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Sec. 18-336. Notice to ~mer of Vehicle Taken into Custody. (a) If the Chief of Police takes into custody sca abandoned motor veb~ic!e, he shall notify~ within Tifteer_ days thereof~ by register- ed or certified mm~it~ retm~ receipt requested~ the o~.~ner of record of the ~otor vehicle mhd all persons having security interest there- in of _record~ that the ~el~cle has been taken into custody. ~ne notice shsil describe ~e yeazo~ msd~e~ model m~d seria2 nm?bet of the abandoned motor veP~zcle~ sen forth the locatmon of the facility ~aere the motor veb~c!e is being held~ i~form the o~er s~d ~ry per- sons h~Fi~ secu_~ity i~terest of their ri~$ to reclaim the motor vebiicle within three weeks after the date of the notice, upon pay- ment of all towing~ pre placJ~ the vehicle in er or per'sons havir~ se claim the vehicle ~ith~ by the ow~er~ and all right~ title amd intere of the abmndoned motor ;ervation amd storage charges resulting from ;ustody and state that the failt~e of the '~rity interest to exercise their right to re- the tZme provided shall b.e deemed a waiver ~rsons having a_ny security mnterest, of all ~ in the vehicle~ and conse~t to the sale zehic!e a~ a public auction. (b) for the o~mer or no add have a security interes er smd all persons havi reasonable certainty ~ general circulation in shall be sufficient to this act as to any per~ ¥isions of paragraph (a may contain multiple Ii notice shall be ~rithin If records of the Division of Motor Veb~icles conts_'mn no address ?ess of s_~ff person sho~ by such records to ;~ or if the identity mhd adSresses of the o~m- ~g. security interest ca~nnot be determined W_th ~tzce by p~lication once in a newspaper of ;he a_~ea whe?e the ~notor vehicle was ~bandoned neet all reof~irements of notice pursuant to n ~.,~ho cs-m~r~ot be notified pursuam, t to the pro- of this section. Such notice by publication t~s of abmndoned motor vehicles. ~_ny such ;he time requirements p_~escribed for notice by mail and shall have thel ssme contents required for a notice by Fail. (c) The consequences amid the fact o~ famlure to reclaira mn abs_ndoned motor vehicle shall be ~s set forth in a notice given im accor~dar, ce ;~_'th and pursuant to tills section. Sec. 18-337. Ssle of Vehicle at Public Aucti~n~ Disposition of Pr-oceeds. If anabmndoned motor ~hicle has not been reclaLmed as pro-tided for in ~ !8-336, the city, or ~ts authorized agent, shall notwithstanding the provisions of ~ 46.=-68, o~ the Code of Vmrg~nma, 1950~ as &mended, sell the ~o~ndoned ~or vehicle at public ~otion. ~ne purchaser of the motor vehicle shall ts~e title to the motor vehicle free m~M clear of all liens and cla~m of o~mership of others~ shsli receive a sales re- ceipt at the auction smd shall be entitled to, upon application there- for ~sumnt to ~ 46.1-68 of tb~ Code of Virg~.m~a~ 1950~ as amended~ a