If an abandoned motor vehicle has not been reclaimed within fifteen days as provided for in Section 602.07, the Sheriff shall sell the abandoned motor vehicle at public auction. The purchaser of the motor vehicle shall take title to the motor vehicle free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership of others, shall receive a sales receipt at the auction and shall be entitled to, upon application therefor to the proper State authorities, a certificate of title and a registration card therefor. The sales receipt at such a sale shall be sufficient title only for purposes of transferring the vehicle to a demolisher for demolition, wrecking or dismantling and, in such case, no further titling of the vehicle shall be necessary. From the proceeds of the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle, the County shall reimburse itself for the expenses of the auction, the cost of towing, preserving and storing the vehicle which resulted from placing the abandoned motor vehicle in custody, and all notice and publication costs incurred pursuant to Section 602.07. Any remainder from the proceeds of a sale shall be held for the owner of the abandoned motor vehicle or any person having a security interest therein, as their interests may appear, for ninety days, and then shall be deposited into the Treasury of the County.
(Ord. 93-03. Passed 3-17-93.)