10.04.090 Disposal of impounded vehicles.
A. When title to a vehicle has vested in the Haines Borough under HBC 10.04.070, the vehicle may be disposed of:
1. By removal to a scrap processing yard or auto wrecker for disposal or by public auction conducted not less than 20 days after notice describing the vehicle with reasonable particularity and the place, date, and time that the vehicle will be sold or disposed of is:
a. Published in a newspaper of general circulation in the borough; and
b. Posted continuously in at least three public places in the borough;
2. By relinquishment in favor of a towing or storage lien when the clerk determines that the lien amount exceeds the fair market value of the vehicle; or
3. By any other reasonable means; provided, that notice of the disposal is provided to the owner or lien holders, if known, not less than 20 days prior to the proposed disposal.
B. The title certificate and registration of a disposed vehicle, if available, and a copy of the bill of sale or relinquishment of title, along with a copy of the notice published and posted under subsection (A)(1) of this section, shall be surrendered to the Alaska Department of Administration within 10 days of the disposal.
C. A vehicle disposed of under this section by public auction must be registered and titled by the purchaser as provided in AS 28.10.
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the borough may initiate a civil action against a driver or registered owner of an abandoned vehicle that is impounded pursuant to this chapter for costs exceeding receipts from disposal of the vehicle. (Ord. 18-06-497 § 4)