A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the chief of police on the chief’s own volition, or upon request from a private person having the right to possession of property upon which an abandoned junk motor vehicle has been left, shall inspect and may authorize the disposal of an abandoned junk motor vehicle. The chief of police shall record the make of such vehicle, the serial number if available, and shall also detail the damaged or missing equipment to substantiate a fair market value as scrap only. The chief of police shall prepare in duplicate for each such abandoned junk motor vehicle an authorization to dispose on a form provided by the director. The chief of police shall issue the original copy of such authorization to dispose to any licensed hulk hauler, motor vehicle wrecker, or scrap processor for the purpose of acquiring an abandoned junk motor vehicle; provided, that such acquisition is for the purpose of ultimate transfer to and demolition by a licensed scrap processor.

B. Any moneys arising from the disposal of abandoned junk motor vehicles shall be deposited in the city general fund. (Ord. 869-82 § 12, 1982.)