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photograph relating to same to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and shall retain the original records and photographs for at least two ( 2 ) years . (e) If, in the opinion of the officer, the market value of an abandoned vehicle is ewe five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more, the officer shall make reasonable effort to ascertain the owner or person who may be in control of the vehicle by inquiry of other persons in the neighborhood. Thereafter, the officer shall attach to the vehicle in a prominent place a notice tag containing the following information: (1) The date, time, officer's name, public agency and address and telephone number to contact for information. (2) The vehicle is considered abandoned. (3) The vehicle will be removed after seventy-two (72) hours. (4) The owner will be held responsible for all costs incidental to the removal, storage and disposal. (5) The owner may avoid costs by removal of the vehicle within seventy-two (72) hours. (f) If the tagged vehicle which, in the opinion of the officer, has a market value of ewe five hundred dollars _($500.00) or more is not removed within the seventy-two-hour period, the officer shall: (1) Take photographs to illustrate the condition of the vehicle and shall require the vehicle to be towed to a storage area. (2) Within seventy-two {72) hours after the removal of an abandoned vehicle to a storage area, the Department of Code Enforcement ^f~~~ shall prepare and forward to the Bureau an abandoned vehicle report, including the make, model, engine number if any, identification number, and number of the license plate, and request that the Bureau advise the ~e~heee~ Department of Code Enforcement ^f~-f=~-~ of the name and most recent mailing address of the owner and of any lien holder. (3) Upon receipt of the requested information from the Bureau, the Department of Code Enforcement ^~-~f=~T shall advise the owner or any lien holder that the vehicle has been impounded at a certain location and must be moved within fifteen (15) days of the date of the mailing of the notice, and advising that the vehicle will be disposed of after that time.