§ 10.12.020. Inoperable unattended vehicles.

Any motor vehicle that is inoperable and is left unattended on a public street or public property for more than forty-eight (48) consecutive hours, and is not displaying currently valid registration plates or is displaying registration plates of another vehicle, is disabled or inoperable, is dismantled or partially dismantled, is substantially damaged or in disrepair shall be deemed to be an abandoned vehicle and may be taken into custody by the Town of Emmitsburg after providing the owner with adequate notification such as posting prominent notification on the vehicle and if possible a certified letter to the last owner on record with the motor vehicle administration (if the owner can be located) with return receipt requested.

(Ord. No. 18-04, 6-4-18)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 18-04, adopted June 4, 2018, repealed the former § 10.12.020, and enacted a new § 10.12.020 as set out herein. The former § 10.12.020 pertained to restraining of vehicles and derived from prior Code Art. VII § 32.