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MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  20-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 20 - Vehicle Laws -- Accidents and Accident Reports|Section 20-102 - Driver to Remain at Scene -- Accidents Resulting in Bodily Injury or Death

    (a)    (1)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to another person immediately shall stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident, without obstructing traffic more than necessary.        (2)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to another person immediately shall return to and remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has complied with § 20–104 of this title.    (b)    (1)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in the death of another person immediately shall stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident, without obstructing traffic more than necessary.        (2)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in the death of another person immediately shall return to and remain at the scene of the accident until the driver has complied with § 20–104 of this title.    (c)    (1)    In this subsection, “serious bodily injury” means an injury that:            (i)    Creates a substantial risk of death;            (ii)    Causes serious permanent or serious protracted disfigurement;            (iii)    Causes serious permanent or serious protracted loss of the function of any body part, organ, or mental faculty; or            (iv)    Causes serious permanent or serious protracted impairment of the function of any body part or organ.        (2)    (i)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $3,000 or both.            (ii)    Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, a person convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.        (3)    (i)    A person who violates this section and who knew or reasonably should have known that the accident might result in serious bodily injury to another person and serious bodily injury actually occurred to another person, is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.            (ii)    A person who violates this section and who knew or reasonably should have known that the accident might result in the death of another person and death actually occurred to another person, is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  20-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 20 - Vehicle Laws -- Accidents and Accident Reports|Section 20-103 - Driver to Remain at Scene -- Accidents Resulting Only in Damage to Attended Vehicle or Property

    (a)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results only in damage to an attended vehicle or other attended property immediately shall stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident, without obstructing traffic more than necessary.    (b)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results only in damage to an attended vehicle or other attended property shall return to and remain at the scene of the accident until he has complied with § 20–104 of this title.    (c)    A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  20-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 20 - Vehicle Laws -- Accidents and Accident Reports|Section 20-104 - Duty to Give Information and Render Aid

    (a)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to or death of any person or in damage to an attended vehicle or other attended property shall render reasonable assistance to any person injured in the accident and, if the person requests medical treatment or it is apparent that medical treatment is necessary, arrange for the transportation of the person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for medical treatment.    (b)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to or death of any person or in damage to an attended vehicle or other attended property shall give his name, his address, and the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and, on request, exhibit his license to drive, if it is available, to:        (1)    Any person injured in the accident; and        (2)    The driver, occupant of, or person attending any vehicle or other property damaged in the accident.    (c)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to or death of any person or in damage to an attended vehicle or other attended property shall give the same information described in subsection (b) of this section and, on request, exhibit his license to drive, if it is available, to any police officer who is at the scene of or otherwise is investigating the accident.    (d)    If a police officer is not present and none of the specified persons is in condition to receive the information to which the person otherwise would be entitled under this section, the driver, after fulfilling to the extent possible every other requirement of § 20–102 of this title and subsection (a) of this section, immediately shall report the accident to the nearest office of an authorized police authority and give the information specified in subsection (b) of this section.    (e)    A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  20-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 20 - Vehicle Laws -- Accidents and Accident Reports|Section 20-105 - Duty on Striking Unattended Vehicle or Other Property

    (a)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in damage to an unattended vehicle or other unattended property immediately shall stop the vehicle as close as possible to the scene of the accident, without obstructing traffic more than necessary.    (b)    Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in damage to an unattended vehicle or other unattended property shall attempt to locate the driver, owner, or person in charge of the damaged vehicle or other property and notify him of:        (1)    His name and address;        (2)    The registration number of the vehicle he is driving; and        (3)    The name and address of the owner of that vehicle.    (c)    If the driver, owner, or person in charge of the damaged vehicle or other property cannot be located, the driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in damage to an unattended vehicle or other unattended property shall leave in a conspicuous, secure place in or on the damaged vehicle or other property a written notice providing the information required under subsection (b) of this section.    (d)    A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  20-105.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 20 - Vehicle Laws -- Accidents and Accident Reports|Section 20-105.1 - Information in Addition to That Required by 20-104 and 20-105

    (a)    In addition to the information that is required to be given under §§ 20–104 and 20–105 of this title, the driver of each vehicle involved in an accident under either of those sections shall also give the following information:        (1)    Name and address of the insurance carrier or other provider of security for the person giving the information;        (2)    Policy or other identifying number of the liability insurance or other security, if it is available;        (3)    Name and address of the local insurance producer or local office of the insurance carrier or other provider of security, if it is available; and        (4)    For a vehicle that is self–insured under the Administration’s self–insurance program, evidence of self–insurance in the form required by the Administration.    (b)    (1)    The Administration shall adopt regulations that:            (i)    Establish the form and content of the evidence of self–insurance required under subsection (a)(4) of this section; and            (ii)    Require each self–insurer to maintain the evidence of self–insurance in each vehicle covered under the self–insurer’s self–insurance certificate.        (2)    Regulations adopted by the Administration under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall require the evidence of self–insurance to include:            (i)    The name, address, and self–insurance certificate number of the self–insurer;            (ii)    The name, address, and telephone number of the self–insurer’s third party administrator or third party adjuster; and            (iii)    The vehicle identification number of the self–insured vehicle.    (c)    The information specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be given to any person required to be notified under § 20–104 or § 20–105 of this title.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  20-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 20 - Vehicle Laws -- Accidents and Accident Reports|Section 20-106 - Duty on Striking Domestic Animal

    (a)    In addition to the other requirements of this title, if a motor vehicle strikes and injures a domestic animal, the driver of the motor vehicle immediately shall notify the appropriate State or local police of the accident.    (b)    On receipt of notice under this section, the police shall notify the local organization or governmental agency designated by the appropriate local government to give such injured animals medical care.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  20-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 20 - Vehicle Laws -- Accidents and Accident Reports|Section 20-107 - Written Accident Report by Drivers and Owners

    (a)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury to or death of any person shall, within 15 days after the accident, report the matter in writing to the Administration.    (b)    The driver of each vehicle involved in an accident that results in bodily injury or death of any person shall, within 15 days after the accident, file with the report evidence of liability insurance or other security that satisfies the requirements of Title 17 of this article.    (c)    In addition to any other information required by the Administration, the evidence required under subsection (b) of this section shall contain:        (1)    The name and address of the insurance carrier or other provider of security for the person making the report;        (2)    The policy or other identifying number of the liability insurance or other security; and        (3)    The name and address of the local insurance producer for the insurance carrier or other provider of security.    (d)    If the driver is physically incapable of making the report or is unavailable or refuses to do so, the Administration in its discretion may require instead a report of the accident from the owner of the vehicle involved in the accident. In that case, the owner shall report the matter and file the evidence of insurance as required of the driver.    (e)    The Administration may require the driver or owner of the vehicle to file supplemental written reports if, in its opinion, the original report is insufficient.    (f)    A written accident report is not required under this section:        (1)    If the accident has been investigated by a police officer and a report by the police officer has been filed with the Department of State Police; or        (2)    From any person while that person is physically incapable of making the report.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  20-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 20 - Vehicle Laws -- Accidents and Accident Reports|Section 20-108 - False Reports Prohibited

    (a)    A person may not give any information that he knows or has reason to believe is false in any oral or written report required by this title.    (b)    A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  20-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 20 - Vehicle Laws -- Accidents and Accident Reports|Section 20-109 - Administrative Penalty for Violation of Reporting Requirements

    If a person fails to file a written accident report as required by §§ 20-107 and 20-113 of this title or to give correctly the information required by the Administration in connection with the report, the Administration may suspend or revoke:         (1)    The license to drive of the person; and        (2)    The registration of each vehicle owned by the person.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  20-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 20 - Vehicle Laws -- Accidents and Accident Reports|Section 20-113 - Accident Report Forms

    (a)    (1)    The Administration shall prepare and, on request, supply to police departments, sheriffs, and other appropriate agencies or individuals, forms for the written accident reports required by § 20–107 of this title.        (2)    The forms shall:            (i)    Require sufficiently detailed information to disclose the cause of the reported accident, the conditions then existing, and the persons and vehicles involved; and            (ii)    Distinguish autocycles from motorcycles.    (b)    Each written accident report required by § 20–107 of this title shall be made on the form that the Administration requires and shall contain all the available information required by the report.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  27-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 27 - Vehicle Laws -- Penalties; Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Section 27-101 - Misdemeanor -- Penalties; Exceptions

    (a)    A person who violates a provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law is guilty of a misdemeanor unless the violation:        (1)    Is a felony under the Maryland Vehicle Law; or        (2)    Is punishable by a civil penalty under the applicable provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in the Maryland Vehicle Law, a person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation of a provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  27-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 27 - Vehicle Laws -- Penalties; Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Section 27-102 - Misdemeanor -- Violation of License Restriction or Regulation

    Except as provided in § 21–1207.1 of this article, a person who violates a restriction imposed on any license under the Maryland Vehicle Law or who violates a regulation adopted under the Maryland Vehicle Law is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction, in addition to any administrative penalty provided in the Maryland Vehicle Law, is subject to the greater of:        (1)    The penalty provided in § 27–101(b) of this title;        (2)    The penalty provided for a violation of § 16–113(j) of this article; or        (3)    The penalty provided for a violation of the statute under which the restriction is imposed or the regulation adopted.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  27-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 27 - Vehicle Laws -- Penalties; Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Section 27-103 - Payment of Outstanding Fines -- Notice

    (a)    If a person fined under the Maryland Vehicle Law does not pay the fine or enter into a payment plan under § 7–504.1 of the Courts Article, the court may:        (1)    Refer the amount of the unpaid outstanding fine to the Central Collection Unit of the Department of Budget and Management; or        (2)    Process the unpaid outstanding fine as it would otherwise process outstanding fines owed the court.    (b)    The court shall provide notice to the person of the disposition of the unpaid outstanding fine under subsection (a) of this section in the same manner required for other outstanding fines processed in the same manner.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  27-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 27 - Vehicle Laws -- Penalties; Disposition of Fines and Forfeitures|Section 27-104 - Reimbursement of Forfeited Bond or Collateral

    (a)    If a defendant is found not guilty of the offense charged, the Comptroller shall reimburse the defendant for any forfeited bond or collateral received by the Comptroller after a District Court judge has stricken the forfeiture.    (b)    If a defendant is found guilty of the offense charged, but the fine is less than the amount of the forfeited bond or collateral, the Comptroller shall reimburse the defendant for any amount received by the Comptroller that exceeds the fine.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  1-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 1 - Definitions|Section 1-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Any state” means any state, possession or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.    (c)    “County” means every county of the State and Baltimore City, unless otherwise indicated.    (d)    “Department” means the State Department of Agriculture.    (e)    “Intrastate commerce” means commerce wholly within the State.    (f)    “Livestock” means living or dead cattle, equines, goats, sheep, or swine, unless otherwise provided.    (g)    “Person” includes the State, any county, municipal corporation or other political subdivision of the State, or any of their units, or an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind, or any partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, or any other entity, unless otherwise provided.    (h)    “Poultry” means any living or dead domesticated bird.    (i)    “Secretary” means Secretary of Agriculture or his designee.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  1-1A-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 1A - Agricultural Mediation Program|Section 1-1A-01 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Agricultural mediation” means a voluntary process in which a mediator helps private parties or government agencies resolve agriculturally related disputes in a confidential and nonadversarial setting.    (c)    “Mediator” means an impartial person who is trained to help people find mutually acceptable solutions to shared problems and has no power to impose a solution.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  1-1A-02 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 1A - Agricultural Mediation Program|Section 1-1A-02 - Establishment; Purpose

    (a)    The Secretary may establish a federally certified State agricultural mediation program in the Department.    (b)    The purpose of the program is to provide eligible persons and government agencies with a voluntary and low–cost process to settle agriculturally related disputes.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  1-1A-03 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 1A - Agricultural Mediation Program|Section 1-1A-03 - Powers of Secretary

    (a)    The Secretary may:        (1)    Establish qualifications for a person requesting agricultural mediation services from the Department;        (2)    Establish qualifications for an individual applying to serve as a mediator in the State agricultural mediation program;        (3)    Contract with any qualified individual to provide mediation services for qualified mediation applicants; and        (4)    Receive grants for purposes of defraying the costs of the State agricultural mediation program.    (b)    The Secretary may adopt regulations to:        (1)    Meet the requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture for establishing a federally certified State agricultural mediation program; and        (2)    Implement the provisions of this subtitle.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  1-1A-04 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 1A - Agricultural Mediation Program|Section 1-1A-04 - Confidentiality of Records

    Except for purposes of meeting the reporting requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture for a federally certified State agricultural mediation program, the Department shall maintain the confidentiality of all mediation records.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  1-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 2 - General Provisions|Section 1-201 - Certificate of Compliance With Workers' Compensation Act Prior to Issuance of License or Permit

    Before a license or permit may be issued under this article to an employer to engage in an activity in which the employer may employ a covered employee, as defined in § 9-101 of the Labor and Employment Article, the employer shall file with the issuing authority:         (1)    A certificate of compliance with the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Act; or        (2)    The number of a workers’ compensation insurance policy or binder.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  1-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Consignment of Farm Products|Section 1-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Carrier” includes a transportation agent.    (c)    (1)    “Consignee” means a person selling farm products on commission.        (2)    “Consignee” includes an agent, factor, and commission merchant.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  1-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Consignment of Farm Products|Section 1-302 - Container Deposit

    (a)    A consignee of a farm product of a person in the State shall require the purchaser of the farm product to deposit with the consignee at the time of sale the full market value, as determined by the consignee, of each container used to hold and transport the farm product.    (b)    If the purchaser returns the container to the consignee within 5 days in the same condition as the purchaser originally received it, the consignee shall refund the deposit to the purchaser.    (c)    If the purchaser fails to return the container to the consignee within 5 days, the purchaser forfeits the right to the return of the deposit and the consignee shall pay the deposit to the owner of the container at the next settlement of accounts.
MD. Agriculture Code Ann. §  1-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Agriculture|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Subtitle 3 - Consignment of Farm Products|Section 1-303 - Returned Container

    (a)    If the purchaser returns the container to the consignee:        (1)    The consignee shall deliver the container within 48 hours to the carrier that delivered the container to the place of sale; and        (2)    The consignee shall obtain a receipt for the container from the carrier.    (b)    After the consignee delivers the container to the carrier:        (1)    The consignee shall have no further responsibility for the container; and        (2)    The carrier shall be responsible to the owner for the full value of the container until it has been returned to the point at which it was received from the owner.