§200-42 - Notice to owner.
§200-42 Notice to owner. Upon taking custody of any vessel, a written notice shall immediately be posted on the vessel and a duplicate original sent by registered or certified mail, with a return receipt requested, to the owner registered with the department or documented by the United States Coast Guard or any lien holder or operator of the vessel on record with the department or the United States Coast Guard at their respective last known address on record with the department or the United States Coast Guard. The notice shall contain a brief description of the vessel, the location of custody, and the intended disposition of the vessel if not repossessed within twenty days after the mailing of the notice. Such owner, lien holder, or operator, of the vessel shall have ten days after receipt of the mailed notice to request in writing an administrative hearing. This administrative hearing is solely for the purpose of allowing the owner, lien holder, or operator of an impounded vessel to contest the basis given by the department for the impoundment of the vessel. The hearing must be held within five working days of the department's receipt of the written request. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 70, §2]