§ 6.30.560. Same—Impoundment procedure.

(a)

If an immobilizer is placed on the vehicle, a copy of the order to immobilize must be affixed thereto, and the registered owner must be afforded a hearing in the Reno Municipal Court on the following day to show cause why the vehicle should not be impounded. In no case may a vehicle be immobilized on a day which precedes a day on which the court is not in session.

(b)

At the hearing, the registered owner or his/her agent may present such evidence and argument as he deems appropriate in order to persuade the court not to enter an order to impound. The court must order the immobilizer to be removed if the owner pays a $50.00 removal fee, plus the civil fine, in connection with the notice of infraction with respect to which the immobilizer was placed on the vehicle, if a judgment in respect of the notice of infraction has been entered or if the owner does not desire a trial on that infraction. If a judgment in respect of that notice of infraction has not been entered and the owner desires a trial on that infraction, the court must set a date for that trial and order the immobilizer to be removed, if the owner pays the $50.00 removal fee and agrees to appear for trial.

(Ord. No. 4054, § 1, 2-12-91; Ord. No. 6194, § 1, 7-6-11)