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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1994 (345) A VEHICLE IMPOUNDMENT ORDINANCE Ordinance No.3'15 l / St. Croix County, Wisconsin The St. Croix County Board of Supervisor's does hereby ordain as follows: Section I. Release of Impounded Vehicle; Sale of Vehicle. A. Release of Vehicle. Whenever the Sheriff determines that any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home (collectively hereinafter "vehicle ") which had been impounded by the County for purposes of evidence or other law enforcement purpose can be reclaimed, the owner and any lienholder of record shall be given written notice by certified mail containing the following information: 1. The make, model and serial number of the vehicle, and the place where the vehicle is being held. 2. The amount of the towing charge, if any, and that it must be paid before the vehicle is released. 3. The vehicle must be reclaimed within 10 days of receipt of notice. 4. Failure of the owner or lienholders to reclaim the vehicle within 10 days shall be deemed a waiver of all right, title and interest in the vehicle and a consent to the sale of the vehicle and the vehicle shall be deemed abandoned. 5. The vehicle may be disposed of by sealed bid or auction sale. Notice of sale shall be given as a Class 1 notice in the official County newspaper and posted in the Government Center. If deemed inadequate by the Sheriff or his /her designee, all bids may be rejected. If all bids are rejected or no bids are received, the County may either readvertise the sale, adjourn the sale to a definite date, sell the vehicle at a private sale or junk the vehicle. If the Sheriff or his /her designee determines that the costs of disposing of the vehicle would exceed the value of the vehicle, the vehicle can be junked or sold without notice. B. Sale of Vehicle. 1. Upon sale of the vehicle, the County shall supply the purchaser with a completed form designed by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation enabling the purchaser to obtain a regular certificate of title for the vehicle. 2. The purchaser shall have 10 days to remove the vehicle, but shall pay a $10 per day storage fee after the 2nd business day subsequent to the sale. 3. If the purchaser fails to remove the vehicle ten days after the sale, the purchaser shall forfeit all interest in the vehicle and the vehicle shall be deemed abandoned and may be sold again. C. Notice to State. Within 5 days after the sale or disposal of vehicle, the County shall advise the Wisconsin Department of Transportation of the sale or disposition on a form supplied by the department. Section II. Enforcement. The costs of disposal not recovered by sale of the vehicle may be recovered in a civil action by the County against the owner. Section III. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon adoption by the Board of Supervisors. Dated this I.5 Y ' day of > , 1994. Offered by: Finance Committee and Public Protection Committee NEGATIVE AFFIRMATIVE r/r--0-41,7/4 / S I -r..4 WO-e. 7 STATE OF WISCONSIN Y can' OF MICR= / L Sus E. tam St. Wit County ask DO HEREBY CERTIFY tihi tte p_,.... albwardatt a Yd adopted by the Coolly Dowd d S prv(eaa at tt+eir meeting held r S 1 S` ( Sue E. Nelsen. Si. crdx county aid'