§712A-8  Notice of forfeiture proceedings.  Unless otherwise provided, whenever notice is required under this chapter it shall be given in one of the following ways:

     (a)  If the owner's or interest-holder's name and current address are known:

          (i)  By personal service; or

         (ii)  By mail;

     (b)  If the owner's or interest-holder's interest is required by law to be on record with a state or federal agency in order to perfect an interest in the property, but the person's current address is not known, by mailing a copy of the notice by certified mail to any address on the record; or

     (c)  If the owner's or interest-holder's address is not known, and is not on record pursuant to paragraph (b), or if the person's interest is not known, by publication in one issue of a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the seizure occurs. [L 1988, c 260, pt of §1, §7; am L 1990, c 197, §1; am L 1991, c 166, §3; am L 1993, c 196, §1; am L 1996, c 104, §6]