§ 25-205

Maryland § 25-205

• Jurisdiction: Maryland
• Article gtr: Transportation
• Title: 25

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(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;

(4) The certified mail notice required by § 25–204 of this subtitle is returned as undeliverable; or

(5) The electronic notices authorized under § 25–204(a)(2) or (3) of this subtitle are not acknowledged or are returned as undeliverable.

(b) Under one of the conditions described in subsection (a) of this section, a police department that takes an abandoned vehicle into custody shall give the required notice by posting a notice complying with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section in the circuit court of the county where the abandoned vehicle was found.

(c) The notice:

(1) May contain multiple listings of abandoned vehicles;

(2) Shall contain the information required by § 25–204 of this subtitle; and

(3) Shall be posted:

(i) Within 15 days of the taking into custody of the vehicle; or

(ii) If the notice by posting under this section is made because of the return as undeliverable of a prior notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, within 7 days of the return of that prior notice.