Austin |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 12. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. |
Chapter 12-5. STOPPING, STANDING, AND PARKING. |
Article 4. IMPOUNDMENT OR IMMOBILIZATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE FOR UNPAID PARKING CITATIONS. |
§ 12-5-81. CONDITIONS AUTHORIZING IMMOBILIZATION OR IMPOUNDMENT.
(A)
The procedures in this article apply to parking violations adjudicated in accordance with Article 3 ( Administrative Adjudication of Parking Violations ).
(B)
A motor vehicle may be immobilized if the owner or operator of the vehicle has accumulated three or more unpaid parking violation fines.
(C)
A motor vehicle may be impounded immediately if the owner or operator of the vehicle has accumulated three or more unpaid parking violation fines within a calendar year.
(D)
A hearing officer shall determine if a vehicle is subject to impoundment or immobilization under this chapter.
(E)
If a hearing officer determines that a vehicleis subject to impoundment or immobilization, the hearing officer shall send a written notice of the opportunity for a hearing before a written order to impound or immobilize the vehicle is issued.
Source: Ord. 20090924-044.