(A) When an abandoned motor vehicle or inoperable vehicle does not fall within the provisions of § 97.05, the City Police or the City Neighborhood Services Officer shall give notice of the taking within ten days. The notice shall set forth the date and place of the taking, the year, make, model and serial number of the abandoned motor vehicle or inoperable vehicle and the place where the vehicle is being held, shall inform the owner if known and any lien holders if known of their right to reclaim the vehicle under § 97.07 and shall state that failure of the owner or lien holders of their right to reclaim the vehicle shall be deemed a waiver by them of all right, title, and interest in the vehicle and a consent to the sale of the vehicle at a public auction pursuant to §
97.08.
(B) The notice shall be sent by mail to the registered owner, if any, of the abandoned motor vehicle or inoperable vehicle and to all readily identifiable lienholders of record. If it is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and address of the registered owner and all lienholders, the notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the motor vehicle was abandoned. Published notices may be grouped together for convenience and economy. The notice, whether mailed or published, shall describe the vehicle sufficiently so the vehicle can be identified.
(Ord. 947, passed 6-23-03; Am. Ord. 1166, passed 11-23-20)