(a) Applicability. The provisions of this Section shall apply to the removal, storage, notice, reclaimer or disposal of abandoned vehicles as defined in Section 10-5-1.
(b) Removal. Any law enforcement officer (or other enforcement authority) who discovers any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, mobile home or other vehicle described in Section 10-5-1 on any public street or highway or private or public property in the Village of Edgar which has been abandoned shall cause the vehicle to be removed to a suitable place of impoundment.
(c) Storage and Reclaimer. Any abandoned vehicle which is determined by a law enforcement officer to be abandoned shall be retained in storage for a period of ten (I 0) days after certified mail notice, as hereinafter provided, has been sent to the Wisconsin titled owner and/or secured party of record with the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Division, except that if a law enforcement officer determines an abandoned vehicle to have a value of less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or that the cost of towing and storage charges for impoundment will exceed the value of the vehicle, it may be junked or sold by direct sale to a licensed salvage dealer after having been retained in storage for a period of forty- eight (48) hours and after certified mail notice, as hereinafter provided, has been sent to the Wisconsin titled owner or secured party of record with the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Division, provided that it is first determined that the vehicle is not reported stolen or wanted for evidence or other reason. All substantially complete vehicles in excess of nineteen (19) model years of age shall be deemed as a having value of less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Any such vehicle which may be lawfully reclaimed may be released upon the payment of all accrued charges, including towing, storage and notice charges and upon presentation of the vehicle title or other satisfactory evidence to a law enforcement officer to prove an ownership or secured party interest in said vehicle.
(d) Notice to Owner or Secured Party. Certified mail notice, as referred to herein, shall notify the Wisconsin titled owner of the abandoned vehicle, if any, and/or the secured party of record with the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Division, if any, of the following:
(1) That the vehicle has been deemed abandoned and impounded by the Village of Edgar;
(2) The "determined value" of the abandoned vehicle;
(3) If the cost of towing and storage costs will exceed the determined value of the vehicle;
(4) That if the vehicle is not wanted for evidence or other reason, the vehicle may be reclaimed upon the payment of all accrued charges, including towing, storage and notice charges, within ten (10) days of the date of notice, unless the vehicle has been determined to have a value less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or that the cost of towing and storage charges for impoundment will exceed the value of the vehicle, in which case the vehicle may be reclaimed within seven (7) days upon the payment of the aforesaid charges; and
(5) That the owner or aforesaid secured party may, upon request, be granted a hearing relating to the determinations made with respect to said vehicle within the period that such vehicles may be reclaimed.