§ 90.10 DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS OF SALE OF JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE.

   The proceeds of the sale of a junked motor vehicle, after all costs of removal, storage, investigation, and sale, and satisfaction of any liens of record on the vehicle have been deducted therefrom, shall be held by the town for 30 days and paid to the registered owner upon demand. If the owner does not appear to claim the remainder of the proceeds within 30 days after disposal of the vehicle, the said funds will escheat to the state.

§ 90.11 IMMUNITY.

   Neither the town nor any person shall be held to answer in any civil or criminal action to any owner or other person legally entitled to the possession of any abandoned, lost, or stolen vehicle for disposing of such vehicle as contemplated by this chapter.

(Prior Code, § 90.11)

§ 90.12 LIMITATIONS OF PROVISIONS.

   Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any vehicle in an enclosed building or any vehicle on the premises of a business enterprise being operated in a lawful place and manner if the vehicle is necessary to the operation of the enterprise, or to any vehicle which is lawfully used on a regular basis for personal or business purposes, or to any vehicle in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful place or manner.

(Prior Code, § 90.12)

§ 90.99 PENALTY.

   For any and every violation of the provisions of this chapter, the owner, lessee, or occupant of the premises where such violation has been committed or exists, and any other person who knowingly commits, takes part in, or assists in any violation, shall be held liable on conviction thereof and shall be a misdemeanor, as provided by G.S. § 14-4, for each and every offense following notification. Each violation which continues beyond the limits as described in §§ 90.02 or 90.03 shall constitute, upon notification by the town, a separate offense punishable in like manner.

(Prior Code, § 90.99)