A. The money received from the sale of any such vehicle shall be applied first to all outstanding fees assessed to said vehicle under section 12.96.025 of this chapter or its successor, then to pay the actual costs of advertising the notice of sale and of auctioning the vehicle, and the balance, if any, shall then be paid into the city treasury.
B. At any time within one year from and after such sale, the former owner of the vehicle sold, or recorded lienholder, upon application to the mayor and upon presentation of satisfactory proof that he or she was the owner or lienholder of record of the vehicle sold, shall be paid the proceeds of such sale less the necessary expenses incurred as identified above. The check shall be made payable jointly to the owner and any recorded lienholder. (Ord. 43-98 § 4, 1998: Ord. 56-86 § 3, 1986: Ord. 70-82 § 1, 1982: prior code §§ 46-20-284.b(5), 46-26-317(5))