§200-52  When vessel deemed abandoned. 
A vessel shall be deemed to be abandoned upon satisfaction of all the following
conditions:



(1)  The service requested or required by a person
whose vessel is navigated, towed, or brought to a vessel repair business,
private marina, or yacht club, such as mooring, storage, towing, and rendering
estimates of the cost of repairs, has been performed;



(2)  No authorization is given to perform any further
service respecting the vessel, or to allow mooring, or storage, but the vessel
is left on the repair business, private marina, or yacht club premises;



(3)  The owner of the repair business or private
marina, or the owner's authorized representative, or the designated
representative of the yacht club, has given notice by registered or certified
mail, to the registered owner of the vessel at the address on record at the
vessel repair business, private marina, or yacht club, and the address on
record at the department or United States Coast Guard, and to any person with a
recorded interest in the vessel stating that, if the vessel is not repossessed
within thirty days after the mailing of the notice, it will be sold or disposed
of.  The notice also shall contain a description of the vessel and its
location.  The notice need not be sent to an owner or any person with an
unrecorded interest in the vessel whose name or address cannot be determined
and, absent evidence to the contrary, a notice shall be deemed received by the
legal or registered owner five calendar days after the mailing; and



(4)  The vessel is not repossessed within the
thirty-day period. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2; am L 1999, c 232, §3]