11.18.030 - IMPOUNDMENT OF A VEHICLE WHERE DRIVER IS ARRESTED FOR A VIOLATION OF RCW 46.61.502, RCW 46.61.504, RCW 46.20.342 OR RCW 46.20.420 - PERIOD OF IMPOUNDMENT (REPLACED PORTIONS OF RCW 46.55.120)
A. Whenever the driver of a vehicle is arrested for a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or RCW 46.61.504, RCW 46.20.342 or RCW 46.20.420, the vehicle is subject to impoundment at the direction of a police officer. B. If a vehicle is impounded because the driver is arrested for a violation of RCW 46.20.342(1)(c) and the Washington Department of Licensing's records show that the driver has been convicted one time of a violation of RCW 46.20.342 with in the past five years, the vehicle shall be impounded for 15 days. C. If a vehicle is impounded because a driver is arrested for a violation of RCW 46.20.342(1)(c) and the Washington Department of Licensing 's records show that the driver has been convicted two or more times of a violation of RCW 42.20.342 within the past five years, the vehicle shall be impounded for 30 days. D. If the vehicle is impounded because the driver is arrested for a violation of RCW 46.20.342 (1)(a) or (b) and the Washington Department of Licensing's records show that the driver has not been convicted of a violation of RCW 46.20.342 (1) (a) or (b) within the past five years, the vehicle shall be impounded for 30 days. E. If a vehicle is impounded because the driver is arrested for a violation of RCW 46.20.342 (1) (a) or (b) and the Washington Department of Licensing's records show that the driver has been convicted 1 time of a violation of RCW 46.20.342 (1) (a) or (b) within the past five years, the vehicle shall be impounded for 60 days. F. If a vehicle is impounded because a driver is arrested for a violation of RCW 46.20. 342 (1) (a) or (b) and the Washington Department of Licensing's records show that the driver has been convicted two or more times of a violation of RCW 46.20.342 (1) (a) or (b) within the past five years, the vehicle shall be impounded for 90 days. G. Notwithstanding the provisions of B. - F. of this section, a rental car business may immediately redeem a rental vehicle it owns by payment of the costs of removal, towing, and storage, whereupon the vehicle will not be held for a suspended license impound. H. Notwithstanding the provisions of B. - F. of this section, a motor vehicle dealer or lender with a perfected security interest in the vehicle may redeem or lawfully repossess a vehicle immediately upon payment of the costs of removal, towing, and storage, whereupon the vehicle will not be held for a suspended licence impound. [Ord. 2000-12-083; Ord. 1999-04-020]
