(A) (1) Upon removal of a vehicle or other personal property from a public street or from public property, the police officer causing the vehicle or personal property to be removed shall notify the Police Department and cause notice by certified mail to be sent to the owner and lien holder listed with the Department of Law Enforcement or county records.
(2) If there is no certificate of title on file in either of said Departments, then notice shall be sent to the apparent owner as determine by the registration certificate or other identification found in the vehicle, but if no identification of the owner can be found in the vehicle, no notice need be given.
(B) The notice shall include:
(1) The make, year, model, color and license place number of the vehicle;
(2) The approximate place where the vehicle was found;
(3) The place where the vehicle was removed to; and
(4) A statement that the vehicle can be sold for removal and storage charges if not claimed within 30 days from the date of mailing of the notice.
(Ord. 562, passed 8-17-1999)