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vehicle as required by § 25-206.2 of this subtitle.
25-206.

(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 his right, title, and interest in the vehicle and to have consented to
the sale of the vehicle at public auction.

(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 his right, title, and interest in the vehicle and to have
consented to the sale of the vehicle at public auction.

25-206.1.

(a) This section applies to any vehicle sold by a police department of Baltimore
City, Prince George's County, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, or a municipal corporation
in Prince George's County OR MONTGOMERY COUNTY under this subtitle as an
abandoned vehicle, and to any vehicle sold pursuant to an ordinance of the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore, an ordinance or local law enacted by Prince George's County
OR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, or an ordinance enacted by a municipal corporation
in Prince George's County OR MONTGOMERY COUNTY governing vehicles that
are:

(1) Abandoned and unclaimed;

(2) Reported stolen, recovered, and subsequently unclaimed; or

(3) Involved in an accident, removed by police, and subsequently
unclaimed.

(b) If the money collected from the sale of a vehicle subject to this section is not
enough to reimburse a police department or its agent for the costs of towing, preserving,
and storing the vehicle and for the expenses of sale, including all publication and notice
costs, the last registered owner shall be liable to the police department or its agent for
the deficiency. For purposes of this subsection, the costs chargeable to an owner for the
preservation and storage of a vehicle may not exceed $300.

(c) If a vehicle subject to this section is transferred by the registered owner after
it has been towed or impounded and before its sale at auction, and the transferee is
given a copy of the notice required under § 25-204 of this subtitle, by the transferor or
by the towing or impounding agency, then the transferee shall be liable for the costs
provided by this section.

(d) The liability provided by this section does not apply to the registered ownef
of a vehicle who has made a bona fide sale or gift of the vehicle to another person prior
to its being towed or impounded. The registered owner has the burden of showing that
a bona fide sale or gift of the vehicle has occurred.

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