§ 39.87. Exemptions and Prohibitions.

(1)

This Article shall not apply to the towing or immobilization of a vehicle which occurs:

a.

At the direction of a law enforcement officer, community service officer, code enforcement officer, or parking specialist of the City of Orlando, or pursuant to an agreement or contract with a governmental entity; or

b.

With the consent of the vehicle's owner or operator; or

c.

If the vehicle is a law enforcement, firefighting, rescue squad, ambulance, or other emergency vehicle, which is marked as such; or

d.

At property owned by any governmental entity.

(2)

Emergency vehicles as described above may not be booted or towed except as directed by a law enforcement or code enforcement officer or at the request of the owner or operator of the emergency vehicle.

(3)

Commercial vehicles which reasonably appear to be of the kind routinely used for the delivery of mail, packages, supplies, or other products may not be immobilized or towed if it reasonably appears that the vehicle is parked at the location for purposes of making a routine delivery or other service for the property owner or its lessees, unless ordered by a code enforcement or law enforcement officer.

(4)

An immobilization device may only be attached to one (1) vehicle at a time; a separate booting device must be used for each vehicle.

(5)

It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with a booting device that has been lawfully attached to a motor vehicle.

(Ord. of 4-6-1998, Doc. #31131; Ord. of 8-15-2005, § 4, Doc. #050815902; Ord. of 7-7-2008, § 5, Doc. #0807071005; Ord. No. 2012-29, § 6, 10-1-2012, Doc. #1210011201)