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d. Vehicles Without License Plates: Any vehicle shall be deemed to be a junked or abandoned vehicle if said vehicle does not have attached thereto a valid and current license plate issued by the proper State agency. Subd. 7. Abatement Of Vehicles: Authority to Impound Vehicles: a. Vehicles Constituting A Public Nuisance: The Clerk-Administrator, or his or her designee or any peace officer employed or whose services are contracted for by the City may take into custody and impound any vehicle constituting a public nuisance under Section 607.06 Subd. 6 of the City Municipal Code. b. Unauthorized vehicles: The Clerk-Administrator, or his or her designee or any peace officer employed or whose services are contracted for by the City may take into custody and impound any unauthorized vehicle under Minn. Stat. § 169.041 as it may be amended from time to time. Subd 8. When a vehicle may be impounded without prior notice: a. A motor vehicle may be impounded with or without citation without giving notice to its owner only under the following circumstances: (1) In a public location not governed by Minn. Stat. § 169.041 as it may be amended from time to time: (a) When the vehicle is impending or is likely to impede the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or (b) When the vehicle poses an immediate danger to the public safety; or (c) When the vehicle is parked in violation of snow emergency removal routes; or (d) When a peace officer or other agent authorized by the City of Mounds View has probable cause to believe that the vehicle constitutes evidence of a crime, or contains evidence of a crime, if impoundment is reasonably necessary in such instance to obtain or preserve evidence; or (e) When the person driving, operating or in physical control of the vehicle is taken into custody and the vehicle is impounded for safe keeping; or (f) When the vehicle is parked in a handicap transfer zone when said vehicle does not properly display a handicapped parking permit. (g) When the vehicle is obstructing firefighting, or firefighting equipment. (h) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize seizure of a vehicle without a warrant where a warrant would otherwise be required. Subd. 9 When a vehicle may be impounded after notice: a. A vehicle not impounded under section 607.06 Subd. 8. may be impounded after a notice of violation described in section 607.08 Subd 3 has been served upon the owner of the property where the vehicle is located and an additional notice similar to that in section 607.08 Subd. 4(b) is securely posted on the vehicle. Said vehicle shall not be impounded until a period of seventy two (72) hours has elapsed after the initial posting of the notice on the vehicle, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays for the following reasons: