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§ 25-203. Police department custody of abandoned vehicles

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: May 15, 2018

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: May 15, 2018
MD Code, Transportation, § 25-203
§ 25-203. Police department custody of abandoned vehicles
Currentness
Use of personnel, equipment, and facilities
(a) A police department may take any abandoned vehicle into custody. For this purpose, the police department may use its own personnel, equipment, and facilities or, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and except as provided in § 25-115 of this title, use other persons, equipment, and facilities for removing, preserving, and storing abandoned vehicles.
Use of tow truck
(b) A police department may not authorize the use of a tow truck under subsection (a) of this section unless the tow truck is registered under § 13-920 of this article.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 128; Acts 1991, c. 82; Acts 1993, c. 582; Acts 2018, c. 777, § 1, eff. May 15, 2018.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 11-1002.1.
MD Code, Transportation, § 25-203, MD TRANS § 25-203
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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