WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 457

(b)     Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section [and in § 25-210 of this
article], any person who transfers a vehicle to an automotive dismantler and recycler or
scrap processor shall deliver the certificate of title or other documentary evidence of
ownership to the automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap processor at the time of the
transfer.

(c)     If a person holds an assigned certificate of title or any other documentary
evidence of ownership acceptable to the Administration, the person:

(1)     May transfer the vehicle to an automotive dismantler and recycler or
scrap processor by endorsing a reassignment and warranty of title on the forms that the
Administration requires; and

(2)     Need not obtain a certificate of title in [his] THE PERSON'S own name.
15-508.

(a)     Within 30 days after an automotive dismantler and recycler OR SCRAP
PROCESSOR acquires title to a vehicle, the automotive dismantler and recycler OR SCRAP
PROCESSOR shall notify the Administration of the acquisition.

(b)     The notice shall be given in the form that the Administration requires.

(c)     Immediately after giving the required notice the automotive dismantler and
recycler OR SCRAP PROCESSOR may dispose of the vehicle for dismantling or scrapping.

15-509.

(a)     This section does not apply to any abandoned vehicle that is 8 years old or
older and is totally inoperable.

(b)     If an automotive dismantler and recycler OR SCRAP PROCESSOR takes
possession of a vehicle and does not receive a certificate of title or other documentary
evidence of ownership acceptable to the Administration, the automotive dismantler and
recycler OR SCRAP PROCESSOR shall comply with this section.

(c)     After the vehicle has been in the possession of the automotive dismantler and
recycler OR SCRAP PROCESSOR for more than 30 days, the automotive dismantler and
recycler OR SCRAP PROCESSOR shall give at least 10 days' notice of intent to dispose of
the vehicle. The notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a
postmark from the United States Postal Service, to:

(1)     The owner of the vehicle and any secured party, as shown on the records
of the Administration; or

(2)     Any other person who is entitled to possession of the vehicle and whose
address is known or reasonably can be obtained.

(d)     (1) The automotive dismantler and recycler OR SCRAP PROCESSOR takes
unencumbered title to the vehicle, without having to obtain a certificate of title for it in
his own name, if:

(i) He has complied with this section; and
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