Ordinance 869-82 - Laserfiche WebLink

• . r 1 report the recovery thereof to the chief of police to whom such motor vehicle was 2 reported as stolen. 3 It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or his designee to report to the Chief 4 of the Washington State Patrol all vehicles or automobile hulks found abandoned on a 5 highway or at any other place and the same shall, at the direction of a law enforcement 6 officer, be placed in the custody of a registered disposer. 7 Section 9: REMOVAL AND STORAGE OF VEHICLE OR HULK - LIEN - 8 NOTICES - CONTENTS. (RCW 46.90.350) 9 1. A registered disposer taking custody of any abandoned vehicle shall 10 remove it to his established place of business where it shall be stored, and such 11 registered disposer shall have a lien upon the abandoned vehicle but not upon any items 12 of personal property therein or upon for services provided in towing and storage of it, 13 not to exceed the sum of one hundred dollars. 14 2. Within five days after receiving custody of such abandoned vehicle the 15 registered disposer shall submit an abandoned vehicle report giving notice of his custody 16 to the Department and the Chief of the Washington State Patrol. Any registered 17 disposer failing to report such fact within five days shall forfeit any claim for the 18 storage of the vehicle. Within five days after having received the name and address of 19 the owner, he shall notify the registered and legal owner of his custody, and shall send 20 copies of such notice to the Chief of the Washington State Patrol and to the 21 Department. The notice of custody and sale to the registered and legal owner shall be 22 sent by the registered disposer to the last known address of said owner appearing on the 23 records of the department, and such notice shall be sent to the registered and legal 24 owner by certified or registered mail with a five-day return receipt requested. Such 25 notice shall contain a description of the abandoned vehicle including its license number 26 and/or serial number if obtainable, and shall state the amount due the registered 27 disposer for services in the towing and storage of it and the time and place of public 28 sale if the amount remains unpaid. 29 3. The Department shall supply the last known names and addresses of 30 registered and legal owners of abandoned vehicles appearing on the records of the 31 department to registered disposers on request without charge. 32 -8-