(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.
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