Authorized generally.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-92
in effect§ 32-92. - Authorized generally.
(a) Members of the Police Department are hereby authorized, within the limits set forth in this division, in Division 6 of this article to tow and/or impound motor vehicles under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated. No impoundment shall be valid unless made under order of an authorized police officer. Each authorized impound of a motor vehicle shall impose an administrative fee which shall be paid by the person to whom the vehicle is released or collected upon sale if the vehicle is not claimed. The amount of such fee shall be established in Chapter 60, the General Schedule of Fees.
(b) In addition to the members of the Police Department, the Director of the Public Transportation and Parking Department, as defined in section 2-632 of this Code, is hereby authorized to cause any vehicle or other physical obstruction which constitutes a hazard or an obstruction to the normal movement of Streetcar along the City of Oklahoma City Streetcar route to be towed and/or impounded. The Director of the Public Transportation and Parking Department may authorize employees of the Public Transportation and Parking Department to cause any vehicle or other physical obstruction, which constitutes a hazard or an obstruction to the normal movement of Streetcar along the City of Oklahoma City Streetcar route to be towed and/or impounded.
(Code 1970, § 34-284; Code 1980, § 32-92; Ord. No. 23450, § 3, 9-25-07; Ord. No. 23904, § 1, 8-4-09; Ord. No. 24274, § 1, 5-24-11; Ord. No. 25709, § 3, 8-29-17; Ord. No. 26946, § 1, 1-4-22)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH32MOVETR_ARTIIADEN_DIV4IMVE_S32-92AUGEFetched: 10/28/2026