A. A registered disposer taking custody of any abandoned vehicle shall remove it to the registered disposer’s established place of business where it shall be stored, and such registered disposer shall have a lien upon the abandoned vehicle but not upon any items of personal property therein or upon for services provided in towing and storage of it, not to exceed the sum of one hundred dollars.

B. Within five days after receiving custody of such abandoned vehicle, the registered disposer shall submit an abandoned vehicle report giving notice of the registered disposer’s custody to the department and the chief of the Washington State Patrol. Any registered disposer failing to report such fact within five days shall forfeit any claim for the storage of the vehicle. Within five days after having received the name and address of the owner, the registered disposer shall notify the registered and legal owner of his custody, and shall send copies of such notice to the chief of the Washington State Patrol and to the department. The notice of custody and sale to the registered and legal owner shall be sent by the registered disposer to the last known address of said owner appearing on the records of the department, and such notice shall be sent to the registered and legal owner by certified or registered mail with a five-day return receipt requested. Such notice shall contain a description of the abandoned vehicle including its license number and/or serial number if obtainable, and shall state the amount due the registered disposer for services in the towing and storage of it and the time and place of public sale if the amount remains unpaid.

C. The department shall supply the last known names and addresses of registered and legal owners of abandoned vehicles appearing on the records of the department to registered disposers on request without charge. (Ord. 869-82 § 9, 1982.)