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11 any right to reclaim the vehicle and contents to the disposal or sale of the vehicle and its contents and transfer of title. Subd. 10. Disposition by impound lot.: a. Auction or sale: (1) If a vehicle and contents taken into custody by the City or any impound lot is not reclaimed under Section 607.07 Subd. 8, it may be disposed of or sold at auction or sale when eligible pursuant to Section 607.07 Subd. 9 and 607.07 Subd. 10. (2) The purchaser shall be given a receipt in a form prescribed by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles which shall be sufficient title to dispose of the vehicle. The receipt shall also entitle the purchaser to register the vehicle and receive a certificate of title, free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership. Before a vehicle is issued a new certificate of title, it must receive a motor vehicle safety check. b. Unsold vehicles: Vehicles not sold by the City or impound lot pursuant to Subdivision a. of this Section shall be disposed of in accordance with Section 607.07 Subd. 11. c. Sale Proceeds, public entities: From the proceeds of the sale under this Section of vehicles constituting a public nuisance, the City shall reimburse itself for the cost of towing, preserving and storing the vehicle and all administrative, notice and publication costs incurred in handling the vehicle pursuant to this chapter. Any remainder from the proceeds of a sale shall be held for the owner of the vehicle or entitled leinholder for 90 days and then shall be deposited in the treasury of the City. d. Sale proceeds, nonpublic impound lots: The operator of a nonpublic impound lot may retain any proceeds derived from a sale conducted under authority of Subdivision 10a. The operator may retain all proceeds from sale of personal belongings and contents in the vehicle that were not claimed by the owner or the owner’s agent before the sale, except that any suspected contraband or other items that likely would be subject to forfeiture in a criminal trial must be turned over to the appropriate law enforcement agency. Subd. 11. Disposal Authority. a. The City may contract with others or may utilize its own equipment and personnel for the inventory of impounded motor vehicles and scrap metal and may utilize its own equipment and personnel for the collection, storage and transportation of these vehicles and scrap metal. The City may utilize its own equipment and personnel only for the collection and storage of not more than five abandoned, junk, unsafe or unauthorized vehicles without advertising or receiving bids in any 120-day period. Subd. 12. Contracts; Reimbursement by MPCA.