Sec.14-150-15. Sale or other disposition of recreational vehicles

(a) In order to remove from the campground an abandoned recreational vehicle that has been approved for transfer of title pursuant to section 14-150-14 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the campground owner may sell such recreational vehicle at a public sale or dispose of such vehicle by any other legal means. The campground owner shall allocate the proceeds in the following order: (1) to pay the expenses of such sale or other disposition; (2) to satisfy any lien or liens that are recorded on the title records of the department; (3) to satisfy the amount claimed under a security interest duly recorded with the Secretary of the State and (4) to pay any amounts owed to the campground owner under the campground agreement for the site occupied by the abandoned recreational vehicle.

(b) For each recreational vehicle that is to be sold or disposed of under subsection (a) of this section, the campground owner shall publish an advertisement or notice of the date, time and place of the public sale or other disposition of such recreational vehicle in a newspaper of substantial circulation in or near the municipality where the campground is located. Such advertisement or notice shall be published at least twice within a period of not less than ten (10) days preceding the date of such sale or other disposition. The notice or advertisement shall include:

(1) A description of the abandoned recreational vehicle;

(2) The name of the camper, the address of the campground and the name or number, if any, of the site where the recreational vehicle is located; and

(3) The date, time, place and manner of the sale or other disposition.

(c) The campground owner shall send a copy of the advertisement or notice of sale or other disposition described in subsection (b) of this section to the recreational vehicle owner, lienholder, secured party and the camper, if different from the vehicle owner, at their addresses of record, by certified mail, return receipt requested.

(d) At any time prior to the sale or other disposition of a recreational vehicle that has been deemed abandoned, the lienholder, recreational vehicle owner, or camper who has written authorization from the recreational vehicle owner may remove the recreational vehicle from the campground owner’s property after payment to the campground owner of all fees associated with preparing the recreational vehicle for sale as set forth in sections 14-150-13 to 14-150-15, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and any fees that are owed to the campground owner under a campground agreement.

(e) The campground owner shall provide to the purchaser or person taking possession of a recreational vehicle sold or disposed of under this section proof that notice of the sale or other disposition was published in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and that notice of the sale or other disposition was sent to the recreational vehicle owner, the lienholder, secured party and the camper, if different from the vehicle owner, in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. Copies of advertisements or notices from any newspaper in which the advertisements or notices were published shall satisfy the requirements for subsection (b) of this section, and copies of notices and certified mail receipts to the recreational vehicle owner, lienholder, secured party and the camper, if different from the vehicle owner shall satisfy the requirements of subsection (c) of this section.

(f) The campground owner shall provide the purchaser of a recreational vehicle sold under this section with a bill of sale.

(g) The campground owner shall provide the purchaser or person taking possession of a recreational vehicle sold or disposed of under this section with an affidavit, on a form approved by the commissioner, in which the campground owner provides such information as the commissioner may require regarding the sale or other disposition of the vehicle, and attests that the campground owner has allocated the proceeds in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.

(h) If any proceeds remain from the sale of an abandoned recreational vehicle after the distribution specified in subsection (a) of this section, such remaining proceeds shall be returned to the recreational vehicle owner or, if no owner is known, shall escheat to the state.

(Effective June 30, 2015)