Vehicle Laws - Licensing And Registration
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Advertisements [SB-526]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from advertising a vehicle for sale or lease at a certain price or coerce or require a dealer to change the advertising medium for a certain price; and requiring a contract for the sale of a vehicle by a dealer to contain a certain statement.
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Vehicle Manufacturers and Dealers - Violations - Award of Damages [SB-525]
Establishing a minimum threshold for damages awarded to a person who suffers financial injury or other damages as a result of certain violations of certain provisions of law governing relationships between vehicle manufacturers and dealers.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Low Speed Electric Vehicles - City of Havre de Grace [SB-389]
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.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Suspension for Failure to Pay Video Toll - Repeal [SB-281]
Repealing a requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration, under certain circumstances, suspend the registration of a motor vehicle that incurs a certain toll violation; altering the authority of the Maryland Transportation Authority to enter certain reciprocal agreements for the enforcement of toll violations; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Canceled, Revoked, and Suspended Driver's Licenses - Penalties [SB-237]
Altering the penalties for a person convicted for possession of a canceled, revoked, or suspended driver's license to be a fine not exceeding $500 and an assessment of 3 points.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Indication of Applicant's Sex [SB-196]
Requiring an application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit to allow an applicant to indicate the applicant's sex as female, male, or unspecified or other; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator's permit of an applicant who indicates that the applicant's sex is unspecified or other displays an "X" in the location on the license, identification card, or permit that indicates the applicant's sex; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Clean Cars Act of 2019 [SB-168]
Expanding the vehicle excise tax credit for the purchase of certain plug-in electric drive vehicles to include the purchase of certain fuel cell electric vehicles; providing that the credit for a fuel cell electric vehicle may not exceed $3,000; changing the name of the Maryland Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council to the Maryland Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Council; altering the membership and required activities of the Council; requiring the Council to issue an interim report on or before December 1, 2019; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Commercial Driver's Licenses - Recognition, Prevention, and Reporting of Human Trafficking [SB-146]
Requiring commercial driver's license training schools to include training on the recognition, prevention, and effective reporting of human trafficking as part of the curriculum; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include content on the recognition, prevention, and effective reporting of human trafficking in its Commercial Driver's License Manual; and requiring the Administration to provide to an applicant renewing a commercial driver's license certain information from the Manual.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Farm Area Motor Vehicles - Registration and Authorized Use [SB-133]
Repealing the termination date for certain provisions of law applicable to the registration and authorized use of farm area motor vehicles, including a provision increasing from 10 miles to 25 miles the radius from a farm within which a person may operate on a highway a motor vehicle registered as a farm area motor vehicle; and requiring the owner of a farm area motor vehicle to submit a certain application and documentation for registration of the vehicle.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Title Service Agents - Electronic Collection and Remission of Vehicle Excise Taxes [SB-1021]
Authorizing a title service agent to collect and remit electronically certain vehicle excise taxes if the title service agent transmits the proper titling and registration information to the Motor Vehicle Administration; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Biennial Motor Vehicle Safety and Equipment Inspections - Required [HB-899]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from renewing the registration of a motor vehicle if the applicant has not submitted a motor vehicle safety and equipment inspection certificate; requiring certain motor vehicles to complete a safety and equipment inspection; requiring under certain circumstances the inspection to be completed and the inspection certificate submitted to the Administration before the registration of a vehicle may be renewed; establishing that the maximum amount of the fee for the inspection is $20; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Suspension for Failure to Pay Video Toll - Repeal [HB-870]
Repealing a requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration, under certain circumstances, suspend the registration of a motor vehicle that incurs a certain toll violation; altering the authority of the Maryland Transportation Authority to enter certain reciprocal agreements for the enforcement of toll violations; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Registration – Special Plates for Veterans – Fees [HB-773]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge a certain additional fee on the issuance of special registration plates for recipients of an individually earned, combat-related armed forces medal; requiring that the additional fee be credited to the Maryland Veterans' Trust Fund; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Canceled, Revoked, and Suspended Driver's Licenses - Penalties [HB-76]
Altering the penalties for a person convicted for possession of a canceled, revoked, or suspended driver's license to be a fine not exceeding $500 and an assessment of 3 points.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Extension of Electric Vehicle Incentives Act [HB-72]
Establishing the Fiscal Year 2017 Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment Rebate Program to provide rebates to individuals who purchased qualified equipment in fiscal year 2017 but did not receive the rebate; limiting the rebate to an applicant who owns the equipment on the date the applicant applies for the rebate; allowing a credit against the motor vehicle excise tax for certain qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles; limiting the credit to certain vehicle owners; terminating the Act after June 30, 2020; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Compensation for Dealer Services [HB-698]
Prohibiting a vehicle manufacturer from recovering by certain means all or a portion of its costs for compensating a vehicle dealer for vehicle preparation and delivery or warranty or recall repairs by arbitrarily reducing the amount of the compensation that is due to the dealer, or imposing a separate charge, surcharge, or other burden; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Operation of Uninsured Motor Vehicle - Criminal Penalties [HB-675]
Repealing the term of imprisonment that may be imposed on a person who operates or knowingly allows to be operated a motor vehicle that the person knows or has reason to know is not covered by the required security; and reducing from $1,000 to $500 the maximum fine that may be imposed on a person for a first offense for operating or knowingly allowing to be operated a motor vehicle that the person knows or has reason to know is not covered by the required security.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Advertisements [HB-610]
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not prohibit a dealer from advertising a vehicle for sale or lease at a certain price or coerce or require a dealer to change the advertising medium for a certain price; and requiring a contract for the sale of a vehicle by a dealer to contain a certain statement.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Commercial Driver's Licenses - Recognition, Prevention, and Reporting of Human Trafficking [HB-5]
Requiring commercial driver's license training schools to include training on the recognition, prevention, and effective reporting of human trafficking as part of the curriculum; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include content on the recognition, prevention, and effective reporting of human trafficking in its Commercial Driver's License Manual; and requiring the Administration to provide to an applicant renewing a commercial driver's license certain information from the Manual; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Low Speed Electric Vehicles - City of Havre de Grace [HB-467]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for low speed electric vehicles in 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 if the low speed electric vehicle is equipped with certain lighting devices;
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