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<br />-5- <br /> <br />office unclaimed, notice by one publication in a <br />newspaper of general circulation in the area in which <br />the vehicle was left in storage is sufficient notice. <br /> <br />(b) If a garagekeeper or storage facility acquires possession <br />of a motor vehicle for a purpose other than repair, the <br />garagekeeper or storage facility is entitled to towing, <br />preservation, and notification charges and to reasonable <br />storage fees, in addition to storage fees earned pursuant <br />to contract, for a maximum of 10 days only until <br />notification is mailed to the last known registered <br />owner and all lienholders of record as provided by <br />subsection (a) of this section. After such notice is <br />mailed, storage fees may continue until the vehicle is <br />removed and all accrued charges are paid. A garagekeeper <br />who fails to report the possession of an abandoned vehicle <br />to the police department within 10 days after it <br />becomes abandoned may not claim reimbursement for <br />storage of the vehicle after such ten-day period. <br /> <br />(c) The police department, upon receipt of a report from a <br />garagekeeper of the possession of a vehicle considered <br />abandoned under the provisions of this section shall <br />follow the notification procedures provided by Section <br />16-37, except that custody of the vehicle shall remain <br />with the garagekeeper until after compliance with the <br />notification requirements. A fee of $2 shall accompany <br />the report of the garagekeeper to the police department. <br />The $2 fee shall be retained by the City and used to <br />defray the cost of notification or other cost incurred in <br />the disposition of an abandoned motor vehicle. <br /> <br />(d) An abandoned vehicle left in a storage facility and not <br />reclaimed after notice is sent in the manner provided by <br />Section 16-37 shall be taken into custody by the police <br />department and sold in the manner provided by Section <br />16-38. The proceeds of a sale under this section shall <br />first be applied to the garagekeeper's charges for <br />servicing, storage, and repair, but the City shall retain <br />two percent of the gross proceeds of the sale of each <br />vehicle auctioned, unless the gross proceeds are less than <br />$10, as compensation for the expense incurred by the <br />police department in placing the vehicle in custody and <br />the expense of auction. If the gross proceeds are less <br />than $10, the City shall retain the $10 to defray <br />expenses of custody and auction. Surplus proceeds <br />remaining from an auction shall be distributed in <br />accordance with Section 16-38. <br /> <br />(e) Except for the termination or limitation of claim for <br />storage for failure to report an abandoned motor vehicle, <br />nothing in this section may be construed to impair any <br />lien of a garagekeeper under the laws of this state. <br /> <br />(f) A person charging fees under Subsection (b) of this <br />Section commits an offense if the person charges a storage <br />fee for a period of time not authorized by that <br />Subsection. An offense under this subsection is <br />punishable by a fine of not less than $200 nor more than <br />$1,000. <br /> <br />Sec. 16-40. <br /> <br />Disposal to demolishers. <br /> <br />(a) A person, firm, corporation, or unit of government on <br />whose property or in whose possession is found any <br />abandoned motor vehicle may apply to the State Department <br />of Highways and Public Transportation for authority to <br />sell, give away or dispose of the vehicle to a demolisher, <br />in accordance with Article 4477-9a V.A.C.S. <br /> <br />PART 4. That Division 4, Junked Vehicles, shall be added to <br />Article II of Chapter 16 of the Code of Ordinances as follows: <br />