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-4- (b) If the identity of the last registered owner cannot be determined, if the registration contains no address for the owner, or if it is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and addresses of all lienholders, notice by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City shall constitute sufficient notice under this section. The notice by publication may contain multiple listings of abandoned vehicles, shall be published within the time requirements prescribed for notice by certified mail, and shall have the same contents required for a notice by certified mail. (c) The consequences and effect of failure to reclaim an abandoned motor vehicle are as set forth in a valid notice given under this Section. (d) For taking into custody an abandoned motor vehicle, the City is entitled to reasonable storage fees for: (1) a period of not more than 10 days beginning on the day the police department takes custody and continuing through the day the department mails notice as provided by this Section~ and (2) a period beginning on the day after the day the police department mails notice and continuing through the day any accrued charges are paid and the vehicle is removed. Sec. 16-38. Auction of abandoned motor vehicles. If an abandoned motor vehicle has not been reclaimed as provided by Section 16-37, the City shall sell the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction. Proper notice of the public auction shall be given in accordance with Section 16-28 of Division lof this Article II for sales of impounded property, and in the case of a garagekeeper's lien, the garagekeeper shall be notified of the time and place of the auction. The purchaser of the motor vehicle takes title to the motor vehicle free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership, shall receive a sales receipt from the City, and is entitled to register the purchased vehicle and receive a certificate of title. From the proceeds of the sale of an abandoned motor vehicle, the City shall reimburse itself for the expenses of the auction, the costs of towing, preserving, and storing the vehicle that resulted from placing the abandoned motor vehicle in custody, and all notice and publication costs incurred pursuant to Section 16-37. Any remainder from the proceeds of a sale shall be held for the owner of the vehicle or entitled lienholder for 90 days and then shall be deposited in a special fund that shall remain available for the payment of auction, towing, preserving, storage, and all notice and publication costs that result from placing other abandoned vehicles in custody, if the proceeds from sale of other abandoned motor vehicles are insufficient to meet such expenses and costs. Sec. 16-39. Garagekeepers and abandoned motor vehicles. (a) A motor vehicle left for more than 10 days in a storage facility operated for commercial purposes after notice is given by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner and to any lienholder of record under the Certificate of Title Act (Article 6687-1, V.T.C.S.) to pick up the vehicle, or a motor vehicle left for more than 10 days after a period when under a contract the vehicle was to remain on the premises of the storage facility, or a motor vehicle left for more than 10 days in a storage facility by someone other than the registered owner or by a person authorized to have possession of the motor vehicle under a contract of use, service, storage, or repair, is considered an abandoned vehicle, and shall be reported by the garagekeeper to the police department. If the notice to the owner or a lienholder is returned by the post