304.07 NOTICE TO OWNER: REDEMPTION.
The Chief of Police shall immediately cause a search to be made of the records of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to ascertain the owner and any lienholder of a motor vehicle ordered into storage, and, if known, shall send notice to the owner or lienholder at his last known address by certified mail with return receipt requested, that the motor vehicle will be declared a nuisance and disposed of if not claimed within ten days of the date of mailing of the notice. The owner or lienholder of the motor vehicle may reclaim such motor vehicle upon payment of any expenses or charges incurred in its removal and storage, and presentation of proof of ownership which may be evidenced by a certificate of title to the motor vehicle.
If the owner or lienholder makes no claim to the motor vehicle within ten days of the date of mailing of the notice, and if the vehicle is to be disposed of at public auction as provided in Ohio R.C. 4513.62, the Chief of Police shall file with the Clerk of Courts of the county in which the place of storage is located an affidavit showing compliance with the requirements of this section. Upon presentation of the affidavit, the Clerk of Courts shall, without charge, issue a certificate of title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, to the Chief of Police.
If the vehicle is to be disposed of to a junk yard or other facility as provided in Ohio R.C. 4513.60, the Chief of Police shall execute in triplicate an affidavit, as prescribed by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles, describing the motor vehicle and the manner in which it was disposed of and that all requirements of this section have been complied with. The Chief of Police shall retain the original of the affidavits for his records, and shall furnish two copies to the owner of the junk yard or other facility. Upon presentation of a copy of the affidavit by the owner of the junk yard or other facility the Clerk of Courts shall issue to such owner a certificate of title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances.
(ORC 4513.61; Ord. 19-75. Passed 7-1-75.)