(A) From the proceeds of any such sale, the enforcement agency which sold the abandoned motor vehicle, junked motor vehicle, old vehicle tire or inoperative or abandoned household appliance shall reimburse itself for any expenses it may have incurred in removing, towing, preserving and storing said property and the expenses of conducting any auction and any notice and publication expenses incurred pursuant to this subchapter.
(B) Any remainder from the proceeds of such sale shall be deposited in the state treasury to be kept and maintained as a special revolving account designated as the “Abandoned and Junked Property Fund”; provided, that any remainder from the proceeds of the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle or junked motor vehicle after payment of such expenses shall be held for the last registered owner of such motor vehicle or any lienholder for 90 days, after which time, if no owner or lienholder claims the remainder, it shall be deposited in said special fund.
(C) Any monies so collected and deposited in said special fund shall be used solely by the Department of Highways for the payment of auction, towing, removing, preserving, storing, notice and publication costs which results from taking other abandoned motor vehicles, junked motor vehicles, old vehicle tires and inoperative or abandoned household appliances into custody and possession.
(D) In addition to all other remedies provided for in this subchapter, the Attorney General of this state, the prosecuting attorney or any citizen, resident or taxpayer may apply to the circuit court, or the judge thereof in vacation, of the county, for an injunction to restrain, prevent or abate the maintenance and storage of abandoned motor vehicles, junked motor vehicles, old vehicle tires or inoperative or abandoned household appliances, in violation of any provision of this subchapter, or the violation of any other provision of this subchapter.
(Ord. passed 4-17-1984)