6.05.230 Identification and safekeeping of property.
As soon after the completion of an inspection of a lawfully impounded vehicle as is reasonably possible, an officer shall:
A. Make a written list of any body damage to the vehicle’s exterior that reasonably appears to the officer to be damaged in excess of $500.
B. Make a written list of all valuable and/or dangerous personal property found within the vehicle.
C. Remove from the vehicle the valuable and/or dangerous property listed in conjunction with the inspection.
D. Give to any occupant of the vehicle such property removed from the vehicle that the officer reasonably determines the occupant may rightfully possess, unless circumstances otherwise lawfully permit withholding the property from the person.
E. Take reasonable steps to safeguard the remaining property removed from the vehicle, and that is not returned to an occupant.
F. Note the disposition of all the valuable or dangerous personal property discovered during the inspection by recording who has physical custody of each item of valuable or dangerous personal property taken out of the vehicle.
G. Secure the vehicle in a reasonably appropriate manner to reduce the opportunity for unauthorized entry. [BC 6.05.230, added by Ordinance No. 3951, 2/26/96]