Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Advertisements [HB-212]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not take adverse action against a dealer for advertising a vehicle for sale or lease at the purchase price or coerce or require a dealer to change the medium for advertisement of the purchase price; defining "purchase price" as the full delivered price of a vehicle, excluding taxes, title fees, and any freight or certain other dealer processing charges; and requiring a contract for the sale of a vehicle by a dealer to contain a certain statement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/24/2020
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Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception - City of Havre de Grace [HB-217]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for low speed electric vehicles in the City of Havre de Grace that are owned and operated by the City of Havre de Grace; defining a "low speed electric vehicle" as a vehicle capable of a sustained speed of 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour; providing that a person who operates a low speed electric vehicle in the City of Havre de Grace may operate the vehicle only on certain roadways and, between dusk and dawn, only under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2020
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Vehicle Laws - Business or Occupational Licenses - Administrative Penalties [HB-157]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend a business or occupational license before holding an administrative hearing if the Administration determines that the license holder is in violation of certain used vehicle safety inspection requirements and that there is a danger of immediate, substantial, and continuing harm to the public if the license is continued pending a hearing; requiring the Administration to grant a hearing request on the license suspension within 7 days of the request; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 85 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Prices Listed on Dealer Websites [SB-178]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from listing on the dealer's website a vehicle for sale or lease at the purchase price or coerce or require a dealer to list a price different from the purchase price on the dealer's website or take an adverse action against a dealer for listing a vehicle at a particular price on the dealer's website; and defining "purchase price" as the full delivered price of a vehicle, excluding taxes, title fees, and certain other dealer charges.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Referred Economic Matters on 02/19/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Driver’s Licenses Confiscated for Real ID Compliance – Issuance and Display of Recall Notice [SB-173]
Authorizing certain individuals to satisfy the requirement to possess and display a driver's license while driving a motor vehicle by carrying and displaying a certain recall notice issued under the Act within the previous 10 days; requiring a law enforcement officer who confiscates an individual's driver's license for certain reasons to provide the holder of the license with a certain recall notice; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop the form for the recall notice and provide the form to law enforcement agencies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration – Authority to Suspend Registration for Violations Recorded by Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems and Speed Monitoring Systems – Repeal [SB-177]
Repealing the Motor Vehicle Administration's authority to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle if the owner or driver of the motor vehicle fails to pay the penalty assessed for certain violations recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system or a speed monitoring system.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 40 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration – Exception for Golf Carts – Hoopers Island and Taylors Island [SB-94]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for golf carts on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island or Taylors Island in Dorchester County; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island or Taylors Island may operate the golf cart only on highways on which the maximum speed does not exceed 30 miles per hour between dawn and dusk and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Adelaide Eckardt
Referred Environment And Transportation on 01/31/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration – Authority to Suspend Registration for Violations Recorded by Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems and Speed Monitoring Systems – Repeal [HB-46]
Repealing the Motor Vehicle Administration's authority to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle if the owner or driver of the motor vehicle fails to pay the penalty assessed for certain violations recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system or a speed monitoring system.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 39 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Hoopers Island [HB-23]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for golf carts on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island may operate the golf cart only on highways on which the maximum speed limit does not exceed 30 miles per hour, between dawn and dusk, and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; requiring a person who operates a golf cart in certain areas to keep as far right as feasible; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Failure to Pay Video Toll – Penalties [HB-38]
Repealing the requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration, under certain circumstances, suspend the registration of a motor vehicle that incurs a certain toll violation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2020
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Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates and Fund - Hunger Relief Initiatives [HB-31]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available for certain vehicles a special registration plate supporting hunger relief initiatives; authorizing certain persons to apply to the Administration for the special registration plate for certain classes of vehicles; requiring the owner of a vehicle assigned a special registration plate to pay certain fees; establishing the Hunger Relief Initiatives Fund; requiring that certain fees collected under the Act be used only for funding hunger relief initiatives; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Driver’s Licenses Confiscated for Real ID Compliance – Issuance and Display of Recall Notice [HB-28]
Authorizing certain individuals to satisfy the requirement to possess and display a driver's license while driving a motor vehicle by carrying and displaying a certain recall notice issued under the Act within the previous 60 days; requiring a law enforcement officer who confiscates an individual's driver's license for certain reasons to provide the holder of the license with a certain recall notice; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop the form for the recall notice and provide the form to law enforcement agencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 610 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Renewal - Late Fee [HB-54]
Authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge a late fee not exceeding $25 for registration renewals that occur more than 1 week after a registration has expired.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Important Documents and Identification Cards – Inmates [SB-77]
Requiring the Commissioner of Correction, on taking custody of an inmate and with the inmate's written consent, to begin the process of obtaining the inmate's birth certificate; requiring the Commissioner to return certain documents to the inmate on the inmate's release; requiring each local correctional facility to develop and implement a policy for assisting inmates to obtain identification cards issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration; requiring that a certain report be made to the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 514 on 05/08/2020
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Task Force to Study Mental Health Concerns for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals [HB-1645]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Mental Health Concerns for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study how mental health and other concerns impact interactions between the deaf and hard of hearing and law enforcement officers; requiring the Task Force to make specified recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Duplicate Drivers' Licenses - Victims of Robbery [SB-1163]
Authorizing a victim of a robbery whose driver's license is taken during the robbery to drive without a license for 2 weeks under specified circumstances; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, when processing an application for a duplicate license of a victim of a robbery, to process the victim's application on an expedited basis and give the application precedence over other applications for duplicate licenses under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Registration - Exception for Municipal RTV Utility Vehicles - Town of Sykesville [SB-1097]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements for municipal RTV utility vehicles in the Town of Sykesville, Carroll County; providing that a person who operates a municipal RTV utility vehicle in Sykesville may operate the vehicle only on specified roads, between dawn and dusk, and only if the vehicle is equipped with specified lighting; requiring a person who operates a municipal RTV utility vehicle in Sykesville to keep as far to the right of the roadway as feasible and to possess a driver's license; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gail Bates
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 03/15/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Registration Plates - Return [HB-1447]
Providing that registration plates that are required to be returned to the Motor Vehicle Administration may be returned through the mail.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 758 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plate - United States Armed Forces [HB-1401]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available for specified vehicles a special registration plate honoring the armed forces of the United States; requiring that specified fees be used only to recover the Administration's costs and to benefit the Maryland Chapter of the Disabled American Veterans; requiring a registration plate issued under the Act to contain a specified graphic design and specified words; requiring the Administration to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/09/2017
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Vehicle Laws - Class G (Trailer) Vehicles - Permanent Registration [HB-1296]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a one-time, permanent registration for a Class G (trailer) vehicle when requested by the owner; establishing a fee schedule for the permanent registration of a Class G (trailer) vehicle according to the gross weight of the vehicle; establishing that a registration issued under the Act is not transferable; and establishing that a vehicle registered under the Act may not be used for hire except to haul farm products or in any manner other than as a farm trailer or semitrailer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/18/2017