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<br />the said private property or public property. <br /> <br />In con- <br /> <br />ducting the hearing the Chief of Police shall not be <br /> <br />limited by the technical rules of evidence. <br /> <br />The owner <br /> <br />of the land may appear in person at the hearing or pre- <br /> <br />sent a sworn written statement in time for consideration <br /> <br />at the hearing, and deny responsibility for the presence <br />of the vehicle on the land, with his reasons for such <br /> <br />denial. <br /> <br />The Chief of Police may impose such conditions and <br />take such other action as he deems appropriate under the <br /> <br />circumstances to carry out the purpose of this chapter. <br /> <br />He may delay the time for removal of the vehicle or parts <br /> <br />thereof if, in his opinion, the circumstances justify it. <br /> <br />At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Chief of Police <br /> <br />may find that a vehicle or parts thereof has, or have, been <br /> <br />abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or is, or are, inoperative <br /> <br />on private or public property and order the same removed <br /> <br />from the property as a public nuisance and disposed of as <br /> <br />hereinafter provided and determine the administrative costs <br />and the cost of removal to be charged against the owner of <br /> <br />the land. <br /> <br />The order requiring removal shall include a <br /> <br />description of the vehicle or parts thereof and the correct <br /> <br />identification number and license number of the vehicle, if <br /> <br />available at the site. <br /> <br />If it is determined at the hearing that the vehièle <br /> <br />was placed on the land without the consent of the owner of <br /> <br />the land and that he has not subsequently acquiesced in its <br /> <br />presence, the Chief of Police shall not assess the costs of <br /> <br />-8- <br />