§ 21-59. Violation of parking restrictions; impounding.

(a)

It shall be unlawful to park and leave unattended, other than for loading and unloading and servicing purposes, vehicles in those portions of the streets designated as loading or unloading or service zones or as restricted parking zones, or designated as no parking zones marked for such purposes by yellow paint or by such other methods or means as the governing body may hereafter designate.

(b)

All vehicles violating the provisions of subsection (a) may be removed from the streets by the city police department and impounded by the police department, and thereafter released to the owners thereof after said ownership has been determined, the removal thereof to be at the expense of the owner of said vehicle who shall pay said expense prior to said impounded motor vehicle being released to him.

(Code 1962, § 21-68)

State law reference

Authority to impound, Miss. Code 1972, § 63-3-905; abandoned vehicle law, § 63-23-1 et seq.