(A) With regard to any machine which is seized by the Tax Collector and/or Sheriff for nonpayment of the fees due under §§ 110.01 et seq., the owner or operator of the machine shall have 15 days from the date of seizure to redeem the machine by paying the license fee due thereon, plus a $50 charge for the expense of the Tax Collector or Sheriff in seizing the machine. If the fifteenth day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or county holiday, the time for redemption shall be extended to 5:00 p.m. on the next county business day.
(B) If the machine is not timely redeemed thereafter, the Tax Collector shall sell the machine at public sale at the County Courthouse to the highest bidder at 11:00 a.m. on the first Monday of the month following the seizure, and which sales date is at least 20 days after seizure. If the first Monday of the month is a county holiday, the sale shall be conducted on the following Monday at 11:00 a.m. Upon payment of the required county tax and the bid amount, possession shall be delivered to the highest bidder at the sale.
(Ord. 137, passed 10-14-1993)