(A) It is the duty of the Police Department to notify, by certified mail or by personal delivery, the registered owner, if known, and if encumbered, the lien holder, of the removal and storage of any motor vehicle under the provisions of this chapter and where such motor vehicle has been stored. If the owner or his or her address is unknown, a notice of removal and storage shall be given by the county. If the owner, for whatever reason is not contacted after reasonable efforts have been made to contact him or her, a notice of removal and storage shall be given by 1 publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
(B) The notice shall set forth the date and place of the taking, the year, the make, model and serial number of the abandoned or wrecked motor vehicle and the place where the vehicle is being held, and shall inform the owner and any lien holders of their right to reclaim their vehicles.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-27-2004)