332                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 297

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved April 8, 1965.

CHAPTER 297
(House Bill 919)

AN ACT to add new Section 261A to Article 7 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Carroll County,"
to immediately precede Section 262 thereof, and to be under the
new subtitle "Motor Vehicles," to authorize the impounding, re-
moval and sale of abandoned motor vehicles in Carroll County by
law enforcement officers, to provide for the sale of such vehicles
and for disposition of the proceeds from these sales.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 261A be and it is hereby added to Article 7 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Carroll County," to immediately precede Section 262 thereof, and
to be under the new subtitle "Motor Vehicles," and to read as follows:

261A.

(a)    If any motor vehicle is abandoned in Carroll County upon
any public road, highway, alley, parking lot, public property, or on
any private property of a person not its owner, in violation of any law
or ordinance regarding the parking of vehicles, or for an unreason-
able length of time so as to constitute a traffic hazard or a nuisance
to the public or any citizen of the County, and the owner cannot be
located, any law enforcement officer of the County is authorized to
impound, remove and sell the motor vehicle at a public sale to be
held not sooner than thirty (30) days after the vehicle was impounded
and removed. Notice of the sale shall be given for two successive
weeks prior to the sale in one or more newspapers published in the
County, stating the time, place, and terms of sale, and describing the
motor vehicle to be sold. If the owner of the vehicle or any lien
holder can be determined, the notice of sale shall be sent to them by
registered or certified mail not later than ten (10) days prior to the
sale. When any such motor vehicle is certified by two licensed
automobile dealers in the county to have a value of less than twenty-
five dollars ($25.00), any law enforcement officer may impound,
remove, sell at public or private sale or otherwise dispose of the
same provided only that notice thereof be affixed to the vehicle and,
if the owner of the vehicle or any lienholder can be determined,
notice of sale or other intended disposition shall be sent to them by
registered or certified mail not later than ten days prior to the sale
or disposition.

(b)    After deduction first of the costs of impounding, removal
and sale of the vehicle, and then payment of any liens on the vehicle,
to the extent funds are available, the surplus, if any, from the sale
shall be paid over to the Board of County Commissioners and
deposited with a special fund.