Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 761 - Transportation Department › Vehicles › Chapter 480 - Abandoned Vehicles › Rule 761-480.3 - General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) A
				police authority shall report an abandoned vehicle to the department only if it
				is remitting unclaimed profits or requesting reimbursement.
(2) A private entity designated by a police
				authority to process an abandoned vehicle may request reimbursement of expenses
				that are in excess of the proceeds of the sale of the abandoned
				vehicle.
(3) To request
				reimbursement, the police authority or private entity shall complete and submit
				to the department an abandoned vehicle report on a form and in the manner
				prescribed by the department. Other forms may be accepted if they contain all
				information deemed necessary by the department.
(4) A police authority shall also complete
				and submit the prescribed abandoned vehicle report form when remitting
				unclaimed profits pursuant to rule 761-480.7 (321).
(5) The department shall reimburse the police
				authority or private entity only for losses incurred in disposing of a vehicle
				abandoned on a public highway.
(6)
				If a police authority has designated a private entity to process an abandoned
				vehicle, the police authority shall provide to the private entity a certificate
				of disposal form prescribed by the department. On the form, the police
				authority shall provide a description of the vehicle and list the name and
				address of the last registered owner, all known lienholders of record, and any
				other known claimants to the vehicle.
(7) If a police authority has designated a
				private entity to process an abandoned vehicle, the police authority is
				eligible for reimbursement of only the towing expense.
(8) A police authority or a private entity
				designated by a police authority holding a public auction may set the initial
				bid at an amount that equals the actual cost of storage and towing.
(9) A police authority or private entity
				processing an abandoned vehicle shall maintain records for three years from the
				sale at a public auction or transfer of a motor vehicle to a demolisher. The
				records shall be open to inspection by any peace officer or any employee of the
				department. The required documents to be made available for inspection shall
				include:
a. The motor vehicle record request
				results letter issued by the department with lien information or evidence that
				a motor vehicle record was reviewed for owners and liens through other legal
				means.
b. The National Motor
				Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) report when no Iowa owner or
				lienholders are identified.
c. The
				impound report with the date of abandonment.
d. One copy of the dated notice sent by the
				police authority or private entity to each owner and lienholder or proof of
				publication of notice with the publication date visible.
e. One copy of actual newspaper page
				advertising each public auction with advertisement and date visible.
f. A copy of the certificate of disposal for
				the private entity.
g. The bidder
				registry for the police authority or private entity designated by a police
				authority holding a public auction.
h. A copy of affidavit of sale on a form
				prescribed by the department.