(a) The Chief of Police, upon removal of an abandoned junk motor vehicle or vehicle parts, shall photograph and appraise the abandoned junk motor vehicle or vehicle parts and shall record make of motor vehicle, serial number, if available, and detail to the extent possible of the damaged or missing equipment.
(b) The Chief shall thereupon immediately dispose of the abandoned junk motor vehicle or vehicle parts to a junk yard or scrap metal processing facility as defined by ordinances or State statutes, or to any other facility owned by or under contract with the Municipal corporation for the disposal of such motor vehicles.
(c) The records and photographs relating to such abandoned junk motor vehicle or vehicle parts shall be retained by the Chief for a period of at least two years. The Chief shall execute in quadruplicate an affidavit as prescribed by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles describing the motor vehicle and the manner in which it was disposed and that all requirements of this section have been complied with, and shall sign and file same with the Clerk of Courts of Stark County. The Clerk of Courts shall retain the original affidavit for his files, shall furnish one copy thereof to the Registrar, one copy to the junk yard or other facility handling the disposal of the vehicle and one copy to the Chief who shall file such copy with the records and photographs relating to the disposal. Any moneys arising from the disposal of such abandoned motor vehicle shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Municipality.
(d) The owner of any abandoned junk motor vehicle or vehicle parts seized under the provisions of this section may redeem such vehicle at any time after its removal, but prior to the sale or destruction thereof, upon proof of ownership and payment to the City for the actual and reasonable expense of removal, any preliminary sale advertising expenses and any other expense incurred. (Ord. 364-74. Passed 12-23-74.)