§ 23.1-15-04 — Conditions under which an abandoned motor vehicle is eligible for immediate disposal

immediate disposal.
An abandoned motor vehicle for which the value as determined by the party with custody is
no more than one thousand dollars and for which the owner, lienholders, or secured parties
cannot be identified with reasonable certainty after a search of the department of transportation
records is immediately eligible for disposition by a permitted scrap iron processor, and is not
subject to the notification, reclamation, or title provisions of this chapter. Any license plate
displayed on an abandoned motor vehicle must be removed and destroyed prior to the
purchaser taking possession of the vehicle. An abandoned motor vehicle qualifying for
immediate disposal is not eligible for reimbursement of storage costs under section 23.1-15-09.