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<section number="26-162" name="Abandoned vehicles prohibited" law="code" slug="sec-26-162" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_26VETR_DIV14ABVE_S26-162ABVEPR">
  <level label="a">
    <text>No person shall leave any abandoned vehicle at any place within the County and no owner, lessee, or custodian in charge of any lot, field, road, street, lane, or other property shall permit any abandoned vehicle to remain on such property within the County.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Abandoned vehicle means any motor vehicle, trailer, watercraft, or semitrailer:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>That is either inoperable or in disrepair and left unattended on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>That has remained illegally on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>That has remained on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours; and</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>Is not displaying currently valid registration plates; and/or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>Is displaying registration plates of another vehicle; and/or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>Is in violation of Section 26-122.01 of this Subtitle;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>That has remained on private property for more than forty-eight (48) hours; and</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>Is inoperable in that one or more of its major mechanical components, including but not limited to engine, transmission, drive train, and wheels, is missing or not functional unless such vehicle is kept in an enclosed building or as permitted by Subtitle 13 or Subtitle 27 of the Code; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>Is not displaying currently valid registration plates; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="C">
        <text>Is displaying registration plates of another vehicle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Any partially dismantled, wrecked, or junked motor vehicle or watercraft may be presumed to have been or be abandoned.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Any person issued a citation for a violation of Section 26-162(a) shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation, five hundred dollars ($500) for a second violation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each additional violation.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Curbstoning, as defined in Section 26-122.01 of this Subtitle, shall be subject to a fine of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each offense.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Any person issued a citation for a violation of this section may be subject to criminal prosecution under Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 10-110 for illegal dumping.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Revenue Authority of Prince George's County shall be authorized to enforce this Code provision.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>The Department of Environment, the Police Department, or its agent responsible for removing or storing abandoned vehicles on behalf of the Revenue Authority may not be held liable for any damage to an abandoned vehicle that may occur during removal, storage, or custody of the abandoned vehicle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>Beginning on September 1, 2025, the County's Department of Environment, the Department of Public Works &amp; Transportation, the Revenue Authority, and the Police Department shall transmit a joint biannual report to the Council. The biannual report shall identify:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The number of complaints reported through the County's 3-1-1 system under this section;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The number of pending and resolved complaints under this section; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any other relevant information pertaining to the removal, storing, impoundment, and disposal of abandoned vehicles.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
