§ 8-6-416 — Disposition of sale proceeds

(a) From the proceeds of any sale, the enforcement agency which sold the junk motor vehicle, old vehicle tire, or inoperative or discarded household appliance shall reimburse itself for any expenses it may have incurred in removing, towing, preserving, and storing the property and for the expenses of conducting any auction and any notice and publication expenses incurred pursuant to this subchapter. (b) Any remainder from the proceeds of the sale shall be deposited into the State Treasury to be kept and maintained in the Litter Control Account. Any remainder from the proceeds of the sale of a junk motor vehicle after payment of the expenses shall be held for the last registered owner of the junk motor vehicle or any lienholder for ninety (90) days, after which time, if no owner or lienholder claims the remainder, it shall be deposited into the account. (c) Any moneys so collected and deposited into the account shall be used solely for the payment of auction, towing, removing, preserving, storing, notice, and publication costs which result from taking other junk motor vehicles, old vehicle tires, and inoperative or discarded household appliances into custody and possession.

Legislative History

Acts 1977, No. 883, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 82-3915.