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10 <br /> (4) The procedure the owner must follow to have the <br /> vehicle returned to him; and <br /> (5) The procedure the owner must follow to request a <br /> probable cause hearing on the towing. <br /> If the vehicle has a North Carolina registration plate or <br /> registration, notice shall be given to the owner within 24 hours; <br /> if the vehicle is not registered in North Carolina, notice shall be <br /> given to the owner within 72 hours . If feasible, this notice shall <br /> be given by telephone, but in any event notice shall be mailed to <br /> the owner' s last known address unless he or his agent waives this <br /> notice in writing. <br /> (b) Whenever a motor vehicle with neither a valid <br /> registration plate nor registration is towed, pursuant to Section <br /> 5 . 1 of this Ordinance, the County Manager' s office shall make <br /> reasonable efforts, including checking the vehicle identification <br /> number, to determine the last known registered owner of the vehicle <br /> and to notify him of the information listed in subsection (a) . <br /> Prior to removing any unregistered motor vehicle the County Manager <br /> shall cause to be posted notice that the vehicle will be towed on <br /> the windshield or some other conspicuous place at least seven days <br /> before the towing occurs; except that this notice is not required <br /> if the vehicle impedes the flow of traffic or otherwise jeopardizes <br /> the public welfare so that immediate towing is necessary. <br /> Section 5 .4 Probable Cause Hearing <br /> The owner or any other person entitled to claim possession of <br /> a vehicle towed pursuant to Section 5 .2 of this Ordinance, may <br />