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ORDINANCE N0. .1082
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ADDING SECTION 3.12.0.60 TO THE LAUREL MUNICIPAL CODE,
AUTHORIZING CITY COUNCIL TO SET FEES FOR CITY STORAGE
OF MOTOR VEHICLES
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Laurel, Montana, that Section 3.12.060 is hereby added to the Laurel
Municipal Code, as follows:
Section 3.12.060. Fees for city storage of motor vehicles.
(1) Any motor vehicle acquired by the Police Department in
the course of its law enforcement activities and stored by the City
of Laurel shall be subject to a daily storage fee. The City Council
shall establish the fee by resolution, and it may increase or
decrease the fee from time to time by further resolution, as the
Council may deem appropriate.
(2) Any motor vehicle acquired by the Police Department in
the course of its law enforcement activities shall be held by the
Department for the period prescribed by law, unless claimed by the
owner sooner. If claimed, the owner shall be liable to pay the City
the full amount of all storage fees established under this section.
If unclaimed, the property shall be sold as provided by law and the
net proceeds applied to the storage fees; or, in the event the motor
vehicle has no salable value, then the Chief of Police shall dispose
of it in accordance with law.
This ordinance shall became effective thirty (30) days after
final passage by the City Council and approval by the mayor.
Introduced by Alderman Marshail and passed on first
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on
November 3 , 1993.
PASSED and ADOPTED by the Laurel City Council on second
reading this 16th day of November , 1993, upon motion of
Alderman Ke
APPROVED by the Mayor
1993.
ATTEST:
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Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk
this 17th flay of November ,
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