(A) Any person who leaves a vehicle upon a city street under circumstances indicating an abandonment, shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 70.99 (A). A vehicle left upon a city street for 3 consecutive days shall be presumed to be abandoned.
(B) The public authority having jurisdiction over a particular county road or city street shall cause a vehicle that is presumed to be abandoned under division (A) of this section and that is fit for future use to be removed by some person engaged in the business of storing or towing motor vehicles and the provisions of KRS 376.275 shall apply in disposing of the vehicle. Any money obtained in disposing of a vehicle that is in excess of any liens shall be paid by the seller to the owner and if the owner cannot be located, the excess money shall escheat to the state pursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapter 393. A vehicle shall be registered or transferred in the county where the sale is conducted upon an affidavit by the seller that the provisions of KRS 376.275 have been met. The affidavit shall contain information as prescribed by the Transportation Cabinet.
(C) If a vehicle that is presumed abandoned under division (A) of this section is, in the opinion of the public authority, unfit for future use, the public authority may dispose of it immediately in a manner it deems appropriate.
(KRS 189.751) Penalty, see § 70.99 (A)