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§47-116.14.
§47-116.14.
In the event any vehicle is found with no registration, not properly
registered for the load carried, or improperly registered in any
manner under the provisions of this act or any provisions of the motor
vehicle license and registration laws of this state, said revenue
enforcement officers shall be authorized to seize and take such
vehicle into custody until such time as such vehicle is properly
registered and the license fee thereon is paid in full together with
any penalty provided by law plus the cost of seizure, including the
reasonable cost of taking such vehicle into custody and storing it.
Any load on such vehicle shall be disposed of by the owner or operator
of such vehicle. In the event such license fee and penalty together
with the cost of seizure and storage is not paid, said revenue
enforcement officer shall proceed to sell such vehicle by posting not
less than five notices of sale in five different public places in the
county where such property is located; one of such notices to be
posted at the place where the vehicle is stored; provided further,
that a copy of such notice shall also be sent by registered mail,
return receipt requested, to the last-known address of the registered
owner of such vehicle in question. Such vehicle shall be sold at such
sale subject to the following terms and conditions:
(1) In the event the sale price is equal to, or greater than, the
total cost of sale, seizure and the fee and penalty, the purchaser
shall be issued a certificate of purchase, license plate and
registration certificate.
(2) In the event the sale price is less than the total costs of sale,
seizure, and the fee and penalty, such vehicle shall be sold as junk
to the highest bidder, whereupon he shall receive a certificate of
purchase; and if such vehicle be dismantled, the record to such junked
vehicle shall be canceled. If not dismantled, the same shall forthwith
be registered anew.
(3) Any residue remaining unclaimed by the delinquent owner shall be
administered in accordance with the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
(1981).
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