(a) In general. When a street racing or reckless driving exhibition violation occurs causing a vehicle to be declared a nuisance and subject to abatement under this division, the chief of police shall ascertain from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles the names and addresses of all legal and registered owners and any lienholder of record of that vehicle.
(b) Notice of nuisance and abatement. The chief of police shall send a notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to all legal and registered owners and any lienholder of record of the vehicle proposed for abatement. The notice shall be sent to the addresses obtained from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
(c) Personal service of notice of nuisance and abatement. If a legal or registered owner or lienholder of record was personally served a notice at the time of the violation which caused a vehicle to be subject to abatement under this division, and the notice contains all the information required to be provided by this section, no further notice is required to be sent to that owner. However, a notice must still be sent to any other current legal or registered owners or lienholders of record of the vehicle, if any.
(d) Contents of the notice. The notice must contain the following:
(1) Statement informing legal and registered owners and any lienholder of record of the vehicle that the vehicle will be declared a nuisance and abated by the city subject to Chapter 28, Article XIX, Division 2 of the Dallas City Code, and will be sold or otherwise disposed of pursuant to this division;
(2) A description of the vehicle including, if available, the year, make, model, license plate number, and vehicle identification number;
(3) Instructions for filing a response opposing the nuisance and abatement with the city attorney and the time limits for filing the response. (Ord. 31540)