Amending Chapter 20, Article 3, Section 20-29 - to establish fees for towing and storage of abandoned vehicles

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(f) If the tagged vehicle which, in the opinion of the officer, has a market value of one hundred dollars ($100.00) 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 Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office 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 Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office 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 Neighborhood Code Enforcement Office 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. The notice shall also advise that all costs incurred in removing and storing the vehicle are the owner's legal responsibility, and a detailed list of costs incurred to date and anticipated costs shall be included. (4) If the owner or lien holder appears prior to the disposal of the vehicle and pays all cost incurred, he shall then be entitled to the return of the vehicle. If the owner or lien holder does not appear in fifteen (15) days after the mailing of notice, the Board of Public Works shall sell the vehicle to the highest bidder at a public sale conducted after notice under I.C. 5-3-1, except only one (1) newspaper insertion one (1) week before the public sale is required. (5) If the vehicle is in such condition that the vehicle identification numbers or other means of identification are not available to determine the owner of record with the Bureau, the vehicle may be disposed of without notice. (6) The purchaser shall be furnished a bill of sale for each abandoned vehicle sold by the Board of Public Works. (g) Fees: In accordance with this article the owner shall be charged a fee for the towing and storage of his vehicle. T?~~?