If the town removes an inoperable motor vehicle, after having given reasonable notice, the town may dispose of the vehicle after giving additional notice to the owner of the premises. The cost of the removal and disposal may be charged to either the owner of the inoperable vehicle or the owner of the premises, and the cost may be collected by the town as taxes and levies are collected. Every cost authorized by this section with which the owner of the premises has been assessed shall constitute a lien against the property from which the inoperable vehicle was removed, and the lien shall continue until actual payment of the cost has been made to the town.
(1998 Code, § 62-190)