(A) Notice to be sent by police. As soon as reasonably possible, and within seven days at most after a vehicle is impounded, the Police Department shall send a notice, by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, to:
(1) The last known registered owner of the vehicle; and
(2) Each secured party, as shown on the records of the Motor Vehicle Administration.
(B) Contents of notice. The notice shall:
(1) State that the vehicle has been taken into custody;
(2) Describe the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle;
(3) Give the location of the facility where the vehicle is held;
(4) Inform the owner and secured party of their right to reclaim the vehicle within three weeks after the date of the notice, on payment of all outstanding fines, towing, preservation, and storage charges resulting from taking or placing the vehicle in custody; and
(5) State that the failure of the owner or secured party to exercise this right in the time provided is a waiver by him or her of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle, and the vehicle will be considered an
ABANDONED VEHICLE under state law.
(Prior Code, § 160-25) (Ord. 3-89, passed 11-20-1989)