If an abandoned motor vehicle has not been reclaimed as provided for in this subchapter, the Chief of Police shall sell the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction. Proper notice shall be given of the public auction, and of the time and place of such auction. The purchaser of the motor vehicle shall take title to the motor vehicle free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership, shall receive a sales receipt from the Police Department and shall be entitled to register the purchased vehicle and receive a certificate of title. From the proceeds of the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle, the Police Department shall reimburse itself for the expenses of the auction, the costs of towing, preserving, and storing the vehicle which resulted from placing the abandoned motor vehicle in custody, and all notice and publication costs which result from placing other abandoned motor vehicles in custody, whenever the proceeds from a sale of such other abandoned motor vehicles are insufficient to meet these expenses and costs.
(Ord. 80-04, passed 6-10-80)