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If the municipal judge finds that custody and removal is:

A. Valid, the judge shall order the vehicle to be held in custody until the costs of the hearing and all towing and storage costs are paid by the person claiming the vehicle. If the vehicle has not yet been towed, the judge shall order it towed.

B. Invalid, the judge shall:

1. order the immediate release of the vehicle to the person claiming it;

2. order any immobilization, towing or storage costs already paid be refunded;

3. order the City to satisfy any immobilization, towing and storage charges the tower may require from the City;

4. order that the owner is not liable for immobilization, towing and storage charges occasioned by the taking. New storage costs will not start to accrue until more than 24 hours after the time the vehicle is officially released by the judge’s order to the person claiming the vehicle.

C. The order of the judge shall be in writing.

D. The action of the municipal judge is final and no appeal can be taken from it.