If, after 30 days from the date of mailing or publishing the notice of removal and storage provided for by this chapter, the motor vehicle shall remain unclaimed, the title to the motor vehicle shall be vested in the city and such motor vehicle may be disposed of in any manner as may be provided by the City Council. The proceeds of any disposal shall first be applied to the costs incurred in the enforcement of this chapter with the balance to be deposited to the general fund of the city. The removal agency shall have the rights and obligations conferred upon it by SDCL Ch. 32-36 in regard to inoperative vehicle, except that, if not otherwise provided by state law, it shall have a possession lien upon any vehicle removed under provision of this section for the costs for reasonable charges in taking custody of, including towing and storing such vehicle.
(Ord. 179, passed 2-27-2004)