Disposal of unclaimed vessel or motor.
Columbus City Codes § 921.302
in effect921.302 - Disposal of unclaimed vessel or motor.
(A) Unclaimed vessels or outboard motors ordered into storage under subsection (B) of Section 921.30 or Section 921.301 of the city code shall be disposed of at the order of the chief of police in any of the following ways:
(1) To a marine salvage dealer.
(2) To any other facility owned, operated, or under contract with the city of Columbus.
(3) To a charitable organization, religious organization, or similar organization not used and operated for profit;
(4) By sale at a public auction by the chief, or an auctioneer licensed under Chapter 4707 of the Revised Code, after giving notice of the auction by advertisement, published once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
(B) Any moneys accruing from the disposition of an unclaimed vessel or motor that are in excess of the expenses resulting from the removal and storage of the vessel or motor shall be credited to the general revenue fund of the city of Columbus.
(C) As used in this section, "charitable organization" has the same meaning as in Section 1716.01 of the Revised Code.
(Ord. 805-05 § 1 (part).)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9STPAPUPRCO_CH921WARE_921.302DIUNVEMOFetched: 10/27/2026