Any vehicle in violation of this chapter shall be removed and impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of under the provisions of §
364-3.
Any abandoned vehicle impounded by the Town which has not been reclaimed
or junked or sold by direct sale to a licensed salvage dealer pursuant to
the provisions of this chapter may be sold by public auction sale or public
sale calling for the receipt of sealed bids. A Class 1 notice, including the
description of the vehicle, 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. The Town may choose to consolidate its auction
with that of another unit of government.
Within five days after the direct sale or disposal of a vehicle as provided
for herein, the Town Chief of Police or other appropriate law enforcement
officer 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 Town 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 Town shall be made available
to any interested person or organization who or which makes a written request
for such list to the Town. The Town may charge a reasonable fee for the list.
In the event of any conflict between this chapter and any other provisions
of this Code, this chapter shall control.