358                                LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 159

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 71B of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1965 Supplement), title "Motor Vehicles", subtitle "Adminis-
tration—Registration—Titling", be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

71B.

Whenever the owner, or person, firm or corporation entitled to
the possession of any motor vehicle, or part thereof, cannot be located
and fails to claim said motor vehicle, or part thereof, for a period of
thirty (30) days after said motor vehicle or part thereof, came into
the custody of the police department for Prince George's County or for
Anne Arundel County pursuant to the rules and regulations herein-
after authorized to be made, the same may be disposed of by the said
police department, at public sale, provided the time, place and terms
of sale, together with a full detailed description of said motor vehicle,
or part thereof, shall be inserted in one or more newspapers published
in said county, where said sale is to take place, at least once each
week for two successive weeks prior to sale; and provided further
that a notice by registered mail shall be sent at least ten (10) days
prior to said sale to the owner, lien holder if any, shown on the
records of the Department of Motor Vehicles of the State of Mary-
land, or person, firm or corporation entitled to possession of said
motor vehicle, or part thereof, if his or its address be known, or
if it can be ascertained by the exercise of reasonable diligence. If
said address cannot be ascertained by the exercise of reasonable
diligence or if the motor vehicle or part thereof is not registered
with the said Department of Motor Vehicles, then such notice by
mail shall not be required to be given.

Any excess in the amount of the selling price of said motor ve-
hicle, or part thereof, at said sale, over and above the expenses
thereof, and the amount of the storage, towing and repair charges,
incurred by the said police department during the period in which said
motor vehicle, or part thereof, was in its custody, and after payment
of all liens to which said motor vehicle, or part thereof, may be
subjected, in order of their priority, shall be accounted for and re-
mitted by said police department to the Board of County Commis-
sioners for Prince George's County or County Council for Anne
Arundel County which shall create a special fund thereof.

If the owner, or person, firm or corporation entitled to possession
of said motor vehicle, or part thereof, shall present to the Board of
County Commissioners for Prince George's County or County Coun-
cil for Anne Arundel County a claim for such excess, at any time
within one year from the date of the sale, the said Board or Council
shall authorize payment of such excess to the said owner or person,
firm or corporation entitled to the possession of said motor vehicle,
or part thereof.

If no claim for the excess is made within one year from the date
of the sale, said excess shall be transferred from the special fund to
the general funds of Prince George's County or Anne Arundel County
to be expended and used as are other funds received by the County.

The Board of County Commissioners for Prince George's County
or County Council of Anne Arundel County is hereby empowered to
make, adopt and publish by ordinance such rules and regulations as