§ 26-16. Authority of police to move vehicle involved in accident that is left unattended, illegally parked or immobile; authority of authorized conservators to remove vehicles from public lots.

(a)

Whenever a motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer, involved in an accident is found upon the highways or streets within the city and is so located as to impede the orderly flow of traffic, the police may, remove such motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer from the highway or street to some point in the vicinity of such accident where such motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer will not impede the flow of traffic.

(b)

The police may remove for safe keeping any motor vehicle, trailer, semi-trailer, or parts thereof to a storage area if:

(1)

It is left unattended on a public highway or street or other public property and constitutes a safety hazard;

(2)

It is illegally parked;

(3)

It is immobilized on a public roadway by weather conditions or other emergency situations;

(4)

It is left unattended for more than ten (10) days either on public property or on private property without the permission of the property owner, lessee or occupant.

(c)

Removal of motor vehicles that are illegally parked or left unattended for more than ten (10) days on a public parking lot may be carried out by a conservator of the peace who is authorized by the City of Newport News to initiate such removal.

(Ord. No. 2261, § 2; Code 1961, § 23-269; Ord. No. 4015-90; Ord. No. 4026-90; Ord. No. 6639-09, § 1)

State Law reference— Authority for above section, Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1212.

(Ord. No. 2261, § 2; Code 1961, § 23-269; Ord. No. 4015-90; Ord. No. 4026-90; Ord. No. 6639-09, § 1)

State law reference

Authority for above section, Code of Virginia, § 46.2-1212.