Ch. 446                                           LAWS OF MARYLAND

(c)  If a vehicle subject to this section is transferred by
the registered owner after it has been towed or impounded and
before its sale at auction, and the transferee is given a copy of
the notice required under § 25-204 of this subtitle, by the
transferor or by the towing or impounding agency, then the
transferee shall be liable for the costs provided by this
section.

(d)  The liability provided by this section does not apply
to the registered owner of a vehicle who has made a bona fide
sale or gift of the vehicle to another person prior to its being
towed or impounded. The registered owner has the burden of
showing that a bona fide sale or gift of the vehicle has
occurred.

(e)  The liability provided by this section does not apply
in any case in which notice as required by § 25-204(c) of this
subtitle has not been provided.

25-206.2.

(a)  The Administration may not renew the registration of
any vehicle subject to this section if it is notified by a police
department of Baltimore City OR , PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, OR A
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY that the
applicant has failed to satisfy a liability arising under §
25-206.1 of this subtitle to the police department or its agent.

(b)  (1) The restriction provided by this section shall
apply to all vehicles registered to the applicant at the time
that notification is made by a police department as provided in
subsection (a) of this section.

(2) The restriction provided by this section may not
apply solely to those vehicles provided for under § 25-206.1 of
this subtitle.

(c)  The Administration. shall continue to refuse an
application as required by subsection (a) of this section until
it is notified by the police department that the applicant is no
longer subject to the restriction imposed by this section.

(d)  The penalty provided in this section does not apply to
the registered owner of a vehicle who has made a bona fide sale
or gift of the vehicle to another person prior to its being towed
or impounded. The registered owner has the burden of showing
that a bona fide sale or gift of the vehicle has occurred.

(e)  The penalty provided by this section does not apply in
any case in which notice as required by § 25-204(c) of this
subtitle has not been provided.

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