Vehicle Lien Sale Notices — San Diego County
When a vehicle or vessel lien sale requires newspaper publication (Civil Code §3071/§3072), the notice must run once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the vehicle is held. For San Diego County that's the Heartland News — court-adjudicated county-wide (Case No. 234901) — so one $85 publication covers a vehicle held anywhere from Oceanside to Otay Mesa.
📰 Publish your lien sale notice — $85 flat →Single county-wide publication + affidavit emailed for your DMV lien-sale file · Tuesday-noon cutoff publishes ThursdayHow it works
- Upload your notice online any hour — vehicle description, VIN, lienholder, sale date/location, per your DMV lien-sale paperwork.
- Order by Tuesday noon Pacific and it publishes that Thursday. Low-value sales (§3072, vehicles worth $4,000 or less) need publication at least 5 days before the sale — we confirm your dates work the same day.
- The signed affidavit of publication is emailed for your DMV file when the notice runs.
Tow yards & lien services with recurring sales
Batch-submit at newfbn.com/bulk-submit — one consolidated invoice, every affidavit delivered electronically, both Riverside County ($85, Hemet Chronicle) and San Diego County ($85, Heartland News) from one desk.
Frequently asked questions
- Where do I publish a vehicle lien sale notice in San Diego County?
- In a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the vehicle is held (Civil Code §3071/§3072). The Heartland News is court-adjudicated for San Diego County (Case No. 234901) — $85 flat, ordered online at heartlandnewspaper.com/order?type=vehicle-lien-sale, with the affidavit of publication emailed for your DMV file.
- How much does vehicle lien sale publication cost in San Diego County?
- $85 flat at the Heartland News — the single required publication plus the proof of publication your DMV lien-sale file needs. High-volume tow yards and lien services can batch-submit with consolidated billing.
- When must the vehicle lien sale notice publish?
- Low-value lien sales (§3072, vehicles worth $4,000 or less) require publication at least 5 days before the sale date; standard sales follow the DMV authorization timeline. Order by Tuesday noon and the notice publishes that Thursday.
- Do you cover both Riverside and San Diego counties?
- Yes — $85 flat in both: the Hemet Chronicle for vehicles held in Riverside County, the Heartland News for vehicles held in San Diego County. One batch-submission relationship covers both.
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