Md. Code, Transportation § 25-206
This is the official text of Md. Code, Transportation § 25-206, part of Maryland’s Code, Transportation — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§25–206.
Official statutory text
(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 vehicle at public auction, and the owner other than a lessor is deemed to have consented to the retention of the vehicle for public purposes as provided in § 25-207 of this subtitle.
(b) In Baltimore City and Montgomery County, if the owner or secured party fails to reclaim an abandoned vehicle within 11 working days after receipt of notice given under § 25-204(b)(4)(ii) of 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 vehicle at public auction, and the owner other than a lessor is deemed to have consented to the retention of the vehicle for public purposes as provided in § 25-207 of this subtitle.
(b) In Baltimore City and Montgomery County, if the owner or secured party fails to reclaim an abandoned vehicle within 11 working days after receipt of notice given under § 25-204(b)(4)(ii) of 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 vehicle at public auction, and the owner other than a lessor is deemed to have consented to the retention of the vehicle for public purposes as provided in § 25-207 of this subtitle.
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