§ 25-209. Transfer of vehicle to automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2017
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 25-209
§ 25-209. Transfer of vehicle to automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor
(a) A person who owns a vehicle, on whose property is found an abandoned vehicle, or who has lawful, documented possession of a vehicle for which the certificate of title is defective, lost, or destroyed, may apply to a law enforcement agency for the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is located for authority to transfer the vehicle to an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor.
(b) The application shall be made under penalty of perjury and shall include:
(c) If a law enforcement agency finds that the application is executed in proper form and shows either that the vehicle has been abandoned on the property of the applicant or, if the vehicle is not abandoned, that the applicant appears to be the rightful owner, the law enforcement agency may:
(c-1) If the applicant submits with the application documentary proof that the notification procedures of §§ 25-204 and 25-205 of this subtitle already have been complied with, the law enforcement agency shall accept the document as proof of compliance and the agency is not required to provide this notification.
(d)(1) If an abandoned vehicle is not reclaimed in the time required by this subtitle or notice has already been provided to the owner and any secured party, the law enforcement agency shall give the applicant a certificate of authority to transfer the vehicle to:
(e) A person may not knowingly make a false statement on an application for a certificate of authority under this section.
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1978, c. 185; Acts 1980, c. 732, § 2; Acts 1990, c. 685; Acts 1993, c. 5, § 1; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 13, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2012, c. 377, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-1002.2.
MD Code, Transportation, § 25-209, MD TRANS § 25-209
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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