Hello,
This info is probably "a day late & a dollar short".... but, none-the-less here it is anyway!
If you want to find out what the procedure is 'IN YOUR STATE' for dealing with a lien on an abandoned vehicle.... Just ask a fairly good sized 'AUTO BODY SHOP'!
Trust me they get the occasional person that has work done on a car that simply can't be paid for... and the owner either works out a deal... or just abandons it!
I seem to remember my Uncle Bob having to go to small claims court, and get a judgment against the owner, and then was able to sell the car to satisfy the debt owed!
The only caveat I would add to this is that I question what one would do with excessive funds in this case? I know my Uncle Bob never sold it for more than was owed on the debt....
