§ 12-322. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following terms, phrases, words, and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.

County is the County of Okaloosa, Florida.

Immobilization, immobilize or immobilizing, also known as "booting" means the act of placing, on a parked vehicle, a mechanical device that is designed to be attached to the wheel or tire so as to prohibit its usual manner of movement.

Person is any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.

Vehicle means any mobile item which normally uses wheels, whether motorized or not.

Wrecker is a person engaged in the business, or offering the services, of a vehicle wrecker or towing service, whereby disabled motor vehicles are towed or otherwise removed from the place where they are disabled by use of a wrecker so designed for that purpose or by a truck, automobile or other vehicle so adapted to that purpose.

(Ord. No. 06-89, § 2, 12-5-06)