(A) Removal authorized.
(1) Any abandoned, junked or nuisance vehicle found to be in violation of this subchapter may be removed to a storage area for safekeeping by or under the direction of the Police Department or other person, firm or corporation so designated by the town.
(2) No vehicle shall be removed from private property without the written request of the owner, lessee, occupant of the premises unless the Town Board or a duly authorized town official or employee has declared it to be a health or safety hazard or a public nuisance and has ordered its removal.
(3) The town may require any person requesting the removal of a junked or abandoned motor vehicle from private property to indemnify the town against any loss, expense or liability incurred because of the removal, storage or sale thereof.
(OC, § 8-3-5) (Am. Ord. passed 3-9-89)
(B) Notice. When any junked or abandoned motor vehicle is removed under the provisions of this subchapter, the town shall give written notice of the removal to the registered owner at his last known address according to the last registration certificate or certificate of title on file with the department of motor vehicles. The notice shall inform the owner of the possible sale or other disposition that can be made of the vehicle under this subchapter. Notice need not be given to the registered owner of the vehicle when it does not display a license plate and the vehicle identification numbers have been removed or defaced so as to be illegible.
(OC, § 8-3-5) (Ord. passed 3-9-89)