Any vehicle impounded as a stolen vehicle for which the owner cannot
be located (Vehicle and Traffic Law, § 242, Subdivision
2) may be disposed of by the procedures set forth in § 1224,
Subdivision 5, of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New
York. Any vehicle impounded due to a lack of a motor vehicle identification
number (§ 423-a of the Vehicle and Traffic Law) may be disposed
of by the procedures set forth in § 1224, Subdivision 5,
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York.