§ 93.11 DISPOSAL OF VEHICLE ABANDONED IN STORAGE FACILITY.

   (A)   The Police Department shall take into custody an abandoned vehicle left in a storage facility that has not been claimed in the period provided by the notice under § 93.08 of this code.

   (B)   The Police Department may use the vehicle as authorized by § 93.07 or sell the vehicle at auction as provided by § 93.06. If a vehicle is sold, the proceeds of the sale shall first be applied to a garagekeeper’s charges for service, storage, and repair of the vehicle.

   (C)   As compensation for expenses incurred in taking the vehicle into custody and selling it, the Police Department shall retain:

      (1)   Two percent of the gross proceeds of the sale of the vehicle; or

      (2)   All the proceeds if the gross proceeds of the sale are less than $10.

   (D)   Surplus proceeds shall be distributed as provided by § 93.06 of this code.

(Ord. 329, passed 11-18-1996)