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Council updates reckless-driving ordinance to allow impoundment at officer discretion
Summary
The panel approved an ordinance amendment to align local language with statutory changes, removing prior-incident requirements and authorizing officers to impound vehicles after reckless driving; vehicle return may be conditioned on unpaid fines or judgments.
At its Jan. 26 meeting, the panel approved an amendment to the local reckless-driving ordinance to match recent statutory language, the city attorney said.
The attorney explained that the prior ordinance required a prior reckless-driving incident and unpaid judgments before an officer could impound a vehicle for a new reckless-driving violation. "The updated language takes away the prior incident requirement, and it does authorize the impoundment at officer discretion for reckless driving," the attorney said, adding that return of the vehicle can be contingent on ensuring there are no unpaid judgments or fines owed to the city.
Police had no additional comments on the change. Members moved to approve the amendment, the motion was seconded, and the moderator announced the motion was approved.
The transcript identifies the item as a local ordinance amendment (transcript reference: "draft g 0 0 1 16") but does not supply a formal ordinance number or the full text; the attorney characterized the change as updating local code to reflect statutory changes.
