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Section 25-205 - Notice by Police to Last Known Registered Owner and Secured Parties -- Notice by Publication — Maryland Law | CourtGPT
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Section 25-205 - Notice by Police to Last Known Registered Owner and Secured Parties -- Notice by Publication

(a) This section applies if: (1) The identity of the last registered owner of an abandoned vehicle cannot be determined; (2) The registration of the vehicle gives no address for the owner; (3) It is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and address of each secured party; (4) The certified mail notice required by § 25–204 of this subtitle is returned as undeliverable; or (5) The electronic notice authorized under § 25–204 of this subtitle is not acknowledged or is returned as undeliverable. (b) Under one of the conditions described in subsection (a) of this section, a police department that takes an abandoned vehicle into custody shall give the required notice by posting a notice complying with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section in the circuit court of the county where the abandoned vehicle was found. (c) The notice: (1) May contain multiple listings of abandoned vehicles; (2) Shall contain the information required by § 25–204 of this subtitle; and (3) Shall be posted: (i) Within 15 days of the taking into custody of the vehicle; or (ii) If the notice by posting under this section is made because of the return as undeliverable of a prior

e; and (3) Shall be posted: (i) Within 15 days of the taking into custody of the vehicle; or (ii) If the notice by posting under this section is made because of the return as undeliverable of a prior notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, within 7 days of the return of that prior notice.
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