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. . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Valid personal check showing on its face the name and address of the vehicle owner or authorized representative. 2.10 WAITING TIME AND EXTRA LABOR The cost for any waiting time or extra labor accomplished within sixty minutes of arrival at the scene shall be included in the base tow rate. If such waiting time or extra labor consumes more than sixty minutes, an extra waiting time or extra labor charge per fifteen minutes, or any fraction thereof, may be assessed by the Contractor commencing sixty minutes after arrival at the scene. Any extra waiting time or extra labor charge authorization should be made by a police supervisor when possible, and so indicated in writing on the vehicle storage receipt. Extra time charges shall not be assessed by the Contractor under any circumstances that apply to the clean up and removal of vehicle parts/debris. 2.11 RELEASE The Contractor shall directly release any vehicle that has not been marked "hold" by the City, provided the proper proof of identification and ownership is presented. Any vehicle towed that is marked "hold" cannot be released without written authorization from the City's Police Department. VehicIes can be held up to five (5) days. If the period to hold the vehicle will exceed more than five days, the City's Police Department shall provide written authorization to the Contractor to continue to hold the vehicle, or the vehicle may be removed to the City's Police Department holding facility. The vehicle owner shall be responsible for storage fees from the 1 SI through the 5th day. The City's Police Department shall be responsible for the storage fees after the 5th day. The Contractor shall release any vehicle towed in at the request of the City's Police Department only to the driver with sufficient identification, or to the person whose name appears on the title or registration certificate as the registered owner of the vehicle, or to the authorized agent of such person. Persons who make application for the release of such a vehicle shall be required to present proof of ownership by presentation of a title or registration, and where applicable, proof of agency or copy of lease agreement. The storage site must be open for release of vehicles seven (7) days per week, from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and when closed, shall have a sign prominently displayed indicating a telephone number in Miami-Dade County where the operator of the site can be reached at all times. Upon receipt of a telephoned request to open the site to release a vehicle between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., the operator must respond to the site w~thin one (1) hour by having an authorized employee appear at the site to allow release of the vehicle. The phone number posted shall be kept open for the receipt of calls at all times. If that line is busy for five (5) continuous minutes, it shall create a rebuttable presumption that the line has been disconnected in violation of this requirement. 2.12 VIEWING OF IMPOUNDED VEIDCLESIREMOV AL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY The Contractor shall allow the registered owner of an impounded vehicle or the registered owner's agent or insurance representative (upon presentation of proper identification) to view and photograph said vehicle on the Contractor's premises between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 7 days a week, without any restrictions or requirements, other than proof of ownership or agency. If such proof of ownership is claimed to be in the vehicle, the Contractor shall retrieve those items. 14