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-5- Sec. 33-12. Prompt release of impounded vehicles. All commercial towing or wrecker services performing services under the provisions of this chapter shall release impounded vehicles immediately upon receipt of a release form signed by a San Marcos Police Department Officer. Vehicles released other than during normal bus iness hours ( 8 : 00 a . m. - 5: 00 p.m. Monday - Friday) may be subject to an additional charge of twenty dollars ($20.00). Released vehicles shall be delivered to their owners or operators at or near the entrance to the wrecker yard. San Marcos Police Department officers may inspect cars at any time at no charge. Failure to comply with this section will result in the removal by the chief of police of the towing and wrecker service from the rotation system for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. Sec. 33-13 Removal From The Rotation System. The Chief of Police may remove a towing or wrecker service from the rotation system for any violation of this Chapter or for any violation of the Texas Penal code committed in the course of the business of providing towing or wrecker service or storage. Any removal not specifically provided for in this Ordinance shall be for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. Notice of removal from the rotation system shall be given to the affected party by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least 10 days prior to the effective date of the removal. Sec. 33-14 Appeals. Appeals from the decision of the chief of police to remove a towing or wrecker service from the rotation system may be made to the San Marcos Municipal court within ten (10) days of the action of the chief being appealed from. The municipal court judge shall sit as a hearing officer to hear and decide the appeal as soon as practicable after receipt of the appeal. Both the city and the appellant may be represented by an attorney. SECTION 2. That this Ordinance shall be in effect ten (10) days from and after its passage, and it shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area required by the Charter of the City of San Marcos, Texas. PASSED AND APPROVED on first reading August 3, 1988. PASSED AND APPROVED on second reading ~ugust 22, 1988. PASSED, APPROVED AND ~E~lr,s.ue,. p~~eA ~ ~: 8)3 . \ ¡(1t~~/ . Morr ~s . Mayo '- At:t¡est: . L-x1J //\7 .. ) c4lJ. ¡ it/ìW7V}, {)/ly~/ -J~iS K. Womack City Secretary ~ amar W. Hankins City Attorney Published in the SAN ~~RCOS DAILY RECORD September 18, 1988.