KRS 189.753: Abandonment of motor vehicle on state highway -- Presumption --

Notification -- Removal.

(1) Any motor vehicle left upon the right -of-way of a state highway for three (3)

consecutive days shall be presumed an abandoned vehicle.

(2) The Department of K entucky State Police shall locate abandoned vehicles on the

right-of-way of state highways. Upon determination that a vehicle is abandoned, and

notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 189.450, the Department of Kentucky State

Police may order any person enga ged in the business of storing or towing motor

vehicles to remove the abandoned vehicle to a site chosen by the person. The

department shall determine, if possible, the ownership of the vehicle through the

abandoned vehicle's license plates, serial number, or other methods of determining

ownership. As soon as practicable, the owner shall be notified by mail, whether he

or she is a Kentucky resident or a resident of another state, that the abandoned

vehicle was illegally upon public property; the name and th e address where the

storage facility is located; that removal of the vehicle from the storage facility will

involve payment of towing and storage charges; and that the vehicle may be sold

pursuant to provisions of KRS 376.275 if not claimed within sixty (6 0) days. A

notification shall not be required if ownership cannot be determined. In the event of

such sale, the state shall receive any proceeds after the satisfaction of all liens

placed on the vehicle.

(3) The commissioner of the Department of Kentucky S tate Police shall promulgate

administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to carry out the provisions

of this section.