Ordinances-1979-84

SECTION IV. RECLAMATION The owner of said motor vehicle that has been parked or placed upon real property without consent of the owner of the property or person in lawful possession of said property or the agents thereof of either and has been removed pursuant to Section III of this Ordinance may reclaim said vehicle upon payment to the towing company of reasonable expenses for towing and storage of the vehicle and upon signing a release in favor of the City of Tiffin, Iowa, of any claim of damages resulting from said removal. SECTION V. OWNER RESPONSIBLE. Any vehicles parked upon private property in violation of Section II of this Ordinance and when the identity of the operator cannot be determined, the owner; person or corporation in whose name such vehicle is registered shall be held prima facia responsible for such violation. SECTION VI. PENALTY. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced to a fine not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). SECTION VII. TOWING LICENSE. Any person or company wishing to act as a towing firm shall first be licensed by the City of Tiffin, Iowa. Final approval of said licensing shall be in the discretion of the City Council of the City of Tiffin, Iowa. The license fee shall be Twenty Five Dollars ($25.00) per year. SECTION VIII. EFFECT. This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval, and publication as provided by law. SECTION IX. SEVERABILITY. If any section, provision or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not