As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE
Includes:
A.
A vehicle that has remained on public property, unmoved, for
a period of not less than 48 hours;
B.
A vehicle that has remained on private property without the
consent of the owner;
C.
A vehicle which is unlicensed or can no longer propel itself,
that has remained parked, stored or placed on private property for
more than five days.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any wheeled vehicle which is self-propelled or intended to
be self-propelled.
No person shall abandon a motor vehicle or part thereof on the
premises of another. A person who violates this chapter and who fails
to redeem the vehicle before disposition of the vehicle under this
chapter is responsible for a civil infraction.
No person shall park, store or place an unlicensed vehicle on
private property for more than five days. In addition, no vehicle
which can no longer propel itself which is partially dismantled, wrecked,
junked or discarded, or any parts thereof, shall not be parked, stored
or placed in the open for more than five days. This provision shall
not apply to junkyards operating under special land use permits.
Not less than 20 days after the disposition of the hearing described in §
415-4 or
415-5 above or, if a hearing is not requested, not less than 20 days after the date of the notice, the Municipal Ordinance Violations Bureau, if the abandoned vehicle is found on public property, or the custodian of the vehicle if the vehicle is found on private property, shall offer the vehicle for sale at a public sale pursuant to MCLA § 257.252g. Recoupment of accrued towing and storage charges shall be pursuant to MCLA § 257.252g and MCLA § 257.252i.