If an abandoned motor vehicle has not been reclaimed as provided for in § 9-145 herein, the sheriff shall sell the abandoned vehicle at a public auction. The expenses of the auction, the costs of towing, preserving and storing the vehicle which resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, and all notice and publication costs incurred pursuant to § 9-145 herein, shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of the sale of the vehicle. Any remainder from the proceeds of the sale shall be held for the owner of the vehicle or entitled lienholder for 90 days and, if unclaimed, shall then be deposited in the general fund of Greenville County.
(1976 Code, § 9-146) (Ord. 2256, § 4.6, passed 6-4-1991)