WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 743

(i) Petition in the circuit court of the
appropriate subdivision in the name of the State of Maryland
against the motor vehicle as designated by make, model, year, and
motor or serial number; and

(ii) At the same time send copies of the
petition by registered or certified mail to each registered owner
and any secured party noted among the records of the Motor
Vehicle Administration.

(2)  The petition for forfeiture shall contain:

(i) The names of the registered owners of the
motor vehicle;

(ii) The name of any secured party whose
interest appears among the records of the Motor Vehicle
Administration;

(iii) A statement of the facts and
circumstances surrounding the seizure of the motor vehicle;

(iv) A statement setting forth the specific
causes or grounds for forfeiture or both;

(v) A statement setting forth any contention
that any registered owner or secured party knew or should have
known that the motor vehicle was being or was to be used in
violation of this subtitle; and

(vi) A prayer that the motor vehicle be
forfeited to the State of Maryland.

(3)  (i) Within 7 days Of the filing of the petition
for forfeiture, notice of the seizure and forfeiture proceeding
shall be made by publication in one or more newspapers published
in the county in which the action is brought or, if there is no
paper published in the county, in a newspaper having a
substantial circulation in the county.

(ii) In Baltimore City within 7 days of the
filing of the petition for forfeiture, notice shall be published
in one or more of the daily newspapers published in the city.

(iii) The notice shall state the substance and
object of the forfeiture petition and shall state that any person
claiming an interest in the seized motor vehicle shall file a
defense to the petition within 15 days of the date of the notice.

(4)  (i) Any defense to the petition shall be filed
within 15 days after publication of the notice called for in
paragraph (3) of this subsection.

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