Relating To Transportation. [HB-229]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Safety ]
Restricts motor vehicles that tow a motor vehicle or trailer from the far left lane on roads with three or more lanes going in the same direction with exemptions. Specifies penalties for restricted motor vehicles who drive in the far left lane on roads with three or more lanes moving in the same direction. Applies restrictions and penalties to a county with a population of 500,000 or more. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
HB-229: Relating To Transportation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cory Chun
Report Adopted; Passed Second Reading, As Amended (sd 1) And Referred To Jdc. on 03/21/2025
Vehicle Laws - Towed, Removed, or Abandoned Vehicles - Electronic Notice to Owner [HB-191]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a person who tows or removes a vehicle from a parking lot to provide electronic notice of the tow or removal to the vehicle owner through the Motor Vehicle Administration under certain circumstances; and authorizing a police department that takes an abandoned vehicle into custody to send an electronic notice to the last known registered owner of the vehicle through the Administration under certain circumstances.
HB-191: Vehicle Laws - Towed, Removed, or Abandoned Vehicles - Electronic Notice to Owner
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 520 on 05/13/2025
Vehicle Laws - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration [HB-219]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing a certain process for bringing vehicles owned by State residents that are improperly registered in another state into compliance with the Maryland Vehicle Law.
Vehicle Laws - Towed, Removed, or Abandoned Vehicles - Electronic Notice to Owner [SB-40]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing a person who tows or removes a vehicle from a parking lot to provide electronic notice of the tow or removal to the vehicle owner through the Motor Vehicle Administration under certain circumstances; and authorizing a police department that takes an abandoned vehicle into custody to send an electronic notice to the last known registered owner of the vehicle through the Administration under certain circumstances.
SB-40: Vehicle Laws - Towed, Removed, or Abandoned Vehicles - Electronic Notice to Owner
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 521 on 05/13/2025
Baltimore County - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration [SB-1164]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing Baltimore County to tow, remove, or impound a vehicle owned by a new resident of the State who fails to register the vehicle with the Motor Vehicle Administration and display valid registration plates issued by the Administration within 60 days.
SB-1164: Baltimore County - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/11/2024
Baltimore County - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration [HB-1495]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Housing ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing Baltimore County to tow, remove, or impound a vehicle owned by a new resident of the State who fails to register the vehicle with the Motor Vehicle Administration and display valid registration plates issued by the Administration within 60 days.
HB-1495: Baltimore County - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2024
Abandoned or Sunken Vessels and Waterway Improvement Fund Grants [HB-1461]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the owner of a vessel that is required to be numbered to include certain contact information for each owner of the vessel with the application for a certificate of number; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, before and after seizing, removing, or taking an abandoned or sunken vessel into custody, to attempt to contact certain individuals in a certain manner; requiring the Department to distribute at least $250,000 from the Waterway Improvement Fund each fiscal year to certain organizations; etc.
HB-1461: Abandoned or Sunken Vessels and Waterway Improvement Fund Grants
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Allen
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/12/2024
Abandoned or Sunken Vessels and Waterway Improvement Fund Grants [SB-674]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the owner of a vessel that is required to be numbered to include certain contact information for each owner of the vessel with the application for a certificate of number; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, before and after seizing, removing, or taking an abandoned or sunken vessel into custody, to attempt to contact certain individuals in a certain manner; requiring the Department to distribute at least $250,000 from the Waterway Improvement Fund each fiscal year to a certain organization for a certain purpose; etc.
SB-674: Abandoned or Sunken Vessels and Waterway Improvement Fund Grants
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 560 on 05/09/2024
Commercial Law - Statutory Liens - Motor Vehicles Towed or Removed From Parking Lots [HB-514]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that a certain person has a lien on a motor vehicle towed or removed from a privately owned parking lot for charges incurred for any towing, recovery, storage, or notice provided under certain circumstances; establishing the circumstances in which the lien is extinguished; applying the Act retroactively; etc.
HB-514: Commercial Law - Statutory Liens - Motor Vehicles Towed or Removed From Parking Lots
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2024
Relating To Towing. [SB-2745]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides that the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation shall not tow vehicles operated by persons found to have committed certain traffic infractions unless a citation was issued no less than 24 hours before the towing. Provides that a vehicle parked without authorization on land owned or operated by the State shall not be towed without first being issued a citation no less than 3 hours before the towing. Provides that the citation shall not be more than $100.
SB-2745: Relating To Towing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Re-referred To Wtl, Jdc/wam. on 01/29/2024
Relating To Motor Vehicles. [SB-1613]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the immediate towing of any parked motor vehicle that is not properly registered, does not display a valid safety inspection sticker, or is parked in violation of any state traffic law.
SB-1613: Relating To Motor Vehicles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kurt Fevella
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
Out-of-State Motor Vehicles - Improper Registration - Report [HB-332]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with Baltimore City and other interested jurisdictions, to prepare a report on motor vehicles owned by Maryland residents that are improperly titled or registered in another state; requiring the Administration to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2024.
HB-332: Out-of-State Motor Vehicles - Improper Registration - Report
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 648 on 05/09/2024
Baltimore City - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration [SB-357]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing Baltimore City to tow, remove, or impound a vehicle owned by a new resident of the State who fails to register the vehicle with the Motor Vehicle Administration and display valid registration plates issued by the Administration within 60 days.
SB-357: Baltimore City - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/17/2024