2004 Minnesota Statutes

     168B.06 Notice of taking and sale. 

    Subdivision 1.    Contents; notice given within five days. 
  When an impounded vehicle is taken into custody, the unit of 
 government or impound lot operator taking it into custody shall 
 give notice of the taking within five days.  The notice shall 
 (a) set forth the date and place of the taking, the year, make, 
 model and serial number of the impounded motor vehicle if such 
 information can be reasonably obtained and the place where the 
 vehicle is being held, (b) inform the owner and any lienholders 
 of their right to reclaim the vehicle under section 168B.07, and 
 (c) state that failure of the owner or lienholders to exercise 
 their right to reclaim the vehicle and contents within the 
 appropriate time allowed under section 168B.051, subdivision 1, 
 1a, or 2, shall be deemed a waiver by them of all right, title, 
 and interest in the vehicle and contents and a consent to the 
 transfer of title to and disposal or sale of the vehicle and 
 contents pursuant to section 168B.08. 

    Subd. 2.    Notice by mail or publication.  The notice 
 shall be sent by mail to the registered owner, if any, of an 
 impounded vehicle and to all readily identifiable lienholders of 
 record.  The department shall make this information available to 
 impound lot operators for notification purposes.  If it is 
 impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity 
 and address of the registered owner and all lienholders, the 
 notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general 
 circulation in the area where the motor vehicle was towed from 
 or abandoned.  Published notices may be grouped together for 
 convenience and economy.  

    Subd. 3.    Unauthorized vehicle; notice.  If an 
 unauthorized vehicle remains unclaimed after 30 days from the 
 date the notice was sent under subdivision 2, a second notice 
 shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to 
 the registered owner, if any, of the unauthorized vehicle and to 
 all readily identifiable lienholders of record. 

    HIST: 1971 c 734 s 6; 1973 c 649 s 3; 1995 c 137 s 4; 1997 c 
 70 s 1; 1997 c 108 s 3