A. Notify Owner Of Vehicle Location: Within seventy two (72) hours after any vehicle is removed and held, the city police shall make reasonable efforts to ascertain the name and address of the owner, lienholder, or person entitled to possession of the vehicle taken into custody. If such name and address are ascertained, the city police shall notify such owner and lienholder or person of the location of the vehicle.
B. Registered Or Certified Letter: If the vehicle is registered in the office of the department, notice shall be deemed given when a registered or certified letter addressed to the registered owner of the vehicle and lienholder, if any, at the latest address shown by the records in the office of the department, return receipt requested and postage prepaid thereon, is mailed at least thirty (30) days before the vehicle is sold as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 386, 9-17-1991)
C. Publication Of Notice In Newspaper: If the identity of the last registered owner cannot be determined, or if the registration contains no address for the owner, or if it is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and addresses of all lienholders, notice by one publication in one newspaper of general circulation in the county shall be sufficient to meet all requirements of notice. Such notice by publication may contain multiple listings of abandoned vehicles. Any such notice shall be provided in the same manner as prescribed in Montana Code Annotated section 25-13-701(1)(b). (Ord. 386, 9-16-1991; amd. 2006 Code)