# Sec. 26-142.09. Notification by publication

Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.

## Sec. 26-142.09. Notification by publication

Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.09 (2026)

(a) This Section shall apply if:

  (1) The identity of the last registered owner of an impounded 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; or

  (4) The certified mail notice required by Section 26-142.08 of this Division is returned as undeliverable.

(b) Under Subsection (a)(1) of this Section, the towing company shall give the notice provided for in Section 26-142.08 by publication in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation in Prince George's County, Maryland.

(c) The notice by publication:

  (1) May contain multiple listings of abandoned vehicles;

  (2) Shall contain the information required by Section 26-142.08 of this Division; and

  (3) Shall be published within fifteen (15) days of the taking into custody of the vehicle or, if the notice by publication is made because of the return as undeliverable of a prior notice by registered mail, within seven (7) days of the return of that prior notice.