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2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 16 - Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses › Subtitle 9 - Driver's Licenses -- Immunities and Privileges -- Requirements › Section 16-902 - Duties of Police Officer

If a driver who is subject to this subtitle is stopped by a police officer who has probable cause to believe that the driver has committed a violation described in this subtitle, the police officer shall:
(1)    As soon as practicable contact the U.S. Department of State office in order to verify the driver’s status and immunity, if any;
(2)    Record all relevant information from any driver’s license or identification card, including a driver’s license or identification card issued by the U.S. Department of State; and
(3)    Within 5 workdays after the date of the stop, forward the following to the Administration:
(i)    A vehicle accident report, if the driver was involved in a vehicle accident;
(ii)    If a citation or other charging document was issued to the driver, a copy of the citation or other charging document; and
(iii)    If a citation or other charging document was not issued to the driver, a written report of the incident.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 16 - Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses › Subtitle 9 - Driver's Licenses -- Immunities and Privileges -- Requirements › Section 16-903 - Duties of Administration

The Administration shall:
(1)    File each vehicle accident report, citation or other charging document, and incident report that the Administration receives under this subtitle; and
(2)    Keep convenient records or make suitable notations showing each:
(i)    Conviction;
(ii)    Probation before judgment disposition of any violation of § 21-902 of this article; and
(iii)    Vehicle accident.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 16 - Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses › Subtitle 9 - Driver's Licenses -- Immunities and Privileges -- Requirements › Section 16-904 - Copies of Records

The Administration shall send a copy of each document and record described under § 16-903 of this subtitle to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, of the U.S. Department of State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 16 - Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses › Subtitle 9 - Driver's Licenses -- Immunities and Privileges -- Requirements › Section 16-905 - Criminal or Motor Vehicle Violations

The provisions of this subtitle do not prohibit or limit the application of any law to a criminal or motor vehicle violation by an individual who has or claims immunities or privileges under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 16 - Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses › Subtitle 10 - Electronic Credentials › Section 16-1001 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Credential holder” means the individual to whom an electronic credential is issued.
(c)    “Data field” means a discrete piece of information printed or otherwise appearing on a license or an identification card.
(d)    “Electronic credential” means an electronic representation of a license, an identification card, or a data field.
(e)    “Full profile” means all the information provided on a license or an identification card.
(f)    “Limited profile” means a portion of the information provided on a license or an identification card.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 16 - Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses › Subtitle 10 - Electronic Credentials › Section 16-1002 - Electronic Credentials

(a)    The Administration may issue an electronic credential to an individual in addition to, and not instead of, a license or an identification card if the Administration has issued to the individual:
(1)    A license; or
(2)    An identification card under § 12–301 of this article.
(b)    The Administration may enter into agreements with an agency of the State, another state, or the United States to facilitate the issuance, use, and verification of electronic credentials issued by the Administration or another state.
(c)    The Administration may create an electronic credential that:
(1)    Is capable of producing both a full profile and a limited profile; and
(2)    Satisfies the purpose for which the profile is being presented.
(d)    The Administration shall design the electronic credential in a manner that allows the credential holder to maintain physical possession of the device on which the electronic credential is accessed during verification.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 16 - Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses › Subtitle 10 - Electronic Credentials › Section 16-1003 - Verification System

(a)    The Administration may operate a verification system for electronic credentials.
(b)    (1)    Access to the verification system and any data field by a person presented with an electronic credential requires the credential holder’s consent.
(2)    If consent is granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administration may release through the verification system:
(i)    For a full profile, all data fields that appear on the physical credential that corresponds with the electronic credential that is being verified; and
(ii)    For a limited profile, only the data fields represented in the limited profile for the physical credential that corresponds with the electronic credential that is being verified.
(c)    A third party may administer on behalf of the Administration any system developed to facilitate the issuance, verification, and use of electronic credentials.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions › Section 17-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Fleet policy” means an insurance policy issued for a fleet of vehicles that provides coverage that is not based on a schedule of individual vehicles at the time the policy is issued.
(c)    “Lapse” and “termination” mean a lapse or termination of required security, as defined in regulations adopted by the Administration.
(d)    “Required security” means security in the form and providing for the minimum benefits required:
(1)    For a vehicle registered in the State, under this subtitle or any other provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; or
(2)    For a vehicle registered in another jurisdiction, under the laws of that jurisdiction.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions › Section 17-102 - Exemptions

This subtitle does not apply to the following vehicles and their drivers:
(1)    Except for a vehicle registered under § 13-935(d) of this article, farm equipment or special mobile equipment incidentally operated on a highway or on other property open to the public; or
(2)    A vehicle operated on a highway only to cross the highway from one property to another.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions › Section 17-103 - Form and Minimum Benefits of Security; Annual Assessment

(a)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection, the form of security required under this subtitle is a vehicle liability insurance policy written by an insurer authorized to write these policies in this State.
(2)    The Administration may accept another form of security in place of a vehicle liability insurance policy if it finds that the other form of security adequately provides the benefits required by subsection (b) of this section.
(3)    (i)    1.    In this paragraph the following words have the meanings indicated.
2.    “Affiliate” means any company that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another company.
3.    “Provide taxicab services”, “transportation network company”, and “transportation network operator” have the meanings stated in § 10–101 of the Public Utilities Article.
(ii)    The Administration may accept another form of security from a transportation network company in place of an insurance policy required by § 10–405 of the Public Utilities Article if:
1.    The other form of security adequately provides the benefits required by § 10–405 of the Public Utilities Article; and
2.    The transportation network company is an affiliate of a company that provides taxicab services and has no fewer than 26 nor more than 300 transportation network operators.
(4)    The Administration shall, by regulation, assess each self–insurer an annual sum which may not exceed $750, and which shall be used for actuarial studies and audits to determine financial solvency.
(b)    The security required under this subtitle shall provide for at least:
(1)    The payment of claims for bodily injury or death arising from an accident of up to $30,000 for any one person and up to $60,000 for any two or more persons, in addition to interest and costs;
(2)    The payment of claims for property of others damaged or destroyed in an accident of up to $15,000, in addition to interest and costs;
(3)    Unless waived under § 19–506 of the Insurance Article or rejected under § 19–506.1 of the Insurance Article, the benefits described under § 19–505 of the Insurance Article as to basic required primary coverage;
(4)    The benefits required under § 19–509 or § 19–509.1 of the Insurance Article as to required additional coverage; and
(5)    For vehicles subject to the provisions of § 25–111.1 of this article, the security requirements adopted under 49 C.F.R., Part 387.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions › Section 17-104.2 - Uninsured Motorist Education and Enforcement Fund

(a)    In this section, “Fund” means the Uninsured Motorist Education and Enforcement Fund administered by the Uninsured Division of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund under § 20–611 of the Insurance Article.
(b)    The operator of a motor vehicle that is required to be registered in this State shall:
(1)    Be in possession of, or carry in the motor vehicle, evidence of the required security for the motor vehicle, when operating the motor vehicle on a highway in the State; and
(2)    Present evidence of the required security on the request of a law enforcement officer.
(c)    (1)    An insurance identification card issued by or on behalf of a motor vehicle insurer under § 19–504.1 of the Insurance Article is a form of evidence of the required security for the motor vehicle.
(2)    Evidence of the required security may be produced in electronic format, including display of electronic images on a cellular phone or any other type of portable electronic device.
(d)    (1)    A person who violates subsection (b) of this section is subject to a fine of $50.
(2)    The fine under paragraph (1) of this subsection:
(i)    May be waived; and
(ii)    Shall be deposited in the Fund.
(e)    The Administration may adopt regulations to carry out this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions › Section 17-105 - Duty on Rejection by Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Suspension of Registration and License; Reinstatement

(a)    If a person has been finally rejected for insurance by the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund under § 20–516 of the Insurance Article, the person shall, within 10 days after the rejection, furnish evidence satisfactory to the Administration that he has obtained and is covered by the required security.
(b)    If the person fails to furnish this evidence within the 10-day period, the Administration:
(1)    Shall suspend the registration of each motor vehicle owned by the person; and
(2)    Shall suspend the license to drive of that person.
(c)    The Administration may not reinstate a registration suspended under this subsection until the person furnishes the evidence that he has obtained and is covered by the required security.
(d)    A license to drive that is suspended under this section shall be reinstated if the licensee:
(1)    Furnishes evidence that he has obtained and is covered by the required security; or
(2)    Has delivered to the Administration the registration plates of each motor vehicle owned by him.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions › Section 17-106.1 - Reporting of Insurance Policies Issued to Registered Vehicles

(a)    The Administration may establish and implement a system for each insurer or other provider of the security required by § 17-103 of this subtitle to report to the Administration all policies issued for vehicles registered in the State.
(b)    (1)    The Administration shall operate the reporting system developed under subsection (a) of this section and may not contract with an outside entity for the operation of the system.
(2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection may not be construed to prohibit the Administration from contracting with an outside entity for the design or development of the reporting system authorized under subsection (a) of this section.
(c)    The Administration may not disclose or allow the bulk purchase of any insurance information submitted by insurers or other providers under a reporting system established under subsection (a) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions › Section 17-107 - Prohibitions

(a)    A person who knows or has reason to know that a motor vehicle is not covered by the required security may not:
(1)    Drive the vehicle; or
(2)    If the person is an owner of the vehicle, knowingly permit another person to drive it.
(b)    (1)    In any prosecution under subsection (a) of this section for a vehicle that is registered in the State, the introduction of the official records of the Motor Vehicle Administration showing the absence of a record that the vehicle is covered by the security required under § 17–104 of this subtitle shall be prima facie evidence that a person knows or has reason to know that a motor vehicle is not covered by the required security.
(2)    The introduction of evidence of the records of the Administration may not limit the introduction of other evidence bearing upon whether the vehicle was covered by the required security.
(c)    An owner or lessee of any motor vehicle registered under Title 13 of this article may not raise the defense of sovereign or governmental immunity as described under § 5–524 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.
(d)    A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:
(1)    For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and
(2)    For a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions › Section 17-109 - Evidence of Security

(a)    A person who receives a warning letter under Title 16, Subtitle 4 of this article as a result of point accumulation shall submit evidence that any vehicle registered in the person’s name, individually or jointly, has been continuously covered, since the notice date of the point accumulation warning letter, by the security required under this subtitle.
(b)    The evidence of security shall be submitted to the Administration within 30 days of the request on a form prescribed by the Administration and certified by an insurer or insurance producer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions › Section 17-110 - False Evidence of Required Security

(a)    Whenever evidence of security is required under this subtitle, a person may not willfully and knowingly create, certify, file, or provide false evidence of required security.
(b)    A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:
(1)    For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and
(2)    For a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 2 - Nonpayment of Judgments › Section 17-201 - "Judgment" Defined

In this subtitle, “judgment” means any final judgment resulting from:
(1)    A cause of action for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use on any highway or other property open to the public of any vehicle of a type required to be registered in this State; or
(2)    A cause of action on an agreement of settlement for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use on any highway or other property open to the public of any vehicle of a type required to be registered in this State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 2 - Nonpayment of Judgments › Section 17-202 - Report of Unsatisfied Judgment to Administration

If a person fails to satisfy a judgment within 30 days, the judgment creditor or his representative may send to the Administration a certified copy of the judgment and, on a form provided by the Administration, a certificate of facts relating to the judgment. The certificate of facts is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 2 - Nonpayment of Judgments › Section 17-203 - Duty of Administration as to Nonresident Judgment Debtor

If the judgment debtor named in a certified copy of a judgment or in a certificate of facts is a nonresident, the Administration shall send a certified copy of the judgment or certificate of facts to the Motor Vehicle Administrator of the state where the judgment debtor is a resident and of any other state where the vehicle of the judgment debtor is registered.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 2 - Nonpayment of Judgments › Section 17-208 - What Constitutes a Satisfied Judgment

(a)    For purposes of this subtitle, a judgment is considered satisfied if:
(1)    It is paid to the judgment creditor or into the court that rendered the judgment, either in full or up to the minimum required security amounts required under the Maryland Vehicle Law; or
(2)    An order of satisfaction is filed with the court that rendered the judgment.
(b)    A payment made in settlement of any claim because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from the accident shall be credited in reduction of the payment required by subsection (a) (1) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 2 - Nonpayment of Judgments › Section 17-209 - Installment Payment of Judgment

(a)    (1)    On due notice to the judgment creditor, a judgment debtor may apply to the court that rendered the judgment for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments.
(2)    In its discretion, the court may order payment of the judgment in installments and may set and modify from time to time the amounts and times of the installment payments.
(3)    A judgment debtor may continue to make payments under an installment plan as long as the installment payments are not in default.
(b)    (1)    Except as provided for in subsection (c) of this section, after default and on due notice to the judgment creditor, if past–due installments have been paid, the judgment debtor again may apply to the court that allowed the installment payments for the resumption of the privilege of installment payments.
(2)    In its discretion, the court may order resumption of the installment payments as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)    A judgment debtor under Title 20, Subtitle 6 of the Insurance Article who has been in default at least 3 times under subsection (a)(3) of this section may not resume the privilege of installment payments unless:
(1)    The Fund receives payment in an amount satisfactory to the Fund; and
(2)    The Fund consents to the resumption of installment payments.
(d)    The actions of a court under this section are without prejudice to any other legal remedy of the judgment creditor.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security › Subtitle 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 17-301 - Disposition of Deposits Under Former Financial Responsibility Law

(a)    If a person made a security deposit of money under the financial responsibility law as it existed before January 1, 1973, the person or his personal representative may apply to the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund for and is entitled to a refund of the deposit, without interest, if:
(1)    An action for damages arising out of the accident for which the deposit was made is not pending against the person on whose behalf the deposit was made;
(2)    An unpaid judgment does not exist in favor of any person as a result of an action arising from the accident for which the deposit was made;
(3)    A claim is not pending against the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board or its successor for damages arising out of the accident for which the deposit was made; and
(4)    The executive director of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, on the advice of the Attorney General, is satisfied by a reasonable preponderance of the evidence that the person is legally entitled to the deposit.
(b)    If there is a claim pending against the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board or its successor, that claim is a lien against the amount deposited in favor of the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board or its successor.
(c)    Neither subsection (a) of this section nor any other provision of law may be construed to prevent the use of the deposit:
(1)    To satisfy any final judgment rendered against the depositor that has been docketed within 3 years from the date of the accident and not assigned to the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund or its successor; or
(2)    In the payment of any claim on the instruction of the depositor.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18 - Vehicle Laws -- For-Rent Vehicles › Section 18-103 - Renting Vehicles to Another -- in General

(a)    A person may not rent a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to any other person unless the individual who will operate the rented vehicle:
(1)    Holds a driver’s license issued under Title 16 of this article, which license authorizes him to drive or tow, as the case may be, vehicles of the class rented;
(2)    Is a nonresident who:
(i)    Has with him a license to drive issued to him by the state or country of his residence, which license authorizes him in that state or country to drive or tow, as the case may be, vehicles of the class rented; and
(ii)    Is at least the same age as that required of a resident to drive or tow, as the case may be, the vehicle rented; or
(3)    Otherwise is specifically authorized by Title 16 of this article to drive or tow, as the case may be, vehicles of the class rented.
(b)    (1)    A person may not rent a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to any other person unless the lessor or his agent:
(i)    Has inspected the license to drive of the individual who will operate the rented vehicle;
(ii)    Has compared and verified:
1.    The signature on the license with the signature of the individual, as written in the presence of the lessor or agent; and
2.    The physical description on the license with the physical appearance of the individual; and
(iii)    Has verified that the license is not expired.
(2)    An inspection of a license under this section may be through electronic or digital means.
(c)    (1)    Each person who rents a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to another person shall keep a record of:
(i)    The registration number of the rented vehicle and, if only a semitrailer or trailer is rented, the registration number of the motor vehicle to be used to tow the trailer or semitrailer;
(ii)    The name and address of the lessee;
(iii)    The number of the license to drive of the individual who will drive or tow, as the case may be, the rented vehicle; and
(iv)    The date and place of issuance of the license to drive.
(2)    Records may be kept under this subsection in an electronic or digital format.
(d)    Any police officer or authorized representative of the Administration may inspect the records kept under subsection (c) of this section.
(e)    (1)    If a lessor rents a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to another person in a manner that allows the other person to obtain possession of the rented vehicle without making direct contact with the lessor, the lessor shall be deemed to have met the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section if the lessor requires the person who will operate the rented vehicle to enter into a membership or master program agreement.
(2)    A lessor shall delete any personal data of an individual who participates in a membership or master program agreement within 60 days after the individual terminates the individual’s participation in the membership or master program agreement.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18 - Vehicle Laws -- For-Rent Vehicles › Section 18-108 - Rental Vehicle Companies; Separately Stated Charges

(a)    (1)    In this section, “rental vehicle company” means a person that rents a motor vehicle to a consumer.
(2)    “Rental vehicle company” does not include 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.
(b)    A rental vehicle company may charge a consumer a separately stated fee to recover the following costs incurred by the rental vehicle company:
(1)    Any portion of the rental vehicle company’s titling and registration costs incurred under Title 13 of this article for its fleet of rental vehicles;
(2)    Any concession fees paid to a government owned or operated:
(i)    Airport; or
(ii)    Other entity;
(3)    Any consolidated facility fees imposed by a government owned or operated entity to pay for the use of the facility by the rental vehicle company or otherwise related to the use of the facility; or
(4)    Any other fee or charge imposed by a governmental entity.
(c)    (1)    A rental vehicle company may determine the amount of a separately stated fee it will charge to recover costs described under subsection (b)(1) of this section, provided that the rental vehicle company does not intend to recover an amount in excess of the costs it actually incurs.
(2)    If the total amount of the fees collected by a rental vehicle company under this section during a 12-month period exceeds the rental vehicle company’s actual costs incurred during the same 12-month period, the rental vehicle company shall:
(i)    Retain the excess amount; and
(ii)    Adjust the estimated average charge for the following 12-month period by a corresponding amount.
(d)    If a rental vehicle company advertises the rental rate for a vehicle available for rent in the State, the fees authorized under this section shall be clearly disclosed in the advertisement.
(e)    (1)    The separately stated fee authorized for recovery of costs described under subsection (b)(1) of this section shall be described in the rental agreement as:
“The estimated average per day per vehicle portion of the rental company’s total annual titling and registration costs”.
(2)    A rental vehicle company shall post the statement required under paragraph (1) of this subsection on the rental vehicle company’s website, if any, for consumers participating in an extended rental program under a master rental agreement.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18 - Vehicle Laws -- For-Rent Vehicles › Section 18-109 - Age-Based Service Determinations on Rental and Replacement Vehicles

(a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2)    “Rental vehicle company” has the meaning stated in § 18–108 of this title.
(3)    “Replacement vehicle” has the meaning stated in § 18–102 of this title.
(b)    If a vehicle owned by an individual who is at least 18 years old is not in use because of a repair of the vehicle covered by a warranty, a recall of the vehicle, or a repair of the vehicle as a result of the recall:
(1)    A rental vehicle company may not, solely on the basis of the age of the individual:
(i)    Refuse to rent a vehicle to the individual; or
(ii)    Charge the individual a higher rental fee than normally charged; and
(2)    An auto repair facility or a vehicle dealer may not, solely on the basis of the age of the individual:
(i)    Refuse to loan a replacement vehicle to the individual; or
(ii)    Charge the individual a higher fee for a replacement vehicle than normally charged.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18.5 - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs › Section 18.5-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Motor vehicle” has the meaning stated in § 11–135 of this article.
(c)    “Peer–to–peer car sharing program” has the meaning stated in § 19–520 of the Insurance Article.
(d)    “Peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement” has the meaning stated in § 19–520 of the Insurance Article.
(e)    “Shared motor vehicle” has the meaning stated in § 19–520 of the Insurance Article.
(f)    “Shared vehicle driver” has the meaning stated in § 19–520 of the Insurance Article.
(g)    “Shared vehicle owner” has the meaning stated in § 19–520 of the Insurance Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18.5 - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs › Section 18.5-102 - Coverage; Replacement Vehicles

(a)    (1)    A peer–to–peer car sharing program shall ensure that, during each car sharing period, the shared vehicle owner and the shared vehicle driver are insured under a motor vehicle liability insurance policy in accordance with § 19–520 of the Insurance Article.
(2)    (i)    In this paragraph, “replacement vehicle” means a motor vehicle that is used in a peer–to–peer car sharing program while a motor vehicle owned by the individual is not in use because of loss, as “loss” is defined in that individual’s applicable private passenger automobile insurance policy, or because of breakdown, repair, service, or damage.
(ii)    Subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, a replacement vehicle that is made available through a peer–to–peer car sharing program may be deemed to have satisfied the requirement of paragraph (1) of this subsection by maintaining the minimum amount of security required under § 17–103 of this article that is secondary to any other valid and collectible coverage and that extends coverage to the owner’s motor vehicle in amounts required under § 17–103(b) of this article while it is used as a replacement vehicle.
(iii)    For a replacement vehicle that is made available through a peer–to–peer car sharing program, the peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement for the replacement vehicle to be signed by a shared vehicle owner and a shared vehicle driver shall contain a provision on the face of the peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement, in at least 10 point bold type, that informs the shared vehicle driver and the shared vehicle owner that the coverage on the vehicle being serviced or repaired is primary coverage for the replacement vehicle and the coverage maintained by the peer–to–peer car sharing program on the replacement vehicle is secondary.
(b)    Notwithstanding any provision of a peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement to the contrary, the security required under this section shall cover the shared vehicle owner and each person driving or using the shared motor vehicle with the permission of the owner or the peer–to–peer car sharing program.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18.5 - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs › Section 18.5-103 - Requirements; Records

(a)    A peer–to–peer car sharing program may not enter into a peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement with a driver unless the driver who will operate the shared motor vehicle:
(1)    Holds a driver’s license issued under Title 16 of this article that authorizes the driver to operate vehicles of the class of the shared motor vehicle;
(2)    Is a nonresident who:
(i)    Has a driver’s license issued by the state or country of the driver’s residence that authorizes the driver in that state or country to drive vehicles of the class of the shared motor vehicle; and
(ii)    Is at least the same age as that required of a resident to drive; or
(3)    Otherwise is specifically authorized by Title 16 of this article to drive vehicles of the class of the shared motor vehicle.
(b)    A peer–to–peer car sharing program shall keep a record of:
(1)    The registration number of the shared motor vehicle;
(2)    The name and address of the shared vehicle driver;
(3)    The number of the driver’s license of the shared vehicle driver and each other person who will operate the shared motor vehicle; and
(4)    The date and place of issuance of the driver’s license.
(c)    Any police officer or authorized representative of the Administration may inspect the records kept under subsection (b) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18.5 - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs › Section 18.5-104 - Odometer Fraud Prohibited

(a)    If the peer–to–peer car sharing program knows that the vehicle’s odometer does not record correctly its actual accumulated mileage, a peer–to–peer car sharing program may not, with intent to defraud, enter into a peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement with a shared vehicle driver for which any charge is based on the distance traveled.
(b)    A peer–to–peer car sharing program may not otherwise enter into a peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement with a shared vehicle driver for which any charge is based on the distance traveled and deceive that shared vehicle driver as to the distance that the shared motor vehicle traveled during the car sharing 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18.5 - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs › Section 18.5-105 - Operation While Driver Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs Prohibited

A person may not allow a shared vehicle driver, or any other individual who will drive a shared motor vehicle, to operate the shared motor vehicle if the person knows that the shared vehicle driver, or other individual, 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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18.5 - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs › Section 18.5-107 - Program Agreement Requirements

(a)    A peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement shall state:
(1)    The daily rate, fees, any insurance costs, and any protection package costs that are charged to the shared vehicle owner or the shared vehicle driver; and
(2)    The car sharing period, as defined in § 19–520 of the Insurance Article.
(b)    A peer–to–peer car sharing program may not charge a shared vehicle driver for the use of a shared motor vehicle after the car sharing period.
(c)    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.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18.5 - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs › Section 18.5-108 - Rates and Fees

(a)    A peer–to–peer car sharing program may charge a shared vehicle driver a separately stated fee to recover the following costs incurred by the peer–to–peer car sharing program:
(1)    Any concession fees paid to a government–owned or government–operated:
(i)    Airport; or
(ii)    Other entity; and
(2)    Any other fee or charge imposed by a governmental entity.
(b)    If a peer–to–peer car sharing program advertises the rate available for a shared motor vehicle in the State, the fees authorized under this section shall be clearly disclosed in the advertisement.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18.5 - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs › Section 18.5-109 - Vehicle Safety -- Safety Recall Notices

(a)    At the time when a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer–to–peer car sharing program and prior to the time when the shared vehicle owner makes a shared motor vehicle available for car sharing on the peer–to–peer car sharing program, the peer–to–peer car sharing program shall:
(1)    Verify that the shared motor vehicle does not have any safety recalls on the vehicle for which the repairs have not been made; and
(2)    Notify the shared vehicle owner of the requirements under subsection (b) of this section.
(b)    (1)    If the shared vehicle owner has received an actual notice of a safety recall on the motor vehicle, a shared vehicle owner may not make a motor vehicle available as a shared motor vehicle on a peer–to–peer car sharing program until the safety recall repair has been made.
(2)    If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall on a shared motor vehicle while the shared motor vehicle is made available on the peer–to–peer car sharing program, the shared vehicle owner shall remove the shared motor vehicle as available on the peer–to–peer car sharing program, as soon as practicably possible but no later than 72 hours after receiving the notice of the safety recall and until the safety recall repair has been made.
(3)    If a shared vehicle owner receives an actual notice of a safety recall while the shared motor vehicle is being used in the possession of a shared vehicle driver, as soon as practicably possible but no later than 72 hours after receiving the notice of the safety recall, the shared vehicle owner shall notify both the shared vehicle driver and the peer–to–peer car sharing program about the safety recall so that the shared vehicle owner may address the safety recall repair.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18.5 - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Programs › Section 18.5-110 - Vehicle Safety -- State Inspections

(a)    At the time when a vehicle owner registers as a shared vehicle owner on a peer–to–peer car sharing program and prior to the time when the shared vehicle owner makes a shared motor vehicle available for car sharing on the peer–to–peer car sharing program, the peer–to–peer car sharing program shall:
(1)    Verify the age of the shared motor vehicle;
(2)    Request the shared vehicle owner to provide the date of the last State inspection, or if the date is unknown, the general time period of the last State inspection;
(3)    Disclose in the description of the shared motor vehicle on the peer–to–peer car sharing program’s website the information provided under item (2) of this subsection so that potential shared vehicle drivers are aware of the last State inspection date before they enter into a peer–to–peer car sharing program agreement; and
(4)    Notify the shared vehicle owner of the requirements under subsection (b) of this section.
(b)    (1)    A shared vehicle owner may not make a motor vehicle available as a shared motor vehicle on a peer–to–peer car sharing program if the motor vehicle is older than 10 years unless the shared vehicle owner has obtained a valid State inspection certificate for the motor vehicle no earlier than 90 days before making the shared motor vehicle available as a shared motor vehicle.
(2)    If a shared vehicle owner has obtained a valid State inspection certificate for a motor vehicle under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the shared vehicle owner shall obtain another valid State inspection certificate at least once for every 10,000 miles added to the vehicle’s odometer since the issuance of the prior State inspection certificate.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18.7 - Motor Scooter and Electric Low Speed Scooter Sharing Companies › Section 18.7-101 - Definitions

(a)    In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Motor scooter and electric low speed scooter sharing company” means a person that makes motor scooters or electric low speed scooters available to the public for lease on a short–term basis.
(c)    “Nonvisual access” means the ability through keyboard control, synthesized speech, or other methods not requiring sight to receive, use, and manipulate information and operate controls necessary to access information technology.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 18.7 - Motor Scooter and Electric Low Speed Scooter Sharing Companies › Section 18.7-102 - Nonvisual Access to Motor Scooters and Electric Low Speed Scooters

(a)    A motor scooter and electric low speed scooter sharing company shall include on each motor scooter or electric low speed scooter made available to the public an embossed tactile display with contact information through which an individual who is blind or has a visual impairment may contact the company.
(b)    A motor scooter and electric low speed scooter sharing company shall provide individuals with disabilities nonvisual access to its website and mobile application in a way that:
(1)    Provides full and equal accessibility to the individual with disabilities so that the individual is able to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services as users without disabilities, with substantially equivalent ease of use; and
(2)    Is consistent with the standards of § 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973.