MUST BE TOWED OFF CITY PROPERY.

IMPOUND OFFICE PHONE 865-215-6217

Impounded Vehicle Operational Condition Unknown

Mileage unknown

No testing is preformed on impounded vehicles.

BILL OF SALE ONLY

NO TITLE

This is not a seized vehicle, no additional paperwork is available.

Please check with your
local
registration office (DMV) to see if the vehicle can
be registered before bidding, no other paperwork is available

NO ASSISTANCE TO LOAD VEHICLES

This vehicle must be paid for online and removed with in 5 days after the ending date of the auction.

The City of Knoxville Impound processes vehicles impounded by the Knoxville Police Department to be sold and
follows all regulatory requirements stated in Tennessee Code Title 55. Motor and Other Vehicles § 55-16-105:
Notification of owners and lienholders.
“(a) A police department that takes into custody an abandoned, immobile, or unattended motor vehicle, shall,
within three (3) business days after taking such motor vehicle into custody, verify ownership of such motor
vehicle
pursuant to subsection (f). The police department shall, within three (3) business days after receiving verification
of
ownership, notify by registered mail, return receipt requested, the last known registered owner of the motor
vehicle
and all lien holders of record that the vehicle has been taken into custody. The notice shall describe the year,
make,
model and serial number of the abandoned, immobile, or unattended motor vehicle; set forth the location of the
facility where the motor vehicle is being held; inform the owner and any lienholders of their right to reclaim the
motor vehicle within ten (5) days after the date of the notice, upon payment of all towing, preservation and
storage
charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody; and state that the failure of the owner or lienholders to
exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner and all
lienholders of all right, title and interest in the vehicle and consent to the sale of the abandoned, immobile, or
unattended motor vehicle at a public auction….”
(c) In the event there is no response to the notice by registered mail provided for in subsection (a), then there
shall
be notice by one (1) publication in one (1) newspaper of general circulation in the area where the motor vehicle
was abandoned, immobile, or unattended.  The notice shall be in a small display ad format, but one (1)
advertisement may contain multiple listings of abandoned, immobile, or unattended vehicles….”
The City of Knoxville sells these vehicles by either an on-site public auction or the Gov Deals auction website. In
both cases, only a Bill of Sale is given to the winning buyer according to Tennessee Code Title 55. Motor and
Other
Vehicles § 55-16-106 which states:
“(a) If an abandoned, immobile, or unattended motor vehicle has not been reclaimed as provided for in § 55-16-
105 , the police department shall sell the abandoned, immobile, or unattended motor vehicle at a public auction.

Item is located at 3407 Vice Mayor Jack Sharp Rd. Knoxville TN 37914-
3469. ----Please email or call ahead to let me know when you are planning to pick up your items. I'm a one
person operation, so you need an appointment.----