304.08 DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED JUNK MOTOR VEHICLES.

   The Chief of Police shall order any abandoned junk motor vehicle to be photographed by a law enforcement officer in the place where abandoned. The officer shall record the make of motor vehicle, the serial number when available, and shall also detail the damage or missing equipment to substantiate the value as prescribed in Section 304.02(i)(5). The Chief of Police shall thereupon immediately dispose of the abandoned junk motor vehicle to a junk yard or scrap metal processing facility as defined in Ohio R.C. 4737.05, or to any other facility owned by or under contract with the City for the disposal of such motor vehicles. The records and photograph relating to the abandoned junk motor vehicle shall be retained by the law enforcement agency ordering the disposition of such vehicle for a period of at least two years. The Police Department shall execute in quadruplicate 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, and shall sign and file the same with the Clerk of Courts of Franklin County. The Clerk of Courts shall retain the original of the affidavit for his files, shall furnish one copy thereof to the Registrar, one copy to the junk yard or other facility handling the disposal of the vehicle and one copy to the Police Department, who shall file such copy with the records and photograph relating to the disposal. Any moneys arising from the disposal of an abandoned junk motor vehicle shall be deposited in the General Fund of the City.

   Notwithstanding Ohio R.C. 4513.61, any motor vehicle meeting the requirements of subsection (i)(3), (4) and (5) of Section 304.02 which has remained unclaimed by the owner or lienholder for a period of ten days or longer following notification as provided in Section 304.07 may be disposed of as provided in this section.

(ORC 4513.63)