Section 25-209 – Disposition of Vehicles to Dismantler and Recycler or Scrap Processor — in General
(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 […]
Section 25-301 – Potomac River Bridges Towing Compact
Article I Parties and Title This agreement shall be known as the Potomac River Bridges Towing Compact and the parties to this agreement are the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Article II Findings and Purpose The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge, Rochambeau Memorial Bridge, George Mason Memorial Bridge, Theodore […]
Section 25-201 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Abandoned vehicle” means any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer: (1) That is inoperable and left unattended on public property for more than 48 hours; (2) That has remained illegally on public property for more than 48 hours; (3) That has remained on private property for more than 48 […]
Section 25-202 – Abandonment of Vehicles Prohibited; Presumption of Ownership
(a) A person may not abandon a vehicle: (1) On any public property; or (2) On any property other than his own without the permission of the owner or lessee of the property. (b) The last known registered owner of an abandoned vehicle is considered to be the prima facie owner of the vehicle at the time it was […]
Section 25-203 – Police May Take Abandoned Vehicles Into Custody
(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 […]
Section 25-204 – Notice by Police to Last Known Registered Owner and Secured Parties — in General
(a) As soon as reasonably possible and within 7 days at most after it takes an abandoned vehicle into custody, a police department shall send a notice, by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, to: (1) The last known registered owner of the vehicle; and (2) Each secured party, as […]
Section 25-205 – Notice by Police to Last Known Registered Owner and Secured Parties — Notice by Publication
(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; or (4) The certified mail notice required by § 25-204 of […]
Section 25-206 – Effect of Failure to Reclaim Vehicle
(a) If the owner or secured party fails to reclaim an abandoned vehicle within 3 weeks after notice is given under this subtitle, the owner or secured party is deemed to have waived all of the owner’s or secured party’s right, title, and interest in the vehicle and to have consented to the sale of the […]
Section 25-206.1 – Liability for Costs of Preservation and Storage of Vehicle
(a) This section applies to any vehicle sold 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 under this subtitle as an abandoned vehicle, and to any vehicle sold pursuant to an ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, an […]
Section 25-108 – Use of Hov Lane by Plug-in or Hybrid Vehicles
// EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 678 AND 679 OF 2018 // (a) In this section, “HOV lane” means a high occupancy vehicle lane, the use of which is restricted by a traffic control device during specified times to vehicles carrying at least a specified number of occupants. (b) This section applies only to a […]