A person subject to liability under this chapter including any person described in PMC 8.37.020(A) and an owner or any lienholder of a junk vehicle or vehicle appearing to be a junk vehicle, before or after impoundment, shall be entitled to an administrative hearing prior to sale or destruction provided such is demanded in a signed writing delivered to the city manager in a timely fashion at least 48 hours before the sale or destruction. Hearings shall be informal and technical rules of evidence do not apply. A person who requests a hearing may retain an attorney if he desires. The city manager may appoint a hearing officer. Proceedings of the hearing shall be recorded. The city manager/hearing officer shall state on the record the reasons for the decision and indicate the evidence relied on. (Ord. 296 § 3, 1984)