(a) For the purposes of this chapter, "abandoned junk motor vehicle" means any
motor vehicle meeting all of the following requirements:
(1) Left on private property for more than seventy-two hours without permission of the person having right to the possession of the property, on a public street or other property open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel or parking, or upon or within the right of way of any road or highway, for forty-eight hours or longer;
(2) Three years old or older;
(3) Extensively damaged, such damage including, but not limited to, any of the following: missing wheels, tires, motor or transmission;
(4) Apparently inoperable;
(5) Having a fair market value of two hundred dollars ($200.00) or less.
(b) The Police Chief shall order any abandoned junk motor vehicle to be photographed by a law enforcement officer. The officer shall record the make of motor vehicle, the serial number when available and shall also detail the damage or missing equipment to substantiate the value of two hundred dollars ($200.00) or less. The Chief of Police shall thereupon immediately dispose of the abandoned junk motor vehicle to a junk yard or scrap metal processing facility as defined in Ohio R.C. 4737.05, or to any other facility owned by or under contract with the City for the disposal of such motor vehicles. A copy of the records and photographs relating to the abandoned junk motor vehicle shall be retained by the Police Division for a period of at least two years and the Police Division shall execute an affidavit that all requirements of this section have been complied with and file the same with the Clerk of Courts of Wood County. Upon presentation of the affidavit, the Clerk of Courts shall, without charge, issue a certificate of title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, to the Chief of Police. Any moneys arising from the disposal of the abandoned junk motor vehicle shall be deposited in the Municipal General Fund.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 448.05, any motor vehicle meeting the requirements of subparagraphs (a)(3), (4) and (6) hereof which has remained unclaimed by the owner or lienholder for a period of ten days or longer following notification as provided in Section 448.05 may be disposed of as provided in this section.