Any vehicle in violation of this article shall be removed and impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of under the provisions of §
325-15.
Any abandoned vehicle impounded by the Village which has not
been reclaimed or junked or sold by direct sale to a licensed salvage
dealer pursuant to the provisions of this article may be sold by public
auction sale or public sale calling for the receipt of sealed bids.
A Class I notice, including the description of the vehicles, the name(s)
and address(es) of the Wisconsin titled owner and secured party of
record, if known, and the time of sale shall be published before the
sale.
Within five days after the direct sale or disposal of a vehicle
as provided for herein, the law enforcement officer, or designated
Village authority, shall advise the State of Wisconsin Department
of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, of such sale or disposal
on a form supplied by said Division. A copy of the form shall be given
to the purchaser of the vehicle enabling the purchaser to obtain a
regular certificate of title for the vehicle. The purchaser shall
have 10 days to remove the vehicle from the storage area but shall
pay a reasonable storage fee established by the Village for each day
the vehicle remains in storage after the second business day subsequent
to the sale date. Ten days after the sale the purchaser shall forfeit
all interest in the vehicle and the vehicle shall be deemed to be
abandoned and may be sold again. Any listing of vehicles to be sold
by the Village shall be made available to any interested person or
organization which makes a written request for such list to the Village
office.
In the event of any conflict between this section and any other
provisions of this Code, this article shall control.