City of Baltimore - File #: 05-0027

• File #: 05-0027
• Version: 0
• Name: Impoundment - Lawfully Parked Vehicles
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 1/24/2005
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/27/2006
• Title: Impoundment - Lawfully Parked Vehicles FOR the purpose of extending an exception to the imposition of towing or storage fees to certain parked vehicles; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the towing, impoundment, and storage of vehicles.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, President Young, James B. Kraft, Agnes Welch, Belinda Conaway
• Indexes: Impoundment, Land Use and Transportation, Vehicles

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/27/2006	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
9/18/2006	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
8/14/2006	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
8/14/2006	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
3/20/2006	0	Land Use and Transportation Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
1/27/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/27/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/27/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/27/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/27/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
1/24/2005	0	City Council	Introduced
1/24/2005	0	The City Council	Assigned

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Impoundment - Lawfully Parked Vehicles

FOR the purpose of extending an exception to the imposition of towing or storage fees to certain parked vehicles; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the towing, impoundment, and storage of vehicles.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 31 - Transit and Traffic
Section(s) 31-68
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 31. Transit and Traffic

Subtitle 31. Clear Streets and Impoundment

Part 6. When Charges Not Imposed

§ 31-68. No violations under [impound regulations] SUBTITLE.

(a) In general.


[Where] IF a vehicle [has been] IS impounded and [no charges for violations which come under the impounding regulation have been lodged against the owner or operator of said vehicle] NEITHER THE OWNER NOR OPERATOR OF THE VEHICLE IS CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION THAT FALLS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS SUBTITLE, [neither towing nor storage charges shall be collected] NO CHARGE MAY BE IMPOSED FOR TOWING OR STORAGE if [said] THE vehicle is reclaimed within 48 hours after every...