In all cases where a Vehicle seized pursuant to this Chapter is forfeited to the City, the Vehicle shall be sold by the Police Department, their agent, or designee, and the proceeds of the sale shall be distributed and appropriated as follows:
A. To the bona fide or innocent purchaser, conditional vendor, mortgagee or lien holder of the Vehicle, if any, up to the amount of his or her interest in the Vehicle, when the court or City Attorney declaring the forfeiture and sale of the Vehicle orders a distribution to that person.
B. To the City for all expenditures made or incurred by it in connection with the publication of the notices set forth in this Chapter, and sale of the Vehicle, including expenditures for any necessary repairs, storage or transportation of any Vehicle seized under this Chapter.
C. The remaining funds shall be placed in the General Fund of the City of San Bernardino, subject to appropriate accounting controls and financial audits for all deposits and expenditures.
D. All the funds placed in the General Fund pursuant to this Chapter shall not supplant any funds that would, in the absence of this Chapter, be made available to support the law enforcement and prosecutorial efforts of the Police Department or the City Attorney's Office.