7305 - Notice to owner and lienholders of abandoned vehicles.

     § 7305.  Notice to owner and lienholders of abandoned vehicles.        (a)  General rule.--The department upon receipt of an     abandoned vehicle information report shall notify by certified     mail, return receipt requested, the last known registered owner     of the vehicle and all lienholders of record that the vehicle is     being held as abandoned.        (b)  Contents of notice.--The notice shall:            (1)  Describe the make, model, title number, vehicle        identification number and registration plate number of the        abandoned vehicle, if known.            (1.1)  State the location of the police department that        processed the vehicle.            (2)  State the location where the vehicle is being held.            (3)  Inform the owner and any lienholders of their right        to reclaim the vehicle and its contents within 30 days after        the date the notice was mailed at the place where the vehicle        is being held by the salvor, upon payment of all towing,        storage charges, the fee authorized in section 7306 (relating        to payment of costs upon reclaiming vehicle) and penalties        under section 3712(d)(1) (relating to abandonment and        stripping of vehicles).            (4)  State that the failure of the owner or lienholder to        reclaim the vehicle and its contents is deemed consent by the        owner to the destruction, sale or other disposition of the        abandoned vehicle and its contents and of all lienholders to        dissolution of their liens.            (5)  Inform the owner and any lienholders of their right,        within 30 days of the mailing date of the notice, to request        from the appropriate police department a copy of the        abandoned vehicle information report and of their right to a        hearing conforming to the requirements of 2 Pa.C.S. Ch. 5        Subch. B (relating to practice and procedure of local        agencies). The hearing shall be before a civilian officer or        employee of the municipality in which the vehicle was        reported as abandoned. If as a result of the hearing it is        determined that the vehicle was not abandoned, the owner or        lienholder may retrieve the vehicle within 48 hours without        payment of any of the fees and penalties under paragraph (3).        (c)  Notice by publication.--If the identity of the last     registered owner and of all lienholders cannot be determined     with reasonable certainty, the contents of the notice set forth     in subsection (b) shall be published one time in one newspaper     of general circulation in the area where the vehicle was     abandoned. The notice may contain multiple listings of abandoned     vehicles. Notice by publication locally shall be the     responsibility of the salvor. The notice shall have the same     effect as notice sent by certified mail.     (Apr. 16, 1992, P.L.169, No.31, eff. 60 days; Dec. 9, 2002,     P.L.1278, No.152, eff. 60 days)        Cross References.  Section 7305 is referred to in section     7304.1 of this title.