<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 20-116. - Definitions.</div>
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               Terms (1), (2), and (3) in this section are defined by G.S. 153A-132(b). Terms (4),
               (5), and (6) in this section are defined by G.S. 20-210.9. The following words, terms
               and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in
               this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
               
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                  (1)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Motor vehicle</span> includes any machine designed or intended to travel over land or water by self-propulsion
                  or while attached to self-propelled vehicle.
                  
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                  (2)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Abandoned motor vehicle</span> is one that:
                  
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                  a.
                  
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                  Is left on public grounds or county-owned property in violation of a law or article
                  prohibiting parking; or
                  
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                  b.
                  
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                  Is left for longer than 24 hours on property owned or operated by the county; or
                  
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                  c.
                  
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                  Is left for longer than two hours on private property without the consent of the owner,
                  occupant, or lessee of the property; or
                  
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                  d.
                  
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                  Is left for longer than seven days on public grounds.
                  
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                  (3)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Junked motor vehicle</span> is an abandoned motor vehicle that also:
                  
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                  a.
                  
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                  Is partially dismantled or wrecked; or
                  
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                  b.
                  
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                  Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it originally was intended
                  to move; or
                  
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                  c.
                  
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                  Is more than five years old and appears to be worth less than $100.00; or
                  
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                  d.
                  
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                  Does not display a current license plate.
                  
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                  (4)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Tow</span>, in any of its forms, includes to remove a vehicle by any means including towing
                  and to store the vehicle.
                  
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                  (5)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Towing company</span> means the company, person, or business who towed the vehicle.
                  
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                  (6)
                  
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                  <span class="ital">Towing fee</span> means the fee charged for towing and storing.
                  
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               (
               <a class="ordinance-link" href="" data-product-id="15271" data-ordinance-id="1039673">
                  Ord. of 09-09-2020(1)
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