10.15.050 Notice to be given to owner.
A. When a motor vehicle is removed pursuant to BMC 10.15.030, notice shall be provided to the registered owner of record, lien holders of record and any party known to have an ownership interest in the motor vehicle within ten (10) days from the date the motor vehicle was removed.
B. When a junk vehicle is to be removed pursuant to BMC 10.15.040, notice shall be given to the registered owner of record, lien holders of record and any other party known to have an ownership interest in the motor vehicle within thirty (30) days prior to the date the junk vehicle is to be removed.
C. The notice required by this section shall contain the following:
1. A description of the motor vehicle or junk vehicle and any property therein;
2. The date, time and place of removal;
3. The location the motor vehicle or junk vehicle has been or will be removed to for storage;
4. A statement that unless the right to possession of the motor vehicle is established to the satisfaction of the chief of police of the Bethel police department or their designee and the vehicle reclaimed within thirty (30) days from the date of mailing or publication of the notice, or unless arrangements are made for the storage of the motor vehicle within the thirty- (30-) day period, the vehicle and its contents may be sold at public auction, or if the vehicle is inoperable or is worth less than two hundred dollars ($200) as determined by the National Automobile Dealer’s Association Blue Book, the motor vehicle or junk vehicle may, at the discretion of the Bethel police department, be destroyed; and
5. A statement that the registered owner or other persons with a legal interest in the motor vehicle may at any time during the thirty- (30-) day period request a hearing before the chief of police of the Bethel police department concerning whether the vehicle was or is subject to removal under this chapter or concerning any amounts due.
D. Adequate notice for purposes of this chapter shall be given by a qualified person, either by personal delivery to the person to be notified or by registered or certified mail return receipt requested, addressed to the person at the address of the person as shown in the records of the Motor Vehicle Division of the Department of Public Safety in the state. If the motor vehicle is not registered in the state or the name and address of the registered or legal owner or lien holder cannot be ascertained, notice shall be given by the publication in the manner prescribed in Alaska Rule of Civil Procedure 4(3)(2). [Ord. 198, 1990.]