(1) Whenever any vehicle shall be taken into custody pursuant to section 6.972, it shall be held at the expense and risk of the owner or person lawfully entitled to possession.

(2) At any time within thirty days after any such notice as required by section 6.976 has been sent, the owner or person lawfully entitled to possession of the vehicle may claim the vehicle by presenting satisfactory proof of ownership or right to possession to the municipal court and by paying costs of publication of notice and the amounts due under section 6.974(3).

(3) The vehicle shall not be released from any storage facility, except upon a written order from the municipal court.

(4) Any vehicle which has been in storage for more than 30 days after the notice required by section 6.976 may be sold at public auction as the city manager or his designate may from time to time direct.

(5) At the time of the sale, a certificate of sale in substantially the following form shall be issued to the purchaser:

"CERTIFICATE OF SALE

This is to certify that under the provisions of the Medford Code and pursuant to due notice of time and place of sale I did on the ____ day of _________________, 20__ for the sum of $_________________ cash, (s)he being the highest bidder, and that being the highest sum bid therefor, sell the following described personal property:

(Brief description of property)

and in consideration of the payment of said sum of $_______, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I have this day delivered to said purchaser the foregoing property.

Dated this _____ day of ______________, 20___.

_________________________

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NOTE: The City of Medford assumes no responsibility as to condition or Title of the above-described property. In case this sale shall for any reason be invalid, the liability of the City is limited to return of the purchase price."

(6) The original certificate of sale shall be delivered to the purchaser and one copy shall be filed with the City Recorder.

(7) Notice of the time and place of such public auction sale shall be given by publication in a daily paper of general circulation ten days prior to the date of such sale, and that such vehicles shall be sold to the highest bidder for cash. The proceeds of such sale shall be first applied to payment of the costs of such sale and expense incurred in the preservation and custody of such vehicles, next to the parking fines and immobilization fee incurred by such vehicle and the balance, if any, shall be credited to the general fund of the City.