(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(a) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, if an abandoned vehicle is not reclaimed as provided for in this subtitle, the police department shall sell the vehicle at public auction. (b) The buyer of the vehicle at auction: (1) Takes ownership of the vehicle free and clear of any claim of ownership or lien of […]
(a) This section applies to any vehicle: (1) Which is impounded by a police department either as abandoned or pursuant to other State or local law; (2) From which the engine or vehicle serial number has been removed or defaced; and (3) Of which neither the owner nor any secured party can be identified from records of the Administration […]
(a) In this section, “abandoned” means abandoned in a garage, as described in § 25-201(b)(4), (5), or (6) of this subtitle. (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 […]
(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 […]
