(A) When the Police Department does not know the identity of the registered owner of an abandoned, lost, stolen or unclaimed vehicle, or another person legally entitled thereto, the Department shall cause the motor vehicle registration records of the state to be searched by a directed communication to the Secretary of State for the purpose of obtaining the required ownership information.
(B) The Department shall cause the stolen motor vehicle files of the State Police to be searched by a directed communication to the State Police for stolen or wanted information on the abandoned vehicle. If the State Police files are searched with negative results, the information contained in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) files will be searched by the State Police. The information determined from the record searches will be used by the Department in sending a notification, by certified mail, to the registered owner or other person, advising where the vehicle is held, requesting a disposition be made and setting forth public sale information.
(Ord. passed 9-8-1970)