§ 16-45. Prohibited acts, punishment and continuing offenses.

(a)

Reconstructing or making vehicle operable. After a vehicle has been removed pursuant to the provision of this article, it shall be unlawful for any person (other than the owner at the time of removal or a person to whom said owner voluntarily transfers the vehicle, directly or indirectly) to hereafter reconstruct or make such vehicle operable.

(b)

Maintaining public nuisance. Any person maintaining a public nuisance as defined in this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00). Each day any such violation continues or occurs shall be a separate offense.

The court shall order abatement and removal of the nuisance on conviction under subsection (b) of this section, but only if the procedures in sections 16-47 and 16-48 have been followed. The procedures in sections 16-47 and 16-48 are not required for a criminal prosecution for a violation of this article, but they are required for a court order to abate and remove a nuisance under this article.

(Ord. No. 02-13, § 5, 4-8-13)