2017 Maryland Code
Transportation
Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles
Subtitle 2 - Abandoned Vehicles
§ 25-203. Police may take abandoned vehicles into custody

  • (a) In general. -- A police department may take any abandoned vehicle into custody. For this purpose, the police department may use its own personnel, equipment, and facilities or, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, use other persons, equipment, and facilities for removing, preserving, and storing abandoned vehicles.
  • (b) Use of tow trucks. -- A police department may not authorize the use of a tow truck under subsection (a) of this section unless the tow truck is registered under ยง 13-920 of this article.
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