Ord 2023-045 amending Chapter 82, Article 4, Stopping, Standing, Parking, Division 1, of the San Marcos City Code

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(2) If the municipal court does not receive a request for a hearing from the owner of the motor vehicle or the owner's representative within ten days from the date the notice required by this section was mailed, ef4 affixed to the vehicle any city officer or parking technician may immobilize or impound the vehicle as provided in Section 82.179. If the owner or owner's representative fails to attend a requested hearing, the judge will issue a written order directing the immobilizing and impoundment of the vehicle. If the owner or the owner's representative fails to attend a requested hearing, the municipal court will charge a $50.00 hearing fee that is separate from the immobilization fee. (3) a + fi theyappeaf at ., he ring . b �-F 7 mail+' the +l y _� a �the 1, 1 F they.a ,.t rrmrrc�cncrasc-imvvrn-rc�ccrca-vwrrurorcrr > Vpear- r- at ^ 'heaf ng. Upon a determination by the judge that a vehicle should be immobilized or impounded,the judge or the clerk of the municipal 'court will inform the owner or the owner's representative of the determination in person if they appear at`a hearing or by certified mail to the last known registered owner of the vehicle if they do not appear at a hearing. Sec. 82.179. Exeention of iImmobilization order or'impoundment. (a) Any city officer or parking technician may immobilize a vehicle under^ munieipal eouft efdef this article by; the installation or attachment of a device designed to restrict the normal movement of a vehicle:;or (2) impounding the vehicle. (b) When a vehicle is immobilized as provided in Section 82.178, the person executing the order will conspicuously attach to the vehicle a written notice on a form provided by the city, worded substantially as follows: (1) The vehicle has been immobilized pursuant to this article 'or municipal court order, and any attempted movement may cause damage to the vehicle; (2) It is unlawful for any person to tamper with, deface, damage, or attempt to remove an immobilization device when it has been attached to a vehicle;