(A) Any vehicle left unattended on any street or alley for longer than 24 hours without notifying the city or local law enforcement officials shall be deemed abandoned, unless the city officials shall, from all appearances, know that the same is not true. Any vehicle in disrepair or partly dismantled shall be presumed to be abandoned. If the owner of the vehicle is known or readily identifiable, the owner shall be contacted and given a short reasonable time to move the vehicle from the street or alley. If the owner is not known or readily identifiable or if the owner has been contacted and fails to move the vehicle within the time given, the city or law enforcement agency may provide for the removal of such vehicle, at the owner’s expense, at no liability to the city.
(Prior Code, § 7.0507)
(B) Whichever official provides for the removal of any abandoned vehicle shall cause notice to be given to the owner thereof and lien holder, if any, as provided by SDCL § 32-30-15, as amended. The owner may claim the same after paying all towing, storage, and other charges incurred in removing the vehicle. If the vehicle remains unclaimed after three months from the date of notice, the vehicle may be sold and title transferred as provided by SDCL §§ 32-36-9 and 32-36-11, as amended.
(Prior Code, § 7.0508) Penalty, see § 10.99
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Similar state provisions, see SDCL §§ 32-30-12, 32-30-12.1, and 32-30-13