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§ 25-208. Abandoned vehicles in garages

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportation

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, § 25-208
§ 25-208. Abandoned vehicles in garages
Currentness
Abandoned defined
(a) In this section, “abandoned” means abandoned in a garage, as described in § 25-201(b)(4), (5), or (6) of this subtitle.
Duty to report abandoned vehicles
(b)(1) A garage keeper shall report any vehicle abandoned in the garage to the appropriate police department.
(2) Any garage keeper who fails to report the vehicle within 10 days after it becomes abandoned no longer has any claim for servicing, storage, or repair of the vehicle.
Police custody and sale of vehicle
(c) The police department may take the abandoned vehicle into custody and sell it in accordance with the procedures set forth in this subtitle, unless:
(1) The vehicle is reclaimed by the owner or secured party; and
(2) The garage keeper is paid.
Proceeds of vehicle sale
(d) As to the proceeds of the sale:
(1) They shall be applied, first, to the garage keeper's charges for servicing, storage, or repair; and
(2) Any surplus proceeds shall be distributed in accordance with § 25-207(d) of this subtitle.
Lien of garage keeper or right of secured party to foreclose
(e) This section does not impair any:
(1) Lien of a garage keeper under the laws of this State; or
(2) The right of any secured party to foreclose.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-1002.2.
MD Code, Transportation, § 25-208, MD TRANS § 25-208
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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