If an abandoned motor vehicle is worth $100.00 or more and should the owner thereof refuse to pay the costs referenced in section 10-54(b) above or should the identity or the whereabouts of such owner be unknown and unascertainable after a diligent search, it shall, after being held by the village for 30 days and after seven days' advertisement in a local newspaper and after 20 days' written notice to the registered owner at the last known address, if his identity is known, and to the holders of any liens of record against the vehicle and to the state division of motor vehicles, be sold by the department of public safety at public auction; provided, however, that any person having an interest in the vehicle may redeem it at any time prior to the sale by paying all costs accrued to date. Such costs shall include advertisement fees.
(Ord. No. 37, § 5, 9-18-1993; Ord. No. 2013-0501, 5-17-2013)