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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor S.B. 558
owner of the vehicle on payment of all actual costs of immobilizing the vehicle, or
towing, preserving, and storing the impounded vehicle, and providing the notices
required under subsection (f) of this section.
(e) If a court orders the impoundment or immobilization, OR CONTINUED
IMPOUNDMENT, of a vehicle under this section, the court shall provide for the
execution of the impoundment or immobilization, OR CONTINUED IMPOUNDMENT, by
a police department.
(f) (1) If a court orders the impoundment or immobilization, OR CONTINUED
IMPOUNDMENT, of a vehicle under this section, the police department that executes
the immobilization, or the impoundment by taking the vehicle into custody OR THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT RETAINS CUSTODY OF A PREVIOUSLY IMPOUNDED
VEHICLE, shall, as soon as reasonably possible and within 7 days after the police
department executes the court order, send a notice by certified mail, return receipt
requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, to:
(i) Each registered owner of the vehicle as shown in the records of
the Administration; and
(ii) Each secured party, as shown in the records of the
Administration.
(2) The notice shall:
(i) State that:
1. [the] THE vehicle has been immobilized[, or];
2. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN impounded by being taken into
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custody; OR
CONTINUED;
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3. THE IMPOUNDMENT OF THE VEHICLE IS BEING
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(ii) Describe the year, make, model, and vehicle identification
number of the vehicle;
(iii) Provide the location of where the vehicle is immobilized or the
location of the facility where the vehicle is impounded;
(iv) Include the amount of the actual costs of immobilization, or
towing, preservation, and storage of an impounded vehicle;
(v) Include the amount of the actual costs of the notices required
under this paragraph; and
(vi) Provide that, if an impounded vehicle is not reclaimed as
required under this subsection, within 10 days after the date specified in the court
order, the impounded vehicle will be considered an abandoned vehicle and subject to
the provisions of Title 25, Subtitle 2 of this article.
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