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(1) When a driver, registered owner, or person in charge of a motor vehicle has accumulated $150 in outstanding parking fines on any number of motor vehicles, any police or parking enforcement officer of the city is directed to immobilize that person's motor vehicle or vehicles found upon a public street or city off-street parking lot by installing on or attaching to the motor vehicle a device designed to restrict the normal movement of the vehicle.

(2) For purposes of this section, fine shall be outstanding on a citation when the citation is issued and shall remain outstanding until the fine is paid.

(3) Ten days before immobilizing a vehicle according to the provisions of this section, the city shall place a notice on the vehicle and mail a notice by regular first class mail to the registered owner of such vehicle as shown by the records of the Oregon Motor Vehicles Division notifying the owner that the motor vehicle or vehicles may be immobilized ten days after the placement of notice on vehicle and date of mailing the notice herein for failure to pay outstanding parking fines. Where vehicle ownership is not available through Oregon Motor Vehicles Division, the city is not required to mail the notice described herein, and posting shall be sufficient.

(4) If the vehicle is so immobilized, the person who installs or attaches the device shall conspicuously affix to the vehicle a written notice on a form approved by the city, advising the owner, driver, or person in charge of the vehicle that it has been immobilized by the city pursuant to this section and that release of the vehicle may be obtained upon receipt by the Medford Municipal Court of full payment of the outstanding balance owed. Payment must be submitted via cash, credit/debit card, money order, or cashier’s check. Personal checks will not be accepted by the city.

[Added Sec. 3, Ord. No. 5390, Apr. 4, 1985 - effective midnight, June 30, 1985; Amd. Sec. 3, Ord. No. 1999-109, July 15, 1999; Amd. Sec. 2, Ord. No. 2001-145, Aug. 2, 2001, effective Jan. 1, 2002; Amd. Sec. 4, Ord. No. 2011-175, Sept. 1, 2011; Amd. Ord. No. 2012-181, Dec. 6, 2012.]