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§ 25-205. Notice by posting of abandoned vehicles

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 25. Vehicle Laws--Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Abandoned Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Transportation, § 25-205
§ 25-205. Notice by posting of abandoned vehicles
Currentness
Application of section
(a) This section applies if:
(1) The identity of the last registered owner of an abandoned vehicle cannot be determined;
(2) The registration of the vehicle gives no address for the owner;
(3) It is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and address of each secured party;
(4) The certified mail notice required by § 25-204 of this subtitle is returned as undeliverable; or
(5) The electronic notice authorized under § 25-204 of this subtitle is not acknowledged or is returned as undeliverable.
Notice posted in circuit court of county where abandoned vehicle found
(b) Under one of the conditions described in subsection (a) of this section, a police department that takes an abandoned vehicle into custody shall give the required notice by posting a notice complying with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section in the circuit court of the county where the abandoned vehicle was found.
Contents of notice
(c) The notice:
(1) May contain multiple listings of abandoned vehicles;
(2) Shall contain the information required by § 25-204 of this subtitle; and
(3) Shall be posted:
(i) Within 15 days of the taking into custody of the vehicle; or
(ii) If the notice by posting under this section is made because of the return as undeliverable of a prior notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, within 7 days of the return of that prior notice.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, c. 563; Acts 1994, c. 417, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 2012, c. 377, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2023, c. 518, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-1002.2.
MD Code, Transportation, § 25-205, MD TRANS § 25-205
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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