00 HOUSE BILL NO. 222 01 "An Act relating to abandoned, wrecked, or junk vehicles." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 28.11.020 is amended to read: 04  Sec. 28.11.020. Presumption of abandonment. A vehicle registered or 05 titled as required under AS 28.10 that has been left unattended, standing, parked 06 upon or within 10 feet of the traveled portion of a highway or vehicular way or area 07 in excess of 48 hours, or a vehicle registered or titled as required under AS 28.10 08 left standing or parked on private property in excess of 24 hours or upon other public 09 property for more than 30 days, without the consent of the owner or person in charge 10 of the property, notwithstanding other statutory provisions, may be removed under 11 AS 28.11.030 and treated as an abandoned vehicle, unless the vehicle is reclaimed and 12 removed before [ACTION REGARDING] removal occurs [IS TAKEN] under 13 AS 28.11.030. The department for good cause may make provisions for parking of 14 vehicles on state property other than specified in this section and under the provisions 01 of AS 44.62. 02 * Sec. 2. AS 28.11.020 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 03  (b) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a wrecked or junk vehicle that 04 has been left unattended, standing, parked upon or within 10 feet of the traveled 05 portion of a highway or vehicular way or area in excess of 24 hours, or a wrecked or 06 junk vehicle left standing or parked on private property or other public property in 07 excess of 24 hours and without the consent of the owner or person in charge of the 08 property, may be removed under AS 28.11.030 and treated as an abandoned vehicle, 09 unless the vehicle is reclaimed and removed before removal occurs under 10 AS 28.11.030. 11  (c) In this section, 12  (1) "junk vehicle" means a vehicle that 13  (A) is not currently registered under AS 28.10; 14  (B) is stripped, wrecked, or otherwise inoperable due to 15 mechanical failure; 16  (C) has not been repaired because of mechanical difficulties or 17 because the cost of repairs required to make it operable exceeds the fair market 18 value of the vehicle; or 19  (D) is in a condition that exhibits more than one of the 20 following elements: 21  (i) broken glass; 22  (ii) missing wheels or tires; 23  (iii) missing body panels or parts; or 24  (iv) missing drive train parts. 25  (2) "wrecked vehicle" means a vehicle that is disabled and cannot be 26 used as a vehicle without substantial repair or reconstruction; 27 * Sec. 3. AS 28.11.050 is amended to read: 28  Sec. 28.11.050. Vesting of title. Title to an impounded vehicle not reclaimed 29 by the registered owner, a lienholder, or other person entitled to possession of the 30 vehicle within 15 [30] days from the notice given under AS 28.11.040 vests with the 31 state or, if a municipal ordinance is adopted under AS 28.11.100, with the 01 municipality, as appropriate. However, nothing in this section prohibits a lien under 02 AS 28.11.090. 03 * Sec. 4. AS 28.11.070(a) is amended to read: 04  (a) Upon satisfaction of the notice and reporting requirements prescribed in 05 this chapter, a vehicle may be disposed of by removal to a scrap processing yard or 06 auto wrecker for disposal or by public auction 20 days after notice of the auction is 07 published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area or municipality in which 08 the vehicle was found and presumed abandoned. The notice of auction must describe 09 the vehicle and specify the place, date, and time at which it will be sold. A copy of 10 the notice of auction shall be conveyed to the department. 11 * Sec. 5. AS 28.11.070(b) is amended to read: 12  (b) A vehicle disposed of under this section by public auction must be 13 registered and titled under AS 28.10, and may not be subsequently sold without a 14 certificate of title issued by the department.