§ 8-196. Sale of vehicles in police private storage lots.

Each vehicle parked or stored on a police private storage lot without the consent of the vehicle owner upon authority of a city police officer granted pursuant to section 8-116 of this Code that is not reclaimed by the vehicle owner or another person having a right of possession thereof shall, notwithstanding any other procedure that may be available by law for its disposition, be disposed of only by police department sale pursuant to chapter 683 of the Texas Transportation Code. Consistent with efficient utilization of police personnel resources and the objective of obtaining the highest price for each vehicle sold, the chief of police may, at his election, either cause such sales to be conducted at the various police private storage lots where the vehicles are parked or stored or may require that the vehicles be brought to another place within the city that he may designate, from time to time, for the conduct of such sales. Vehicles from various police private storage lots may be consolidated for joint sales at the direction of the chief of police.

(Ord. No. 01-1079, § 5, 12-5-01)