§ 10.24.030. Sold at auction  


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  • A. Whenever the city or its designated agency has complied with the foregoing provision of this chapter with respect to any such abandoned motor vehicle, and the owner thereof does not claim the same within the time stated in the notice and pay the removal and storage charges and publication costs incurred by the city on such motor vehicle, the city or its designated agent may sell the motor vehicle at public auction to the highest bidder for cash. The responsibility for obtaining a certificate of approval for such vehicle prior to its registration in this state shall be upon the purchaser.

    B. After any sale pursuant to this section, the city or its designated agent may file proof thereof with the Division of Vehicles. Thereupon, said division shall issue a certificate of title to the purchaser of such motor vehicle. All moneys derived from the sale of motor vehicles pursuant to this chapter, after payment of the expenses of the sale, shall be paid into the fund of the city which is used by it for the construction or maintenance of highways.

(Ord. 9916 § 2, 1999; prior code § 14-303)