Conn. Agencies Regs. § 42-160-6 - Sale or other disposition of motor vehicles
(a) In order to
satisfy the owner's lien on a motor vehicle that has been approved for transfer
under subsection (c) of section
42-160-5
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the owner may sell such motor
vehicle at a public sale or other disposition. The owner shall first allocate
the proceeds to pay the expenses of such sale or other disposition, and then to
satisfy any lien or liens that are recorded on the title records of the
department. Subsequently, the owner may satisfy its lien from the remaining
proceeds of the sale or other disposition and shall hold the balance, if any,
for delivery on demand to the motor vehicle owner and then the
occupant.
(b) For each motor
vehicle that is to be sold under subsection (a) of this section, the owner
shall publish an advertisement or notice of the date, time and place of the
public sale or other disposition of such motor vehicle in a newspaper of
substantial circulation in or near the municipality where the self-service
storage facility is located. Such advertisement or notice shall be published at
least twice within a period not less than ten (10) days preceding the date of
such sale or other disposition. The notice or advertisement shall include:
(1) A description of the motor vehicle that
is subject to the owner's lien;
(2)
the name of the occupant, the address of the self-service storage facility and
the unit number, if any, of the storage space where the motor vehicle is
located; and
(3) the date, time,
place and manner of the sale or other disposition.
(c) The owner shall send a copy of the
advertisement or notice of sale or other disposition described in subsection
(b) of this section to the motor vehicle owner or owners and the lienholder or
lienholders, at their addresses of record, by postage paid registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested.
(d) At any time prior to the sale or other
disposition of a motor vehicle subject to the owner's lien the lienholder or
motor vehicle owner may pay the amount necessary to satisfy the owner's lien,
along with reasonable expenses incurred in preparation for the sale or other
disposition of the motor vehicle, and redeem the motor vehicle.
(e) The owner shall provide to the purchaser
of a motor vehicle sold under this section proof that notice of the sale or
other disposition was published in accordance with subsection (b) of this
section and that notice of the sale or other disposition was sent to the motor
vehicle owner or owners and the lienholder or lienholders in accordance with
subsection (c) of this section. Proof of publication documents from the
newspaper in which the advertisements or notices are published shall satisfy
the requirements for subsection (b) of this section, and copies of notices and
registered or certified mail receipts to the motor vehicle owner or owners and
the lienholder or lienholders shall satisfy the requirements of subsection (c)
of this section.
(f) The owner
shall provide the purchaser of a motor vehicle sold under this section with a
bill of sale or other disposition.
(g) The owner shall provide the purchaser of
a motor vehicle sold under this section with an affidavit, on a form approved
by the commissioner, in which the owner provides such information as the
commissioner may require regarding the sale or other disposition of the
vehicle, and attests that the owner has satisfied any lienholder or lienholders
that appeared on the title records of the department for such motor
vehicle.
Notes
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