(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.
(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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 2 - Abandoned Vehicles
Section 25-202 - Abandonment of Vehicles Prohibited; Presumption of Ownership
Section 25-203 - Police May Take Abandoned Vehicles Into Custody
Section 25-204 - Notice by Police to Last Known Registered Owner and Secured Parties -- in General
Section 25-206 - Effect of Failure to Reclaim Vehicle
Section 25-206.1 - Liability for Costs of Preservation and Storage of Vehicle
Section 25-206.2 - Restrictions on Vehicle Registration for Liability Incurred Under 25-206.1
Section 25-207 - Sale of Vehicle; Disposition of Proceeds
Section 25-207.1 - Abandoned or Impounded Vehicles With Removed or Defaced Serial Numbers
Section 25-208 - Special Provisions for Vehicles Abandoned in Garages
Section 25-209 - Disposition of Vehicles to Dismantler and Recycler or Scrap Processor -- in General