(A) Any junked or abandoned motor vehicle found to be in violation of this chapter may be removed to a storage garage, provided that no vehicle of this type shall be removed from private property without written request of the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises, unless the premises has been declared a public nuisance, or health or safety hazard.
(B) The town may require the person requesting the removal of the vehicle to indemnify the town against any loss, expense, or liabilities which may be incurred as a result of the removal, storage or sale of the vehicle.
(C) When any junked or abandoned motor vehicle is removed the town shall give written notice to the registered owner at his or her last known address in accordance with the latest registration certificate or title certificate on file with the Department of Motor Vehicles; the notice shall inform the owner of the intended sale or other disposition of the vehicle; the owner may regain possession of the vehicle by paying to the town all reasonable costs incidental to the removal and storage.
(D) Provided, however, that no notice need be given to the registered owner when the vehicle does not display a license plate and/or when the vehicle identification numbers have been removed or defaced so as to be illegible.
(Prior Code, § 8-3005) (Ord. passed 5-10-1976)