§ 8.04.130. Storage and disposal of confiscated property

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A. Whenever the public officer is authorized to abate the conditions causing a violation, as provided in Section 8.04.120, the following procedure shall be observed:

1. Items confiscated which have no practical value to the person in violation shall be disposed of by the city;

2. Items confiscated which might reasonably be of some value to the person in violation shall be placed in storage by the city.

B. The persons in violation shall be informed by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, of the disposition or storage of any items confiscated. In the case of items stored, the person in violation shall be further informed that such items shall be stored for a period of thirty (30) days, and further that those items may be claimed by the person upon payment to the city for expenses incurred, as provided in Section 8.04.160. If the items are not claimed within the thirty (30) day period, then the city may sell the items and deduct its expenses, returning the amount in excess of expenses, if any, to the person in violation.

(Prior code § 8-212)

                    
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