10.54.040 Redemption of impounded vehicles.

Vehicles impounded pursuant to Section 3, may be redeemed, after being held for the requisite number of days in impound under Section 3, upon the following conditions:
A. The person redeeming the vehicle is an eligible person to redeem vehicles under RCW 46.55.120(1) (a) and pays all towing, removal, and storage fees in commercially reasonable tender as provided in RCW 46.55.120(1)(b); and
B. When the vehicle was impounded because the operator was in violation of RCW 46.20.342 and the operator is the registered owner, such registered owner must establish with the county sheriff's office that all penalties, fines, and/or forfeitures owed by him or her for traffic violations have been paid in full; and
C. Issuance of a written order from the county sheriff or one of his deputies directing release of the impounded vehicle. (Ord. 1999-08)