<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 11-129. - Notice of removal; redemption by owner; disposition of vehicles not claimed by owner.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Abandoned vehicles generally.</span>
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               (1)
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               Upon the removal and storage of any abandoned vehicle from any state-owned, county-owned
               or private property, written notice by mail shall be promptly given to the registered
               owner of the vehicle. Such owner, before obtaining possession of the vehicle, shall
               pay the county all reasonable costs incidental to the removal and storage of the vehicle
               and of locating its owner.
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               (2)
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               Except as provided for junk vehicles in subsection (b) of this section, if the identity
               or whereabouts of the owner of an abandoned vehicle cannot be ascertained, the official
               designated to remove and store the vehicle shall dispose of the vehicle by public
               or private sale after holding it for thirty (30) days, having its value determined
               by three (3) disinterested dealers or garagemen, and after twenty (20) days' notice
               to the department of motor vehicles. The proceeds of such sale shall be forwarded
               to the treasurer of the county. The treasurer shall pay the following from the proceeds
               of the sale, in the following order:
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               a.
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               The costs of removal, storage, and investigation as to the owner;
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               b.
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               The costs of sale; and
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               c.
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               As far as possible from the remaining proceeds, if any, any lien that may be recorded
               against the vehicle.
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               Any funds remaining shall be deposited in the general fund of the county, to be paid
               to the owner of the vehicle upon proper proof of ownership.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Junk vehicles.</span> If an abandoned motor vehicle is found to be inoperable, dismantled or damaged, five
               (5) years old or older, and worth less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), it shall
               be declared to be a junk motor vehicle. If such a vehicle is removed to a storage
               area or garage, it shall be held for at least fifteen (15) days. During this time
               it may be reclaimed by its owner, upon the owner's establishing proof of ownership
               to the satisfaction of the official designated to remove and store the vehicle, and
               paying all reasonable costs incidental to the vehicle's removal and storage. If a
               junk vehicle remains unclaimed after fifteen (15) days, the junk vehicle may be destroyed
               or disposed of as salvage. Any funds derived from the disposition of junk motor vehicles
               shall be deposited in the general fund of the county. Within fifteen (15) days after
               final disposition, notice shall be given to the department of motor vehicles that
               such vehicle has been disposed of as a junk motor vehicle. With the consent of the
               owner of a junk motor vehicle, the vehicle may be removed and disposed of, regardless
               of its value, condition or age, without holding it for the fifteen-day period set
               out in this subsection.
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               (Ord. No. 73-01, Â§Â§ 3, 4, 6, 8-6-73)
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