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§ 25-206.2. Renewal of registration denied for failure to satisfy liability to police departmen...

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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)
MD Code, Transportation, § 25-206.2
§ 25-206.2. Renewal of registration denied for failure to satisfy liability to police department
Renewal of registration denied
(a) The Administration may not renew the registration of any vehicle subject to this section if it is notified by a police department of Baltimore City, Prince George's County, Montgomery County, or a municipal corporation in Prince George's County or Montgomery County that the applicant has failed to satisfy a liability arising under § 25-206.1 of this subtitle to the police department or its agent.
Application of section
(b)(1) The restriction provided by this section shall apply to all vehicles registered to the applicant at the time that notification is made by a police department as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(2) The restriction provided by this section may not apply solely to those vehicles provided for under § 25-206.1 of this subtitle.
Refusal of application until notification that restriction has been lifted
(c) The Administration shall continue to refuse an application as required by subsection (a) of this section until it is notified by the police department that the applicant is no longer subject to the restriction imposed by this section.
Bona fide sale or gift of vehicle
(d) The penalty provided in this section does not apply to the registered owner of a vehicle who has made a bona fide sale or gift of the vehicle to another person prior to its being towed or impounded. The registered owner has the burden of showing that a bona fide sale or gift of the vehicle has occurred.
Notice required to apply penalty
(e) The penalty provided by this section does not apply in any case in which notice as required by § 25-204(c) of this subtitle has not been provided.
Procedures for notification of restriction or rescission of restriction
(f) The Administration shall adopt procedures by which a police department shall notify it of any restriction or rescission of a restriction under this section on a person's ability to register or transfer the registration of a vehicle.
Construction with other penalties
(g) The restrictions and procedures provided by this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law for the abandonment of, or failure to reclaim impounded vehicles.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 768. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 446; Acts 1990, c. 307.
MD Code, Transportation, § 25-206.2, MD TRANS § 25-206.2
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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