Section 132T-116-040. Impounding—Illegal parking—Disabled or inoperative or abandoned vehicles.  


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  • (1) Vehicles which have been disabled, inoperative or abandoned may be impounded and stored following 24 hours notice posted at a conspicuous place on the vehicle.
    (2) Impoundment without notice: A vehicle may be impounded without notice to the owner or operator in the following circumstances:
    (a) When in the judgment of the president of the college the vehicle is obstructing or may impede the flow of traffic; or
    (b) When in the judgment of the president of the college the vehicle poses an immediate threat to public safety; or
    (c) When a nonhandicapped operator parks the vehicle in a designated area reserved for the handicapped.
    (3) Impounding may be implemented by mechanical restraints to vehicles or by towing to an approved impounding agency or to another designated area of the college's parking lot.
    (4) Towing companies and/or impounding agencies will be selected on the basis of criteria developed by the college.
    (5) Any vehicle impounded shall be at the owner's and/or the operator's risk and expense.
    (6) Neither the college nor its employees shall be liable for loss or damage of any kind resulting from impounding and storage.
    [Statutory Authority: Chapters 28B.10 and 28B.50 RCW. WSR 79-10-128 (Resolution No. 80-3), § 132T-116-040, filed 10/2/79.]
Chapters 28B.10 and 28B.50 RCW. WSR 79-10-128 (Resolution No. 80-3), § 132T-116-040, filed 10/2/79.