If any vehicle removed as provided in this chapter shall not
be claimed and taken by its owner within 30 days after the notice
of removal provided for herein, and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
has waived or refused custody of the vehicle after having been duly
notified (when required), and if the Enforcement Officer in his or
her discretion shall determine that the sale thereof is advisable,
he or she shall mail written notice of sale by public auction with
or without reserve to the owner, if his or her name and addresses
can be ascertained with reasonable diligence, at least six days before
such sale date, and shall publish in a newspaper circulated within
the Town a notice of sale once, at least six days before the day of
such sale, and shall post said notice conspicuously in at least one
pubic place within the Town at least six days before the date of sale.
The Enforcement Officer may, in his or her discretion, give additional
publicity of such sale or delay the sale in the interest of justice.
Such notice of sale shall specify the date, time and place of sale
and shall contain a general description of the vehicle to be sold.
Notice of an adjourned sale need not be mailed, published or posted
if announced at the time and place initially fixed for the sale.
A sale conducted under the provisions of this chapter shall
be held at the time and place specified in the notice of sale or on
any alternate date or time or place of which oral or written notice
is given or announced at the time and place set for the sale.
The Town Clerk shall prepare and distribute a salvage certificate
(Motor Vehicle Form MV-907A) in accordance with regulations promulgated
by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. A copy of such certificate
shall serve as proof of ownership for the vehicle and shall provide
a method of transfer of such a vehicle and may serve as an application
for title.