SCS/SB 621 - Under this act, the owner of any property located within any home rule city having a population of more than 26,200 but less than 26,300 inhabitants who permits derelict vehicles to remain on his or her property shall be liable for the removal of the derelict vehicles if they are declared a public nuisance.

This act shall not apply to agricultural or horticultural property, property containing any licensed vehicle service or repair facility, or to property in which the derelict vehicle is enclosed in a permanent structure designed for vehicle storage. To declare the derelict vehicle to be a public nuisance, the governing body of the city shall give a hearing upon 10 days notice. At the hearing, the governing body may declare such vehicles to be public nuisances and order them abated within 5 days. If the nuisance is not abated within such time period, the governing body shall have the nuisance abated and assess the cost of the removal to the owner.

This act shall terminate on August 28, 2004
RICHARD MOORE