified mail notice, as hereinafter provided, has been sent to the Wisconsin titled owner or secured party of record with the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles, provided that it is first determined that the vehicle is not reported stolen or wanted for evidence or other reason. All substantially complete vehicles in excess of 19 model years of age shall be deemed as a having value in excess of $100. Any such vehicle which may be lawfully reclaimed may be released upon the payment of all accrued charges, including towing, storage and notice charges, and upon presentation of the vehicle title or other satisfactory evidence to the Chief of Police or his designee to prove an ownership or secured party interest in said vehicle.[1]
That the vehicle has been deemed abandoned and impounded by the Village of Orfordville;
If the towing and storage costs will exceed the determined value of the vehicle;
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 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 10 days upon the payment of the aforesaid charges; and[2]