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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 31-1 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="31-1" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Abandoned vehicle.">“Abandoned vehicle” has the meaning stated in State Transportation Article (“Maryland Vehicle Law”) § 25-201.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Commissioner.">“Commissioner” means the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City or the Commissioner’s designee.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Private property.">
      <para num="(1)">“Private property” includes all property not included within subsection (d) of this section, where the owner can be readily ascertained by reference to the records of the Bureau of Assessments or elsewhere.</para>
      <para num="(2)">In case:<para num="(i)">the owner of property:<para num="(A)">cannot be so located; or</para>
          <para num="(B)">if located, is out of the City or cannot be reached by certified mail or does not respond to it; or</para>
          <para num="(C)">otherwise is beyond the jurisdiction of City authorities; or</para>
        </para>
        <para num="(ii)">the property is apparently abandoned,
then, for the purposes of this subtitle that property is deemed public property included within subsection (d) of this section.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Street.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Street” has the meaning stated in &lt;cite data-path="|general|1|1|1-109"&gt;§ 1-109 {“Street”}&lt;/cite&gt; of the City Code’s &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Inclusions.">“Street”also  includes:<para num="(i)">publicly-owned vacant lots; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">public property part of which is vacant.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 31, §86</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 69-343</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">99-421</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 06-347</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 15-435</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-195</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-125</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
