46.40.110 Vehicle left in garage for storage—When deemed abandoned—Notices—Disposal (RCW 46.90.360).
In addition to abandoned vehicles, abandoned junk motor vehicles, and impounded vehicles meeting the requirements of Section 46.40.040 (RCW 46.90.365), vehicles left in garage storage may be deemed abandoned in the following manner:
A. A vehicle stored under a fixed contract of storage may be deemed abandoned on the fifth day following expiration of the contract.
B. A vehicle stored under an open-ended contract of storage may be deemed abandoned at any time by the garage keeper.
All such abandoned vehicles shall be disposed of by a registered disposer in accordance with the procedures prescribed in Sections 46.40.090 and 46.40.100 (RCW 46.90.350 and 46.90.355). Any registered disposer failing to report the fact of abandonment to the department and the chief of the Washington State Patrol pursuant to Section 46.40.090 (RCW 46.90.350), shall forfeit any claim for the storage of any such vehicle. (Ord. 869-82 § 11, 1982.)