Source: https://www.ecode360.com/29163207
Timestamp: 2019-02-16 00:54:31
Document Index: 704289214

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 15', '§ 6109', '§ 6109', '§ 15', '§ 7301', '§ 7311', '§ 7311', '§ 7301']

Township of Lower Southampton, PA Removal and Impoundment of Illegally Parked Vehicles
§ 15-509 Violations and penalties.
This part is enacted under authority of § 6109(a)(22) of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6109(a)(22), and gives authority to the Township to remove and impound those vehicles which are parked in a tow-away zone and in violation of parking regulations of this chapter. Vehicles which have been abandoned (as defined by the Vehicle Code) or which are parked in such a manner as to interfere with traffic or pose a hazard to others may be towed under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.
The Township shall have authority to remove and impound, or to order the removal and impounding, of any vehicle parked overtime or otherwise illegally, provided that the circumstances of its parking were within the conditions stated in § 15-501, and provided no such vehicle shall be removed or impounded except in strict adherence to the provisions of this part or the provisions of the Vehicle Code.
The following designated streets and/or parking lots are hereby established as tow-away zones. Signs shall be posted to place the public on notice that their vehicles may be towed for violation of Township parking regulations:
Between Bustleton Pike and Windswept Drive
Removal and impounding of vehicles under this part shall be done only by approved storage garages that shall be designated from time to time by the Township. Every such garage shall submit evidence to the Township that it is bonded or has acquired liability insurance in an amount satisfactory to the Township as sufficient to indemnify owners of impounded vehicles against loss or damage to those vehicles while in the custody of the garage keeper for the purpose of towing or storage. The approved storage garage shall submit to the Township its schedule of charges for towing and storage of vehicles under this part and, when the schedule is approved by the Township, those charges shall be adhered to by the approved storage garage; no different schedule of charges shall be demanded of or collected from any person whose vehicle is removed or impounded under this part by any approved storage garage. The Township shall delete from its list of approved storage garages any garage that makes any unapproved charge in connection with any vehicle removed or impounded under this part.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of $50 together with all costs of disposing of the vehicle under the provisions of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7301 et seq.
If after a period of 15 days the vehicle in storage remains unclaimed, a report shall be filed with PennDOT in accordance with § 7311 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7311, by the person having legal custody of the vehicle. If the vehicle has not been claimed after 30 days, the vehicle may be transferred to a licensed salvor, who will then be responsible for filing the proper reports and disposing of the vehicle in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 73 of the Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7301 et seq.