§ 25-205
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§25–205.
(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.