In order to take a vehicle into custody pursuant to M.C.L.A. § 257.252a(5), the police agency shall:
(A) Recheck to determine if the vehicle has been reported stolen;
(B) Within 24 hours after taking the vehicle into custody, enter the vehicle as abandoned into the law enforcement information network;
(C) Within seven days after taking the vehicle into custody, send to the registered owner and secured party, as shown by the records of the Secretary of State, by first-class mail or personal service, notice that the vehicle has been deemed abandoned; and
(D) The notice required under division (C) above shall contain the following information:
(1) The year, make, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle, if available;
(2) The location from which the vehicle was taken into custody;
(3) The date on which the vehicle was taken into custody;
(4) The name and address of the police agency which had the vehicle taken into custody;
(5) The business address of the custodian of the vehicle;
(6) The procedure to redeem the vehicle;
(7) The procedure to contest the fact that the vehicle has been deemed abandoned or the reasonableness of the towing fees and daily storage fees;
(8) A form petition which the owner may file in person or by mail with the specified court which requests a hearing on the police agency's action; and
(9) A warning that failure to redeem the vehicle or to request a hearing within 20 days after the date of the notice may result in the sale of the vehicle and the termination of all rights of the owner and the secured party to the vehicle or the proceeds of the sale.
(Ord. 149, passed 6-1-1998)