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MD. Tax - Property Code Ann. §  12-115 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - Property|Title 12 - Recordation Taxes|Section 12-115 - Charles County Targeted Businesses Exemption

    (a)    The governing body of Charles County may grant, by law, a credit, in whole or in part, against the recordation tax imposed on an instrument of writing which transfers property in Charles County to targeted businesses relocating, expanding, or undertaking new construction in Charles County.    (b)    The law adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall specify:        (1)    the criteria for eligibility for the tax credit;        (2)    any desired conditions or restrictions on the granting of the credit; and        (3)    the method for calculating the amount of the tax credit.
MD. Tax - Property Code Ann. §  12-116 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - Property|Title 12 - Recordation Taxes|Section 12-116 - Exemption From Recordation Tax

    The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county may exempt, by law, from the recordation tax an instrument of writing that transfers property from or grants a security interest from:        (1)    the United States;        (2)    the State;        (3)    an agency of the State; or        (4)    a political subdivision in the State.
MD. Tax - Property Code Ann. §  12-118 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Tax - Property|Title 12 - Recordation Taxes|Section 12-118 - Tax on Instrument That Transfers Title to Improved Residential Real Property

    (a)    (1)    In this subsection the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Acquired dwelling” means a dwelling:            (i)    that was owned by a displaced homeowner; and            (ii)    that by negotiation or condemnation was acquired from the displaced homeowner for public use by the State or a political subdivision or instrumentality of the State, where the acquiring agency had the power to acquire the dwelling for public use by condemnation.        (3)    “Acquisition year” means the taxable year in which an acquired dwelling was acquired for public use by the State or a political subdivision or instrumentality of the State.        (4)    “Awarded compensation” means the amount awarded to the displaced homeowner from the acquiring agency when the State or a political subdivision or instrumentality of the State took possession of the acquired dwelling by negotiation or condemnation.        (5)    “Displaced homeowner” means an individual whose legal interest in a dwelling was terminated through either negotiation or condemnation in exchange for awarded compensation.        (6)    “Replacement dwelling” means a dwelling that is:            (i)    purchased by a displaced homeowner within 2 taxable years immediately following the acquisition year; and            (ii)    is intended to be used as the principal residence of the displaced homeowner.    (b)    The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county may exempt, by law, from the recordation tax an instrument of writing that transfers title to improved residential real property to a displaced homeowner if the improved residential real property conveyed to the displaced homeowner qualifies as a replacement dwelling.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  1-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 1-101 - Definitions

    (a)    In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    Repealed.    (c)    “Any state” means:        (1)    Any state, possession, or territory of the United States;        (2)    The District of Columbia; and        (3)    The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.    (d)    “Consolidated Transportation Program” means the document described in § 2-103.1 of this article.    (e)    “County” means a county of this State and Baltimore City.    (f)    “Department” means the State Department of Transportation and includes the Office of the Secretary and the modal administrations.    (g)    “Includes” or “including” means, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, includes or including by way of illustration and not by way of limitation.    (h)    “Maryland Transportation Plan” means the document described in § 2-103.1 of this article.    (i)    “Modal administration” means any of the following:        (1)    The State Aviation Administration;        (2)    The Maryland Port Administration;        (3)    The Maryland Transit Administration;        (4)    The State Highway Administration; or        (5)    The Motor Vehicle Administration.    (j)    “Person” includes:        (1)    An individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, or other entity; and        (2)    Unless the context requires otherwise, this State, any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this State, and any of their agencies or units.    (k)    “Political subdivision” includes:        (1)    Any county or municipal corporation; and        (2)    Unless the context requires otherwise, any special taxing district.    (l)    “Property” means any real or personal property or any interest in real or personal property, and includes any franchise or easement.    (m)    “Secretary” means the State Secretary of Transportation.    (n)    “State Report on Transportation” means the report described in § 2-103.1 of this article.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  1-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 1-102 - Certificate of Compliance With Workers' Compensation Act

    Before any 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. Transportation Code Ann. §  1-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 1-103 - Renewal of License or Permit; Verification of Payment of Taxes and Unemployment Insurance Contributions

    (a)    A license or permit is considered renewed for purposes of this section if the license or permit is issued by a unit of State government to a person for the period immediately following a period for which the person previously possessed the same or a substantially similar license.    (b)    Before any license or permit may be renewed under this article, the issuing authority shall verify through the Office of the Comptroller that the applicant has paid all undisputed taxes and unemployment insurance contributions payable to the Comptroller or the Secretary of Labor or that the applicant has provided for payment in a manner satisfactory to the unit responsible for collection.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  14-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 14 - Vehicle Laws -- Antitheft Laws|Section 14-101 - Exceptions From Provisions of Title

    (a)    This title does not apply to the following:        (1)    A vehicle moved only by human or animal power; or        (2)    A self-propelled invalid:            (i)    Wheelchair; or            (ii)    Tricycle.    (b)    This title does not apply to the following unless a certificate of title has been issued for them under Title 13 of this article:        (1)    Any farm equipment; or        (2)    Any special mobile equipment.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  14-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 14 - Vehicle Laws -- Antitheft Laws|Section 14-102 - Taking or Driving Vehicle Without Consent of Owner

    (a)    A person may not drive any vehicle without the consent of its owner and with intent to deprive the owner temporarily of his possession of the vehicle, even if without intent to steal it.    (b)    A person may not take a vehicle without the consent of the owner of the vehicle and with the intent to deprive the owner temporarily of the owner’s possession of the vehicle, even if without the intent to steal the vehicle.    (c)    The consent of the owner of a vehicle to the driving or taking of the vehicle may not in any case be presumed or implied because of the owner’s consent on a previous occasion to the driving or taking of the vehicle by the same or a different person.    (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. §  14-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 14 - Vehicle Laws -- Antitheft Laws|Section 14-103 - Possession of Motor Vehicle Master Key

    (a)    No person, except a person while making lawful use of it in pursuit of a legitimate business interest or a law enforcement officer while in pursuit of his duties, shall at any time have or possess a motor vehicle master key adapted for or capable of being used to open any motor vehicle in this State.    (b)    No person, except a person while making lawful use of a motor vehicle master key in pursuit of a legitimate business interest or a law enforcement officer while in pursuit of the law enforcement officer’s duties, shall at any time have or possess a motor vehicle master key adapted for or capable of being used to operate any motor vehicle in this State.    (c)    A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  14-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 14 - Vehicle Laws -- Antitheft Laws|Section 14-104 - Damaging or Tampering With Vehicle

    (a)    A person may not willfully damage or tamper with any vehicle without the consent of its owner.    (b)    A person may not drop or throw stones or other objects at any vehicle or at occupants of a vehicle.    (c)    A person may not, with intent to commit any malicious mischief, damage, injury, or crime, climb into or on any vehicle, whether it is in motion or at rest.    (d)    A person may not, with intent to commit any malicious mischief, damage, injury, or crime, manipulate or attempt to manipulate any of the levers, starting mechanism, brakes, or other mechanism or device of any vehicle while the vehicle is at rest and unattended.    (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. §  14-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 14 - Vehicle Laws -- Antitheft Laws|Section 14-105 - Stolen and Recovered Vehicles

    (a)    If a police officer receives reliable information that a vehicle has been stolen, the police officer shall immediately report the theft to the Administration and the Department of State Police, unless the police officer has received reliable information of the recovery of the vehicle.    (b)    An alleged violation under § 7-205 of the Criminal Law Article shall be a reportable theft of a vehicle for purposes of subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    If a police officer receives reliable information that a vehicle which he previously reported stolen has been recovered, he shall immediately report the recovery to the Administration and the Department of State Police.    (d)    If a vehicle titled or registered in this State has been stolen, the owner or secured party may notify the Administration of the theft.    (e)    Every person who has given notice under subsection (d) of this section shall notify the Administration of a recovery of the vehicle.    (f)    The Administration shall maintain and appropriately index cumulative public records of stolen vehicles reported to it under this section.    (g)    The Administration may suspend the registration of a vehicle whose theft is reported to it under this section.    (h)    Until the Administration learns of the recovery of the vehicle or that the report of its theft was erroneous, it may not issue a certificate of title for the vehicle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  14-105.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 14 - Vehicle Laws -- Antitheft Laws|Section 14-105.1 - Secured Party to Notify Police of Repossession

    (a)    Every secured party who takes possession of a vehicle in which he has a security interest shall immediately inform the police that he has done so.    (b)    Every secured party who takes possession of a vehicle in which the secured party has a security interest shall give any identifying information about the vehicle that the police reasonably request.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  14-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 14 - Vehicle Laws -- Antitheft Laws|Section 14-106 - False Report of Theft

    (a)    A person may not knowingly make a false report of the theft of a vehicle to a police officer.    (b)    A person may not knowingly make a false report of the theft of a vehicle to the Administration.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  14-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 14 - Vehicle Laws -- Antitheft Laws|Section 14-108 - Fraudulent Intent in Possession or Sale of Ownership Document

    (a)    A person may not, with fraudulent intent, possess any certificate of title or other ownership document, registration card, registration plate, or vehicle identification number plate.    (b)    A person may not, with fraudulent intent, give away, sell, or attempt to sell any certificate of title or other ownership document, registration card, registration plate, or vehicle identification number plate.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  14-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 14 - Vehicle Laws -- Antitheft Laws|Section 14-110 - Altered or Forged Documents and Plates

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Falsify” includes alter, counterfeit, duplicate, or forge.        (3)    “Registration plate” means every plate or marker required by law to be attached to a vehicle, but does not include the temporary number plate referred to in § 13–415(e)(1) of this article.    (b)    A person may not, with fraudulent intent, falsify or attempt to falsify any certificate of title, registration card, registration plate, validation tab, permit, or any other official document issued by the Administration.    (c)    A person may not, with fraudulent intent, manufacture, construct, or possess any paraphernalia for use in any falsification prohibited by this section.    (d)    A person may not, with fraudulent intent, possess, give away, sell, or attempt to sell any item falsified in violation of this section.    (e)    A person may not, with fraudulent intent, falsify any assignment on a certificate of title.    (f)    A person may not hold any document or registration plate described in this section, knowing that it has been falsified in violation of this section.    (g)    A person may not use any document or registration plate described in this section, knowing that it has been falsified in violation of this section.    (h)    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. §  18-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 18 - Vehicle Laws -- For-Rent Vehicles|Section 18-101 - Title Inapplicable to Shared Motor Vehicles Under Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Program

    (a)    In this title, “rent” means to rent or lease for a period not exceeding 180 days.    (b)    This title does not apply to peer–to–peer car sharing of a shared motor vehicle made available on a peer–to–peer car sharing program, as defined under § 19–520 of the Insurance Article, and that is subject to Title 18.5 of this article.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  18-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 18 - Vehicle Laws -- For-Rent Vehicles|Section 18-104 - Renting Vehicles to Another -- Vehicle With Incorrect Odometer

    (a)    A person may not, with intent to defraud, rent to any other person any motor vehicle for which any charge is based on the distance traveled, if the person knows that the vehicle’s odometer does not record correctly its actual accumulated mileage.    (b)    A person may not otherwise rent to any other person any motor vehicle for which any charge is based on the distance traveled and deceive that other person as to the distance that the vehicle traveled during the rental period.    (c)    A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  18-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 18 - Vehicle Laws -- For-Rent Vehicles|Section 18-105 - Renting Vehicles to Another -- Persons Under Influence of or Impaired by Alcohol, Drugs, or Controlled Dangerous Substances

    (a)    A person may not rent a motor vehicle to any other person if he knows that the other person is under the influence of alcohol, impaired by alcohol, impaired by a drug, a combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, or impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.    (b)    A person may not rent a motor vehicle to any other person if the person knows that an individual who will drive the rented vehicle is under the influence of alcohol, impaired by alcohol, impaired by a drug, a combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, or impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  18-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 18 - Vehicle Laws -- For-Rent Vehicles|Section 18-106 - Security

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Authorized driver” means a person, other than the renter, who uses or operates a rental vehicle with the permission of the motor vehicle rental company.        (3)    “Motor vehicle rental company” has the meaning stated in § 17–104.3 of this article.        (4)    “Rental agreement” has the meaning stated in § 17–104.3 of this article.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, this section applies only to:            (i)    Rental vehicle transactions originating in the State; and            (ii)    Third–party claims against a renter or an authorized driver of a rental vehicle arising out of the security requirement under § 18–102(a)(2) of this subtitle or § 17–104(e) of this article.        (2)    This section does not apply to a replacement vehicle under § 18–102(a)(2) of this subtitle or § 17–104(e) of this article.    (c)    A motor vehicle rental company shall be responsible for providing the required security under § 17–103 of this article on a primary basis for a third–party liability claim if the motor vehicle rental company:        (1)    Fails to deliver notice of the claim;        (2)    Fails to cooperate with the insurer;        (3)    Prejudiced the handling of the third–party claim before the insurer assumed the handling of the claim;        (4)    Has provided liability, property damage, uninsured motorist, or other coverage to the insured that is applicable to the third–party claim as a benefit under either:            (i)    The rental agreement; or            (ii)    An insurance policy sold to the renter in connection with, and incidental to, the rental of the motor vehicle; or        (5)    Fails to provide the notices required under § 18–102(a)(3) of this subtitle or § 17–104(f) of this article.    (d)    A motor vehicle rental company shall be responsible for providing the required security under § 17–103 of this article on a primary basis for a third–party liability claim if the driver of the rental vehicle is an individual who is not the renter or an authorized driver.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  18-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 18 - Vehicle Laws -- For-Rent Vehicles|Section 18-107 - Daily Rental Rates

    (a)    A person who rents a motor vehicle to a consumer shall:        (1)    Compute the daily rental rate based on a 24–hour period, starting at the time the rental begins;        (2)    Make a notation on the rental agreement of the time the rental begins; and        (3)    Inform the consumer that:            (i)    The daily rental fee is based on a 24–hour period; and            (ii)    The time the rental begins is noted on the rental agreement.    (b)    This section does not apply if:        (1)    A person rents a motor vehicle to a consumer; and        (2)    The rental vehicle is:            (i)    A temporary substitute for a vehicle that is out of service because of breakdown, repair, servicing, loss, or destruction; and            (ii)    Covered as a temporary substitute vehicle under the consumer’s comprehensive and collision coverage.    (c)    (1)    Regardless of whether a consumer complies with a requirement by a rental company to notify the rental company in advance of intent to return the vehicle, the rental company may not charge for the use of a rental vehicle after the vehicle has been returned.        (2)    If a rental agreement requires the consumer to notify the rental company in advance of intent to return the vehicle, the rental company shall make the following written disclosure to the consumer in at least 10 point type:    “Regardless of whether you comply with a requirement by the rental company to notify the rental company in advance of your intent to return the vehicle, the rental company may not charge for the use of the rental vehicle after you have returned the vehicle.”    (d)    In addition to any remedies otherwise available at law, a violation of this section shall be an unfair or deceptive trade practice under Title 13, Subtitle 3 of the Commercial Law Article.