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Ch. 100
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1420
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 30-3 be and it is hereby added
to the Public Local Laws of Washington County being
Article 22 of the Public Local Laws of Maryland (1970
Edition and 1975 Supplement, as amended) to read as
follows:
Article .22
30-3.
(A) ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY WHICH COMES INTO THE
POSSESSION OF THE SHERIFF OF WASHINGTON COUNTY SHALL BE
HELD UNTIL THE SHERIFF DETERMINES THAT ITS CUSTODY IS NO
LONGER NECESSARY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROSECUTION. AS
USED IN THIS SECTION, "PERSONAL PROPERTY" DOES NOT
INCLUDE CONTRABAND OR PERSONAL PROPERTY PURCHASED OR
OTHERWISE ACQUIRED FOR USE BY THE SHERIFF.
(B) AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE PERIOD REFERRED TO IN
SUBSECTION (A), PERSONAL PROPERTY SHALL BE DELIVERED TO
THE PERSON WHO SATISFACTORILY ESTABLISHES HIS RIGHT TO
ITS POSSESSION AND GIVES A PROPER RECEIPT THEREFOR.
(C) AT ANY TIME AFTER PERSONAL PROPERTY HAS BEEN
IN THE POSSESSION OF THE SHERIFF FOR A PERIOD OF 12
MONTHS AND ITS CUSTODY IS NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR THE
PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN SUBSECTION (A), NOTICE OF THE SALE
OF THE PROPERTY MAY BE GIVEN BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED
MAIL TO THOSE PERSONS ENTITLED TO ITS POSSESSION AND TO
THOSE LIENHOLDERS WHOSE NAMES AND ADDRESSES CAN BE
ASCERTAINED BY THE EXERCISE OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE.
THEREAFTER, THE PROPERTY MAY BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION
AFTER A DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY AND THE
TIME, PLACE, AND TERMS OF THE SALE HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN
A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
IN EACH OF TWO SUCCESSIVE WEEKS. THE CERTIFICATE OF THE
SHERIFF THAT PERSONAL PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION SHALL CONSTITUTE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE OF
TITLE TO THE PROPERTY FOR ALL PURPOSES, INCLUDING THE
RIGHT TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR REGISTRATION
FROM AN APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE.
(D) THE AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM THE SALE OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION SHALL BE
DISTRIBUTED IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER OF PRIORITY (1) TO THE
SHERIFF OF WASHINGTON COUNTY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
EXPENSE OF SALE AND ALL EXPENSES INCURRED WHILE THE
PERSONAL PROPERTY WAS IN HIS CUSTODY, (2) TO LIENHOLDERS
IN ORDER OF THEIR PRIORITY, AND (3) TO THE GENERAL FUNDS
OF WASHINGTON COUNTY.
(E) AT ANY TIME WITHIN THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE
OF THE SALE, ANY PERSON SUBMITTING SATISFACTORY PROOF OF
HIS RIGHT TO THE POSSESSION OF THE PERSONAL PROPERTY
SHALL BE PAID, WITHOUT INTEREST, THE AMOUNT DISTRIBUTED
TO THE GENERAL FUNDS OF WASHINGTON COUNTY PURSUANT TO
SUBSECTION (D)(3). AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THREE YEARS
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