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(a) Scope. This subtitle applies only to towing companies and storage facilities, and parking lot and private road owners, operators and agents engaging in nonconsensual towing.
(b) Enforcement. The requirements of this subtitle may be enforced by the Department or the Police Department.
(Bill No. 52-13; Bill No. 71-18)
(a) Definition. For purposes of this section, “regional mall” has the meaning set forth in § 21-10A-02 of the Transportation Article of the State Code.
(b) Requirements. Without a vehicle owner’s permission, the owner or operator of a parking lot, the agent of an owner or operator, or a duly designated agent of a community in which there are private roads may not have a vehicle towed or otherwise removed from the parking lot or private road unless the owner, operator, or agent has placed in conspicuous locations signs that:
(1) are at least 24 inches high and 30 inches wide;
(2) are clearly visible to the driver of a vehicle entering or parking in the parking lot or on the private road;
(3) state the name and telephone number of the towing company and the address of the storage facility to which the vehicle will be towed or removed, and, if different, the address of the redemption area;
(4) state that State and County law requires that a motor vehicle towed from the parking lot or the private road is available for redemption 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; and
(5) state the maximum amount that the vehicle owner may be charged for the towing or removal of the vehicle.
(c) Number of signs.
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an owner or operator of a parking lot, the agent of an owner or operator, or a duly designated agent of a community in which there are private roads shall place one sign, conforming to the requirements of subsection (b), for every 7,500 square feet of parking space in the parking lot or of the private road. In addition to meeting the requirements of this section, if the parking lot or private road has more than one entrance, a sign conforming to the requirements of subsection (b) shall be placed at each point of entry into the parking lot or private road.
(2) An owner or operator of a parking lot of a regional mall, or the agent of an owner or operator, shall place one sign, conforming to the requirements of subsection (b), at every entrance to the parking lot.
(d) Traffic control devices on private roads. The duly designated agent of a community in which there are private roads shall clearly designate with a traffic control device for public view, any area in which parking is not permitted, and the community shall be responsible for the costs of the traffic control device.
(Bill No. 52-13; Bill No. 71-18; Bill 83-19; Bill No. 82-21)
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