Sec. 26-166. Impoundment without prior notice
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.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-166 (2026)
Sec. 26-166. Impoundment without prior noticeLinkCopy Citation
(a)
A vehicle subject to impoundment under any provision of Federal, State, or local law may be impounded without giving prior notice to its owner under the following circumstances:
(1)
When the vehicle is impeding or is likely to impede the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or
(2)
When the vehicle is illegally parked in any zone that has been limited to designated classes of vehicles or where parking is prohibited during certain hours, on designated days or at all times, and where such vehicle is interfering with the proper and intended use of such zones; or
(3)
When the vehicle imposes an immediate danger to the public safety; or
(4)
When a police officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is stolen; or
(5)
When a police officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle constitutes evidence of a crime or contains evidence of a crime, if impoundment is reasonably necessary in such instance to obtain or observe such evidence; or
(6)
When the operator of the vehicle has been taken into custody and impoundment of the vehicle is reasonably necessary to provide for the safekeeping of the vehicle; or
(7)
When the vehicle is both:
(A)
An abandoned vehicle as defined by Section 26-162(b); and
(B)
Located on any public street, highway, roadway, shoulder, other public property or public utility right-of-way, provided that any impoundment from public property must be at the direction of the Police Department; or
(7.1)
When the vehicle is found parked in a reserved parking space in violation of Section 26-129;
(8)
When the vehicle is parked on private property in violation of Section 26-142.01 of this Code; or
(9)
When the vehicle has five or more outstanding or otherwise unsettled traffic and/or parking violation notices levied against it or for which there have been issued five or more warrants; or
(10)
When the vehicle is parked in violation of Section 26-123 of this Code.