§ 12-03 Notice of Anticipated Sale.
RCNY § 12-03
(a)Upon receipt of such information, the Department shall promptly give notice to each person identified by DMV as possessing a security interest in the forfeited vehicle that such vehicle has been judicially declared forfeit, and consequently that such vehicle is subject to sale by the Department. Such Notice of Anticipated Sale shall set forth or annex documentation indicating the following: (1) The caption, court and index number of the action in which the judgment of forfeiture was entered; (2) A description of the forfeited vehicle; (3) A list of all persons identified by DMV as possessing an ownership or security interest in the forfeited vehicle; (4) A statement advising such person of his or her right to submit a claim for the delivery of the forfeited vehicle subject to the provisions of § 16-119 and these Rules and of his or her right to request a hearing on such claim, and that such claim and any request for a hearing must be submitted to the Department within forty-five (45) days of the date of mailing of the Notice of Anticipated Sale; (5) A conspicuous warning that failure to timely act to protect their interest may result in the loss of the ownership interest in the forfeited vehicle; (6) The date of mailing of the Notice of Anticipated Sale.
(b)The Department shall not be required to send such Notice of Anticipated Sale to any person whose rights were adjudicated forfeited in the action or proceeding in which the judgment of forfeiture was entered, or to any person not identified by DMV as possessing an ownership or security interest in the vehicle.
