Oxnard Municipal Code Art. VI Towing Services

(A) All towing services providers that have entered into agreements with the city shall perform motor vehicle towing and storage services in response to requests from the police department subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement and the Cal. Vehicle Code.

(B) Towing services providers that do not have agreements with the city to respond to requests from the police department are hereby prohibited from towing and removing motor vehicles from the public streets. However, the owner of the motor vehicle to be towed may designate any towing service to be used for the removal and towing away of such vehicle.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18-117) (Ord. No. 2384)

(A) All motor vehicles removed and stored at the direction of police department employees shall be stored by the tow service providers until the motor vehicle is ordered, in writing, to be released or disposed of by an authorized city representative.

(B) The city council hereby establishes a stored motor vehicle fee to be paid to the city by the registered owner of the motor vehicle or by the person seeking the release of the motor vehicle in an amount established by resolution of the city council. This stored motor vehicle fee shall reimburse the city for the costs of processing the towing and storage of the motor vehicle and the processing of a written release, if any, for the motor vehicle or other disposition thereof.

(C) The stored motor vehicle fee shall be a civil debt owed to the city by the person seeking the release of the vehicle or by the registered owner of the vehicle, whether or not the registered owner seeks release of the vehicle. If legal action is brought by the city or its assignee to enforce collection of the stored motor vehicle fee, any judgment rendered in favor of the city shall include costs of suit incurred by the city or its assignee, including reasonable attorneys' fees.

(`64 Code, Sec. 18-118) (Ord. No. 2247, 2384, 2421)