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City of Mounds View <br />upon payment of all towing and storage charges resulting from taking the vehicle into <br />custody within 15 or 45 days as applicable under Section 607.07 Subd. 6, after the date of <br />the notice required by Section 607.07 Subd 7. To reclaim a motor vehicle impounded <br />pursuant to this ordinance, the owner or leinholder must pay any costs and administrative <br />fees incurred by the City and must agree to relocate the vehicle in accordance with local, <br />state, and federal regulations. The owner or leinholder reclaiming such vehicle shall sign <br />a “Release of Property” and shall agree to immediate impoundment without notice if such <br />vehicle again violates this Section. In addition, the City may require a bond to be posted <br />if said vehicle has been subject to a prior impoundment. <br /> <br />b. Lienholders: Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impair any lien of a <br />garagekeeper under the laws of this state, or the right of a lienholder to foreclose. For the <br />purposes of this Section <br /> <br />Subd. 9. Operators deficiency claim; consent to sale: <br /> <br />a. Deficiency claim: The nonpublic impound lot operator has a deficiency claim against <br />the registered owner of the vehicle for the reasonable costs of services provided the <br />towing, storage and inspection of the vehicle minus the proceeds of the sale or auction. <br />The claim for storage costs may not exceed the costs of: <br /> <br /> (1) 25 days storage for a vehicle described in Section 607.07 Subd. 6a.; and <br /> <br /> (2) 55 days storage for a vehicle described in Section 607.07 Subd. 6b. <br /> <br />b. Implied consent to sale: A registered owner who fails to claim the impounded vehicle <br />within the applicable period allowed under Section 607.07 Subd. 8 is deemed to waive <br />any right to reclaim the vehicle and contents to the disposal or sale of the vehicle and its <br />contents and transfer of title. <br /> <br />Subd. 10. Disposition by impound lot.: <br /> <br />a. Auction or sale: <br /> <br />(1) If a vehicle and contents taken into custody by the City or any impound lot is <br />not reclaimed under Section 607.07 Subd. 8, it may be disposed of or sold at <br />auction or sale when eligible pursuant to Section 607.07 Subd. 9 and 607.07 <br />Subd. 10. <br /> <br />(2) The purchaser shall be given a receipt in a form prescribed by the Registrar of <br />Motor Vehicles which shall be sufficient title to dispose of the vehicle. The <br />receipt shall also entitle the purchaser to register the vehicle and receive a <br />certificate of title, free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership. Before a <br />vehicle is issued a new certificate of title, it must receive a motor vehicle safety <br />check. <br /> <br />b. Unsold vehicles: Vehicles not sold by the City or impound lot pursuant to