El Paso City Council approves vehicle impounding ordinance By David Burge / El Paso Times
7/14/09
EL PASO - The City Council approved by a 6-2 vote Tuesday a more restrictive vehicle impounding ordinance.
The measure approved will allow police to impound any vehicle stopped by police that does not have current liability insurance. That's a tougher stance than the original proposal, which would have allowed impounding an uninsured vehicle only if the driver was stopped for reckless driving, driving while intoxicated, racing or if the vehicle was involved in an accident.
City representatives Eddie Holguin and Carl Robinson voted against the measure.
The ordinance will have a 90-day grace period so that police officers can be trained for its enforcement and to ensure the public is informed of the new law.
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