An owner or lienholder who fails to reclaim a vehicle within the time prescribed shall nevertheless be entitled to recover the fair market value of any vehicle disposed of pursuant to this subchapter if: The owner or lienholder requests a hearing with respect to the notices of infractions that provided the basis for the impoundment of the vehicle; The hearing is requested within 60 days after the issuance of the notices of infraction; A hearing examiner dismisses the notices of infraction or finds no liability; and The owner or lienholder establishes the vehicle’s fair market value by a preponderance of the evidence; provided, that if the District has sold the vehicle, the price paid by a good faith purchaser, other than the owner, shall establish a rebuttable presumption of the fair market value of the vehicle.
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