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Definition: Any unattended motor vehicle, trailer, all-terrain vehicle, outboard motor or vessel removed or subject to removal from public or private property whether or not operational.

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Abandoned Property/Vehicle

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Definition: Dispatching and vehicle inventory database for all vehicles towed to and stored at the KC Impound Facility

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Aries System

3
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Definition: tow service ordered and authorized by a member.

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City Tow

4
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Definition: A detailed inventory and listing of items located inside of a vehicle being towed, which may include it’s trunk and engine compartments.

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Content Inventory

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Definition: System designated to improve tow service response times, regulate tow fees incurred by citizens, and enforce violations of the wreck chasing ordinance.

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GPS Tow Dispatch System

6
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Definition: A hold authorized by an investigative element on a vehicle which was used in a crime.

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Investigative Hold

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Definition: Property that, in the members best judgement, has apparent minimal value and will not be destroyed or have its value diminished if left in the vehicle.

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Negligible Value Property

8
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Definition: A tow service ordered by a department member at the request of a citizen, when the citizen requests a specific tow service company.

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Preference Tow

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Definition: A tow service ordered by a department member at the request of a citizen, when the citizen has no tow service company preference.

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Non-Preference Tow

10
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Definition: Reasonable amount of time a member has to allow the arrestee or person responsible for the vehicle to arrange for the removal of the vehicle.

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Timely Removal

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Definition: Property which, in a members best judgement, is regarded as having significant value which could be lost, destroyed, or have its value diminished if left in the vehicle.

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Valuable Property

12
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The decision to tow a vehicle will never be made to _________ the owner/operator.

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Penalize