Ordinance 70-03i % "' " ' ORDZNANC~. 70-3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5 OF CHAPTER
67-1244, SPECIAL LAWS OF FLORIDA, AMENDING
THE TIME OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED VE~I'
CLES, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Section 5 of Chapter 67-1244, Special Laws of
Florida, is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 5. The sheriff of Collier county or the board
of county commissioners of Collier county, through its zoning
department or other authorized representative, is authorized
to remove or have removed any vehicle lef~ at any place in
Collier county, outside of municipalities, which reasonably
appears to be in violation of this act or lost, stolen or un-
claimed. Such vehicle shall be impounded for a period of thirty
(30) days in a place to be designated by the board of county
commissioners of Collier county and if such vehicle shall not
be reclaimed by the owner, lienor or other interested person
within said thirty (30) day period, the title to such vehicle
shall become absolutely vested in Collier county. Within
thirty (30) days after removal of such vehicle from said property,
the board of county commissioners shall cause a notice to be
published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in
Collier county, directed to all whom it may concern, setting
forth the removal of such vehicle to the owner and lienholders
if their names and addresses can reasonably be ascertained,'
but failur~ to give such written notice shall no= invalidate the
title of Collier county. No claim against Collier county for
such removal or for the value of such vehicle shall be valid
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unless presented in ~rriting to the board of county commissioners
of Collier county before the expiration of said thirty (30)
days. After said thirty (30) day period, the board of county
commissioners of Collier county ma7 dispose of such vehicle,
etcher by Junking the same or by sale or otherwise disposing
of it.
SECTION 2. This Ordinarce shall take effect aC the time
provided by law.
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!,,2~2' BOARD OF COUITTY COMMISSIONERS
....D, OF COLLIER COUNTY, F~RIDA
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