Failure of owner to claim.

If the owner does not appear within forty days, the motor vehicle shall be deemed abandoned and the officer having possession of the motor vehicle shall proceed as provided in section 321.89, subsections 3 and 5 . [C24, §12225; C27, 31, 35, §5083-b3, 12225; C39, § 5006.17; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.88 ] Referred to in §8A.323