Ordinance 3440-15 - Laserfiche WebLink

9. Whenever a police officer or parking enforcement officer finds a vehicle parked in a public right-of-way or on other publicly owned or controlled property in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation and there are four or more parking infractions issued against the vehicle for each of which a person has failed to respond, failed to appear at a requested hearing, or failed to pay an adjudicated parking infraction for at least forty-five days from the date of the filing of the notice of infraction; 10. Whenever a police officer or parking enforcement officer determines that a person is operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license or, if required by Chapter 46.20 RCW, a specially endorsed driver's license, or with a license that has been expired for ninety days or more; 11. Whenever a police officer or parking enforcement officer determines that the vehicle has an expired registration of more than forty-five days and is parked on a public street; 12. Whenever a vehicle is illegally occupying a truck, commercial loading zone, restricted parking zone, bus, loading, hooded -meter, taxi, street construction or maintenance, or other similar zone where, by order of the director of transportation or chiefs of police or fire or their designees, parking is limited to designated classes of vehicles or is prohibited during certain hours, on designated days or at all times, if the zone has been established with signage for at least twenty-four hours and where the vehicle is interfering with the proper and intended use of the zone. Signage must give notice to the public that a vehicle will be removed if illegally parked in the zone. Vehicles subject to impoundment under these or other sections are declared to be public nuisances which may be summarily abated as provided in each instance and except where prohibited by law. Nothing in this section shall derogate from the powers of police officers under the common law. For the purposes of this section, a place of safety may include the business location of a registered tow truck operator as defined in RCW 46.55.010(B). Be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Officers authorized to remove certain vehicles. A. Impoundments. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is arrested for a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, the vehicle is subject to impoundment at the direction of a law enforcement officer. In addition, a police officer or parking enforcement officer may take custody of a vehicle and provide for its prompt removal to a place of safety under any of the following circumstances: Page 13 of 25