§ 50-1. Impoundment and sale.

The City Police Department shall take into custody and impound any abandoned motor vehicle as defined by Minn. Stat. § 168B.02, Subdivision 2. Editor's Note: Repealed by Laws 1995, c. 137. See now definitions in Minn. Stat. § 168B.011. It shall give notice of the taking as provided by law, and if the owner or any lien holder does not reclaim the vehicle within the period provided by law, it shall provide for the sale of the vehicle to the highest bidder at public auction or sale following two weeks' published notice.

§ 50-2. Summary action in certain cases.

When an abandoned motor vehicle is more than seven model years of age, is lacking vital component parts, and does not display a license plate currently valid in Minnesota or any other state or foreign country, it shall immediately be eligible for sale under § 50-1 and shall not be subject to the notification, reclamation, or title provisions of Minn. Stat. § 168B.01 to 168.13.

§ 50-3. Disposition of proceeds.

The proceeds of the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle shall be placed in the general fund of the City. If the former owner or entitled lien holder makes application and furnishes satisfactory proof of ownership or lien interest within 90 days of the sale, he shall be paid the proceeds of the sale of the vehicle less the costs of towing, preserving, and storing the vehicle and all administrative, notice and publication costs incurred in its handling.

§ 50-4. Procedure.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). All property, other than abandoned vehicles regulated under Article I of this chapter, lawfully coming into the possession of the City shall be disposed of as provided in this article.

§ 50-5. Storage.

The department of the City acquiring possession of the property shall arrange for its storage. If City facilities for storage are unavailable or inadequate, the department may arrange for storage at privately owned facilities.

§ 50-6. Claim by owner.

The owner may claim the property by exhibiting satisfactory proof of ownership and paying the City any storage or maintenance costs incurred by it. A receipt for the property shall be obtained upon release to the owner.

§ 50-7. Sale of property.

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). If the property remains unclaimed in the possession of the City for 60 days, the property shall be sold to the highest bidder at a public auction conducted by the Chief of Police of the City after 10 days' published notice setting forth the time and place of the sale and the property to be sold.

§ 50-8. Disposition of proceeds.

The proceeds of the sale shall be placed in the general fund of the City. If the former owner makes application and furnishes satisfactory proof of ownership or lien interest within six months of the sale, he shall be paid the proceeds of the sale of his property less the costs of storage and the proportionate part of the cost of published notice and other costs of the sale.