§200-42  Notice to owner.  Upon takingcustody of any vessel, a written notice shall immediately be posted on thevessel and a duplicate original sent by registered or certified mail, with areturn receipt requested, to the owner registered with the department ordocumented by the United States Coast Guard or any lien holder or operator ofthe vessel on record with the department or the United States Coast Guard attheir respective last known address on record with the department or the UnitedStates Coast Guard.  The notice shall contain a brief description of thevessel, the location of custody, and the intended disposition of the vessel ifnot repossessed within twenty days after the mailing of the notice.  Suchowner, lien holder, or operator, of the vessel shall have ten days afterreceipt of the mailed notice to request in writing an administrative hearing. This administrative hearing is solely for the purpose of allowing the owner,lien holder, or operator of an impounded vessel to contest the basis given bythe department for the impoundment of the vessel.  The hearing must be heldwithin five working days of the department's receipt of the written request. [L1991, c 272, pt of §2; am L 2004, c 70, §2]