(a) No person shall willfully leave an abandoned junk motor vehicle, as defined in Section 448.01, on private property for more than seventy-two hours without the permission of the person having the right to the possession of the property, or 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, without notification to the Police Chief of the reasons for leaving the motor vehicle in such place.
(b) For purposes of this section, the fact that a motor vehicle has been so left without permission or notification is prima-facie evidence of abandonment. (ORC 4513.64)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall also be assessed any costs incurred by the City in disposing of such abandoned junk motor vehicle, less any moneys accruing to the City from such disposal. Punishment shall be as provided in Section 408.01. (ORC 4513.99(D); Ord. 53-74. Passed 7-23-74.)