(A) (1) When an abandoned or inoperable vehicle of more than seven years of age is impounded as provided in this section, it will be kept in custody for a minimum of ten days for the purpose of obtaining the identity of the registered owner and lienholder and contacting the registered owner and lienholder by U.S. mail, public service or in person for a determination of disposition.
(2) At the expiration of the ten-day period, without the benefit of disposition information being received from the registered owner or lienholder, the Police Department having jurisdiction will authorize the disposal of the vehicle as junk, provided a vehicle classified as an antique vehicle may, however, be sold to a person desiring to restore it.
(B) When the identity of the registered owner, lienholder or other person legally entitled to possession of an abandoned, lost or unclaimed vehicle of seven years of age or newer cannot be determined by any means provided for in this chapter, the vehicle may be sold as herein provided without notice to any person whose identity cannot be determined.
(1994 Code, § 90.09) (Ord. 393, passed 3-11-1991)