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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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