Such removal shall be deemed the abatement of
a nuisance and at the expense and risk of the owner or person entitled
to the possession of said vehicle. Said law enforcement officer, at
his discretion, may store said vehicle in such places as may be designated
by the Board of Trustees at the risk and expense of the owner or person
entitled to the possession thereof, and said owner or person entitled
to the possession of the vehicle so removed or stored may recover
the same by paying to the owner or operator of the premises on which
said vehicle is stored the amount of all expenses necessarily incurred
in effecting such removal, together with any charges for storage.
It shall be the duty of the said law enforcement
officer to ascertain to the extent possible the owner of the vehicle
or the person having the same in charge and to notify him of the removal
and disposition of such vehicle and of the amount which will be required
to redeem the same. Said law enforcement officer shall also without
delay report the removal and disposition of any vehicle removed as
provided in this article to the Village Clerk.
Whenever such vehicle carries no registration
plate and/or shall remain unclaimed for 60 days after being stored
as above provided or whenever such vehicle carries a registration
plate or the owner is identified and located and such vehicle shall
remain unclaimed for 20 days after mailing notice by registered mail
to such owner at his last known address or the address given on the
application for registration or on the registration certificate of
such vehicle such vehicle shall be deemed abandoned property and may
be sold at auction, demolished and otherwise disposed of as may be
provided by law.