(a) If there is a junked vehicle on public property, on private premises that are occupied or unoccupied, or on the public right-of-way adjacent to occupied or unoccupied premises and the owner or occupant of the premises, or the last known registered owner of the junked vehicle, or any lienholder of record cannot be found and notified to remove the vehicle, then, upon a showing of the facts to the judge of the municipal court, the court may issue an order to the director to have the vehicle removed, and the director shall take possession of the junked vehicle and remove it.
(b) If the notice required in Section 18-22 is returned undelivered by the United States post office, then after 10 days from the date of the return, the court may issue an order to the director to have the junked vehicle removed, and the director shall take possession of the vehicle and remove it.
(c) The director shall, after removing the vehicle in compliance with a court order issued pursuant to Subsection (a) or (b), dispose of the junked vehicle in the manner provided by the city council that is consistent with state law, and the vehicle shall not be reconstructed or made operable. (Ord. Nos. 13900; 14494; 20599)