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2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-104 - General Powers and Duties of Administration

(a)    In addition to the specific powers granted and duties imposed by this title, the Administration has the powers and duties set forth in this section.
(b)    The Administration may adopt rules and regulations to carry out:
(1)    Those provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law that relate to or are administered and enforced by the Administration; and
(2)    The provisions of any other law that the Administration is authorized to administer and enforce.
(c)    (1)    The Administration shall maintain as many offices in this State as the Administrator considers necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Administration.
(2)    Each office shall be open on the days and during the hours that the Secretary determines are needed to serve the public.
(d)    (1)    With the approval of the Secretary, the Administration shall employ the deputies, subordinate officers, clerks, investigators, and other employees necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the Administration.
(2)    Except as otherwise provided by law, and subject to § 2-103.4 of this article, each deputy, officer, and employee of the Administration:
(i)    Is in the State Personnel Management System; and
(ii)    Is entitled to the salary provided in the pay plan established under Title 8, Subtitle 1 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article.
(e)    The Administration may delegate to the Office of Administrative Hearings the power and authority under the Maryland Vehicle Law to conduct hearings under this article and render final decisions in hearings conducted under this article.
(f)    In accordance with § 6–313 of the Courts Article and the Maryland Rules, the Administration shall serve as the agent to receive a subpoena, a summons, or other process for a nonresident driver named as a party in an action brought in a court of this State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-104.1 - Issuance of Citations

(a)    The Administrator may designate employees of the Investigative Division of the Administration to exercise the powers specified in subsection (b) of this section.
(b)    (1)    An employee appointed under this section may issue citations to the same extent as a police officer if authorized by the Administration,  for violations of:
(i)    The provisions of Title 13 of this article;
(ii)    The provisions of Title 17 of this article relating to required security;
(iii)    The provisions of Title 14 of this article relating to falsified, altered, or forged documents and plates;
(iv)    The provisions of Title 16 of this article relating to unlawful application for a license, vehicle operation during periods of cancellation, revocation, and suspension of a driver’s license, and duplication or reproduction of an identification card or driver’s license;
(v)    The provisions of Title 21 of this article relating to special residential parking permits issued by the Administration;
(vi)    The provisions of Title 15 of this article;
(vii)    The provisions of § 22–415 of this article relating to odometers; and
(viii)    The provisions of this title relating to the issuance of an identification card.
(2)    The issuance of citations under this section shall comply with the requirements of § 26–201 of this article.
(c)    The Administration shall adopt regulations establishing:
(1)    Qualifications for employees appointed under this section including prerequisites of character, training, experience, and education; and
(2)    Standards for the performance of the duties assigned to employees appointed under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-105 - Forms for Documents and Notices

The Administration shall prepare and provide suitable forms for all applications, certificates of title, registration cards, notices of security interests, drivers’ licenses, and other notices and documents needed to carry out the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law and any other law that the Administration is required to administer.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-106 - Review of Applications

(a)    The Administration shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity, and legality of each application made to it under the Maryland Vehicle Law.
(b)    The Administration shall reject an application:
(1)    If it is not satisfied as to the genuineness, regularity, or legality of the application or the truth of any statement it contains; or
(2)    For any other reason authorized by law.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-107 - Rental or Leasing of Motor Vehicles

(a)    In this section, “lease” means the rental or leasing of a vehicle for a period exceeding 180 days.
(b)    The Administration may conduct investigations and inquiries and require additional information concerning:
(1)    Any application made to it under the Maryland Vehicle Law; or
(2)    Any other matter subject to the jurisdiction of the Administration.
(c)    Each person who leases a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to another person shall keep a record of:
(1)    The registration number of the leased vehicle; and
(2)    The name and address of the lessee.
(d)    Any police officer or authorized representative of the Administration may inspect the records kept under subsection (c) of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-108 - Authority to Subpoena Witnesses and Take Testimony

(a)    In any matter subject to its jurisdiction, the Administration may subpoena any person or documents and take the testimony of any person, in the same manner and with the same fees and mileage as provided for by law in civil cases.
(b)    If any person fails to comply with a lawful order or subpoena issued by the Administration, the Administration may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to compel obedience to the subpoena or order and to compel the production of relevant documents and other evidence.
(c)    (1)    If the Administration concludes that continuing conduct of a person alleged to be in violation of Title 15 of this article may result in substantial harm to any other person, the Administration may sue for injunctive relief against the conduct.
(2)    If the Administration sues for injunctive relief under this subsection against a person who is alleged to have engaged in conduct that requires a license under Title 15 of this article, but who does not have a license, the Administration need not:
(i)    Post bond; or
(ii)    Show that no adequate remedy at law exists.
(3)    A suit under this subsection shall be brought in the circuit court for the county where:
(i)    The alleged violation occurs; or
(ii)    The principal place of business of the alleged violator is located.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-109 - Oaths and Acknowledgments; Certifications

(a)    In administering the Maryland Vehicle Law, the Administrator or any other officer or employee of the Administration designated by the Administrator may administer oaths and take acknowledgments of signatures.
(b)    (1)    If a person is required to submit any statement or information to the Administration under oath, verification, affirmation, certification, affidavit, or any other similar form, the Administration may require instead that the person sign a certification under penalty of perjury.
(2)    A certification required under this section shall be substantially in the following form: “I certify, under penalty of perjury, that the statements made herein are true and correct, to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.”
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-110 - Repossession of Documents and Plates

(a)    The Administration may take possession of any certificate of title, registration card, permit, license, or registration plate:
(1)    That is fictitious;
(2)    That is issued by it and that:
(i)    Has expired;
(ii)    Has been canceled, suspended, or revoked; or
(iii)    Was issued unlawfully or erroneously; or
(3)    That has been issued by another jurisdiction but is being illegally used or displayed.
(b)    (1)    The Administration shall establish a fee for the issuance of any certificate of title, registration card, permit, license, or registration plate issued as a replacement for any certificate of title, registration card, permit, license, or registration plate repossessed by the Administration under this section.
(2)    The fee is to be retained by the Administration, and may not be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account for distribution under § 8-403 or § 8-404 of this article.
(3)    Any fee imposed under this subsection shall be in addition to any other fee or penalty imposed by the Administration.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-111 - Records of Administration -- in General

(a)    The Administration shall keep a record of each application or other document filed with it and each certificate or other official document that it issues.
(b)    (1)    Subject to § 4–320 of the General Provisions Article, and except as otherwise provided by law, all records of the Administration are public records and open to public inspection during office hours.
(2)    Subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection, the Administrator may classify as confidential and not open to public inspection any record or record entry:
(i)    That is over 5 years old; or
(ii)    That relates to any happening that occurred over 5 years earlier.
(3)    Subject to § 4–320 of the General Provisions Article, a record or record entry of any age shall be open to inspection by authorized representatives of any federal, State, or local governmental agency.
(4)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Administrator may not open to public inspection any record or record entry that is:
(i)    All or part of a licensed driver’s public driving record; and
(ii)    Over 3 years old.
(5)    Subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, the Administration may not permit public inspection of a digital photographic image or signature of an individual, or the actual stored data thereof, recorded by the Administration.
(6)    The Administration may make a digital photographic image or signature of an individual, or the actual stored data thereof, recorded by the Administration available to:
(i)    The courts;
(ii)    Criminal justice agencies;
(iii)    Driver license authorities;
(iv)    The individual;
(v)    The individual’s attorney;
(vi)    Third parties designated by the individual; and
(vii)    The Child Support Administration.
(c)    Except for records required by law to be kept in their original or other specified form, the Administrator may order any record of the Administration to be kept on microfilm or in other microform, and the original destroyed.
(d)    Except for records required by law to be kept longer, the Administrator may destroy any record of the Administration that it has kept for 3 years or more and that the Administrator considers obsolete and unnecessary to the work of the Administration.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-112 - Records -- Listings of Information

(a)    Unless the information is classified as confidential under § 12–111 of this subtitle or otherwise as provided by law, and subject to § 4–320 of the General Provisions Article, the Administration may furnish listings of vehicle registration and other public information in its records to those persons who request them, but only if the Administration approves of the purpose for which the information is requested.
(b)    The Administration shall charge a fee for any listing furnished under this section. The fee charged may not be less than the cost to this State of preparing that listing. The revenue from the fee shall not be subject to the distribution provisions of Title 8, Subtitle 4 of this article.
(c)    A person furnished any information under this section is prohibited from distributing or otherwise using the information for any purpose other than that for which it was furnished.
(d)    (1)    (i)    In this subsection the following terms have the meanings indicated.
(ii)    “Personal information” has the meaning indicated in § 4–101(g) of the General Provisions Article.
(iii)    “Telephone solicitation” has the meaning indicated in § 4–320(a) of the General Provisions Article.
(2)    The Administration may not disclose personal information for inclusion in listings of information for use in surveys, marketing, or solicitations without written consent from the person in interest.
(3)    An individual may allow disclosure of personal information under this section when applying for or renewing a driver’s license, certificate of title, registration, or identification card or by notifying the Administrator in writing at any time.
(4)    The Administration may not disclose personal information under this section for use in telephone solicitations.
(5)    This subsection does not prevent the Administration from furnishing personal information under this section:
(i)    To another governmental agency, including the Uninsured Division of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund to carry out the Uninsured Division’s functions under Title 20 of the Insurance Article; or
(ii)    For another purpose permissible under § 4–320 of the General Provisions Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-112.1 - Records -- Information Provided to Jury Commissioners

(a)    (1)    On request, but not less than annually, the Administration shall provide to the jury commissioners:
(i)    The list of individuals who are at least 18 years old and have been issued a driver’s license by the Administration; and
(ii)    The list of individuals who are at least 18 years old and have been issued an identification card by the Administration.
(2)    The Administration shall provide the lists described in this subsection without cost to the jury commissioners.
(b)    On application by the Attorney General, a circuit court may compel compliance with this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-113 - Records -- Copies; Certified Copies; Use in Judicial Proceedings

(a)    (1)    Subject to § 12–111 of this subtitle and § 4–320 of the General Provisions Article, the Administrator or any other officer or employee of the Administration designated by the Administrator may furnish on request a copy or a certified copy of any record of the Administration.
(2)    The Administration may establish and charge a fee for each record it furnishes or certifies. The revenue from the fee shall not be subject to the distribution provisions of Title 8, Subtitle 4 of this article.
(3)    No charge shall be made to a police agency, fire department, or court in this or any other state or a police agency or court of the United States government.
(4)    The fee established and charged under this section may exceed the amounts authorized under § 4–206 of the General Provisions Article.
(b)    (1)    A certified copy of any record of the Administration or comparable agency of any state is admissible in any judicial proceeding in the same manner as the original of the record.
(2)    (i)    A computer printout of any driving record or vehicle registration record of the Administration that has been obtained by a law enforcement unit, as defined in § 10–101(f) of the Criminal Procedure Article, or court through a computer terminal tied into the Administration is admissible in any judicial proceeding in the same manner as the original of the record.
(ii)    The computer printout of the driving record or vehicle registration record shall contain:
1.    The date the record was printed; and
2.    A jurisdiction code identifying the site where the record was printed.
(3)    If a subpoena is issued to the Administrator or any other official or employee of the Administration for the production in any judicial proceeding of the original or a copy of any book, paper, entry, record, proceeding, or other document of the Administration:
(i)    The Administrator or other official or employee of the Administration need not appear personally; and
(ii)    Submission of a certified copy or photostat  of the requested document is full compliance with the subpoena.
(4)    On motion and for good cause shown, the court may compel the attendance of an authorized representative of the Administration to answer the subpoena for the production of documents.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-114 - Notices

(a)    Unless another method for giving notice is specifically required, the Administration shall give any notice that it is required or authorized to give under the Maryland Vehicle Law or any other law, either:
(1)    By personal delivery to the person to be notified; or
(2)    By mail to the person at the address of the person on record with the Administration.
(b)    If notice is given by mail, the notice is effective at the end of the fifth day after its deposit in the mail.
(c)    Proof that notice has been given may be made by the certificate of any officer or employee of the Administration or the affidavit of any adult, naming the person to whom the notice was given and stating the time, place, and manner of giving the notice.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-115 - Distribution of Summary of Laws; Publication of Text of Laws, Rules, and Regulations

(a)    The Administration may publish a summary of the laws of this State that relate to the operation of vehicles and may give a copy of the summary, without charge, with each original vehicle registration and original driver’s license that it issues.
(b)    (1)    The Administration may publish copies of the Maryland Vehicle Law and related laws and of the rules and regulations adopted under those laws, which shall be made available to the public on request.
(2)    The Administration shall charge a price for each copy, not to exceed the cost of its preparation, publication, and mailing. However, copies of the laws may be given free of charge to law enforcement agencies, public officials, and courts.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-116 - Service Charge for Bad Checks

If any person gives a check to the Administration to pay for any charge or for any other purpose and the check is not honored by the bank on which it is drawn, the Administration may impose a service charge to be retained by the Administration for the purpose of recovering check handling costs and shall not be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account for distribution under § 8-403 or § 8-404 of this article. This service charge shall be equal to the greater of:
(1)    Not more than 10 percent of the amount of the check; or
(2)    $25.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-117 - Interference With Persons Doing Business; Unauthorized Solicitations

In or near any building or property used by the Administration for its business, a person may not:
(1)    Interfere with any person doing business for or with the Administration; or
(2)    For a fee charged directly or indirectly, solicit any person:
(i)    To assist that person in obtaining a driver’s license, certificate of title, vehicle registration, or other license or document; or
(ii)    To file any statement for that person.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-119 - Continuation and Change of Rules, Regulations, Forms, Orders, and Directives; References to Department of Motor Vehicles and Commissioner of Motor Vehicles

Every rule, regulation, form, order, and directive adopted by or relating to the former Department of Motor Vehicles or the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles remains in effect until changed by the Administration or the Secretary. Every reference in this Code, any other law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, directive, legal action, contract, or any other document referring to the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles means the Administration or the Administrator, respectively.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 1 - Administration in General › Section 12-120 - Miscellaneous Fees

(a)    In this section, “miscellaneous fees” means all fees collected by the Administration under this article other than:
(1)    The vehicle titling tax;
(2)    One–half of the certificate of title fee under § 13–802 of this article; and
(3)    Vehicle registration fees under Part II of Title 13, Subtitle 9 of this article.
(b)    Except as provided in this section, the Administration may not alter the miscellaneous fees that the Administration is authorized under this article to establish.
(c)    (1)    Subject to the limitations under subsection (d) of this section, before the start of any fiscal year the Administration by regulation may alter, effective beginning in the upcoming fiscal year, the levels of the miscellaneous fees that the Administration is authorized under this article to establish.
(2)    The Administration shall alter the levels of miscellaneous fees for the upcoming fiscal year if the projected cost recovery under subsection (d) of this section exceeds 100%.
(d)    The Administration shall set the levels of miscellaneous fees so that the total amount of projected revenues from all miscellaneous fees for the upcoming fiscal year is at least 95 percent but does not exceed 100 percent of the sum of:
(1)    The operating budget of the Administration for that fiscal year as approved by the General Assembly in the annual State budget;
(2)    The average annual capital program of the Administration as reported in the 6-year Consolidated Transportation Program described in § 2-103.1 of this article; and
(3)    The Administration’s portion of the cost for that fiscal year of the Department’s data center operations, except for the cost of data center operations attributable to other administrations’ activities.
(e)    (1)    The Administration may not alter miscellaneous fees more than once in any fiscal year.
(2)    The Administration need not reduce fees for the upcoming fiscal year if legislative budget modifications cause the projected cost recovery percentage to exceed 100 percent.
(3)    The level of a miscellaneous fee set by the Administration remains in effect until again altered by the Administration as provided under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 2 - Hearings › Section 12-202 - Notice of Required Hearings

(a)    Except as otherwise provided in § 16-205.1(f) of this article, if the Maryland Vehicle Law or a rule or regulation of the Administration provides that a license or privilege may be suspended or revoked only after a hearing, the Administration shall give the licensee:
(1)    Written notice of the hearing and any charge made; and
(2)    An opportunity to be heard in person.
(b)    The notice required by this section shall:
(1)    Contain the information required by § 12-204 of this subtitle;
(2)    Be given at least 10 days before the date of the hearing; and
(3)    Be sent to the licensee as provided in § 12-114 of this title.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 2 - Hearings › Section 12-203 - Notice of Right to Request Hearing; Time of Hearing and Decision

(a)    If the Maryland Vehicle Law or a rule or regulation of the Administration provides that an applicant or licensee may request a hearing on refusal, suspension, or revocation of a license or privilege, the Administration shall give the applicant or licensee written notice under § 12-114 of this title of:
(1)    The refusal, suspension, or revocation; and
(2)    The right of the applicant or licensee to request a hearing.
(b)    (1)    Except as otherwise provided in the Maryland Vehicle Law, the applicant or licensee may request a hearing within 15 days from the date that the notice required by this section is mailed.
(2)    The hearing shall be held within 30 days of the date of the request.
(3)    The Administration shall render a decision within 30 days of a hearing conducted under Title 16, Subtitles 1 through 4 of this article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 2 - Hearings › Section 12-204 - Contents of Notice of Scheduled Hearing

Notice of any hearing scheduled by this Administration shall state:
(1)    The date, time, place, and nature of the hearing;
(2)    The legal authority and jurisdiction of the Administration to hear the matter;
(3)    The facts in sufficient detail to enable a party to prepare his case;
(4)    The nature of the proposed action that the Administration is to consider;
(5)    The right of a party to call witnesses and offer documentary evidence under the provisions of § 10-213 of the State Government Article;
(6)    When applicable, the right of a party to request the subpoena of witnesses and the costs thereof;
(7)    That a copy of the hearing procedures is available on request of a party, and the cost to obtain a copy;
(8)    The right of a party to the hearing to be represented by counsel; and
(9)    If a licensee is a party to the hearing, the right of the Administration, on failure of the licensee to appear, to:
(i)    Order a suspension of the party’s license or privilege until the party appears for a hearing; or
(ii)    Impose any sanction proposed in the notice.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 2 - Hearings › Section 12-207 - Transcript of Proceedings

(a)    Any party to a hearing may request that the testimony presented at the hearing be transcribed.
(b)    The party requesting the transcription shall pay for its cost. However, if an appeal is taken under § 12-209 of this subtitle, the party need not pay the cost of the transcription if the court finds that the party is indigent.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 2 - Hearings › Section 12-208 - Determinations by Administration

(a)    After a hearing, the Administration may:
(1)    Refuse, suspend, or revoke the license or privilege of an applicant or licensee;
(2)    Rescind, continue, or modify any prior action; or
(3)    Take any other action permitted by the Maryland Vehicle Law.
(b)    If a decision or order of the Administration is adverse to any party to the hearing, the decision or order:
(1)    Shall be made in accordance with § 10-221 of the State Government Article; and
(2)    Unless service is waived by the party, shall be served on the party or the party’s attorney.
(c)    Subject to § 10-209(b) and (c) of the State Government Article, and except as otherwise provided in this article, if a party fails to appear for a hearing scheduled under the Maryland Vehicle Law, the Administration may:
(1)    For a hearing scheduled under § 12-203 of this subtitle, impose the sanction proposed in the notice; or
(2)    For a hearing scheduled under § 12-202 of this subtitle, order:
(i)    A suspension of the party’s license or privilege until the party appears for a hearing; or
(ii)    The imposition of any sanction proposed in the notice.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 2 - Hearings › Section 12-209 - Judicial Review

(a)    (1)    Any aggrieved party to a hearing may appeal from a decision or order of the Administration in accordance with this subsection.
(2)    If the matter concerns the license of an individual to drive and the individual is a resident of this State, the aggrieved party may appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the individual resides.
(3)    If the matter concerns any other license or privilege of a person, the aggrieved party may appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the principal place of business of the person in this State is located.
(4)    If the appeal involves a nonresident motorist, the aggrieved party may appeal to the circuit court for the county in which the motorist was convicted of the violation to which the matter relates.
(5)    If not otherwise provided in this section or elsewhere in the Maryland Vehicle Law, the aggrieved party may appeal to the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.
(b)    The Administrative Procedure Act shall govern in an appeal.
(c)    Except as provided in § 16-205.1 of this article, if an appeal is filed in a case by an aggrieved licensee, the Administration shall grant a stay of its decision or order for not more than 120 days, unless it appears to the Administration that substantial and immediate harm could result to the licensee or others if the license or privilege is continued pending appeal.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 3 - Identification Cards; Donors Under Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › Section 12-301.1 - Cards Issued Based on Documents From Division of Correction

(a)    In this section, “Division of Correction” means the Division of Correction of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.
(b)    The Administration shall issue an identification card under § 12–301 of this subtitle at no cost to an individual who applies for an identification card and presents:
(1)    An identification card issued by the Division of Correction that displays:
(i)    The individual’s full name;
(ii)    A photograph of the individual; and
(iii)    A unique identification number assigned to the individual by the Division of Correction; and
(2)    The individual’s Social Security card.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 3 - Identification Cards; Donors Under Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › Section 12-302 - Notation of Veteran Status on Driver's Licenses or Identification Cards

(a)    The Administration shall ensure that the driver’s license or identification card of an applicant who presents a certification of veteran status obtained from the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with § 9–905 of the State Government Article, a DD Form 214, or other documentation acceptable to the Administration certifying veteran status, includes a notation indicating that the applicant is a veteran.
(b)    (1)    An application for a driver’s license or an identification card shall allow an applicant to indicate that the applicant is a veteran and consents to being contacted by appropriate Executive Branch agencies regarding the applicant’s eligibility for State or federal veterans’ benefits.
(2)    In accordance with §§ 4–304 through 4–325 of the General Provisions Article and any other applicable law, and on request by an Executive Branch agency, the Administration shall electronically transmit to the Executive Branch agency appropriate information about each applicant who consents in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(c)    The Administration may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 3 - Identification Cards; Donors Under Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › Section 12-303 - Identification of Donors Under Maryland Revised Anatomical Gift Act

(a)    (1)    The Administration shall provide for a method by which an individual doing business with the Administration can:
(i)    Register as a donor with the State donor registry established under § 4–516 of the Estates and Trusts Article for the purpose of making a gift of all body organs or parts for the purposes of transplantation, therapy, or medical research and education; and
(ii)    Select to have a donor designation on the individual’s driver’s license or identification card.
(2)    The Administration may not require an individual who registers with the State donor registry under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection to have a donor designation on the individual’s driver’s license or identification card.
(b)    If an individual selects to have a donor designation on the individual’s driver’s license or identification card under subsection (a)(1) of this section, the Administration shall make a notation of this fact on a driver’s license or identification card issued to the individual.
(c)    The Administration shall notify an individual who selects to register as a donor that:
(1)    The registration will remain effective until the individual requests that the individual be removed from the State donor registry; and
(2)    The individual may request to be removed from the State donor registry:
(i)    If the individual selected to have a donor designation on the individual’s driver’s license or identification card, by requesting a replacement driver’s license or identification card:
1.    Through the Administration’s Web site; or
2.    In person at any full–service Administration office;
(ii)    By requesting to be removed when doing business with the Administration; or
(iii)    Through the State donor registry.
(d)    Unless an individual who selected to have a donor designation on the individual’s driver’s license or identification card is removed from the State donor registry as provided in subsection (c)(2) of this section, the Administration shall note the individual’s donor designation on all subsequently issued drivers’ licenses or identification cards.
(e)    A donor designation noted on a driver’s license or identification card:
(1)    Is sufficient legal authority for the removal of a body organ or part on the death of the donor; and
(2)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, is valid and effective for all purposes under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of the Estates and Trusts Article, including the immunity from civil or criminal liability set forth in § 4–514 of the Estates and Trusts Article.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 3 - Identification Cards; Donors Under Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › Section 12-303.1 - Notification of Advance Directive on Application for and on Driver's License or Identification Card

(a)    In this section, “advance directive” has the meaning stated in § 5–601 of the Health – General Article.
(b)    The Administration shall provide for a method by which an applicant for a driver’s license or identification card shall be made aware of, and informed how to obtain, the advance directive information sheet developed under § 5–615 of the Health – General Article.
(c)    (1)    The Administration shall provide a method by which a notation indicating that the applicant has an advance directive registered with the Maryland Department of Health may be placed on the driver’s license or identification card.
(2)    The notation shall be added only on written request of the applicant.
(3)    The notation may be removed at any time on written request.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 3 - Identification Cards; Donors Under Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › Section 12-304 - Selective Service Administration Registration -- Drivers' Licenses and Identification Cards.

NOT IN EFFECT
** CONTINGENCY – NOT IN EFFECT – CHAPTER 309 OF 2002 **
(a)    This section applies only to an adult male applicant under the age of 26 years.
(b)    Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the Administration shall provide to the Selective Service Administration in an electronic format, for purposes of registration with the Selective Service as required under federal law, the necessary information concerning a male applicant who applies for a driver’s license or identification card or the renewal of a driver’s license or identification card, including the applicant’s:
(1)    Full name;
(2)    Current address;
(3)    Date of birth;
(4)    Gender;
(5)    Date of application; and
(6)    Social Security number, if available.
(c)    (1)    A male applicant’s signature on the application indicates that the applicant has selected one of the options specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection concerning Selective Service registration and the forwarding of information to the Selective Service Administration under this section.
(2)    In addition to the information required under this subtitle or Title 16 of this article, an application form for a driver’s license or identification card or renewal of a driver’s license or identification card shall contain a statement that the male applicant:
(i)    Has already registered with the Selective Service Administration; or
(ii)    Has not registered with the Selective Service Administration and:
1.    Consents to forwarding the information in subsection (b) of this section to the Selective Service Administration; or
2.    Refuses to consent to the forwarding of the information in subsection (b) of this section to the Selective Service Administration.
(d)    Refusal to consent to the forwarding of the information in subsection (b) of this section to the Selective Service Administration may not be grounds for denial of an application for a driver’s license or identification card or renewal of a driver’s license or identification card.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 3 - Identification Cards; Donors Under Uniform Anatomical Gift Act › Section 12-305 - Indication of Applicant's Sex on License, Identification Card Moped Operator's Permit

(a)    An application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator’s permit shall allow an applicant to indicate that the sex the applicant identifies as is:
(1)    Female;
(2)    Male; or
(3)    Unspecified or other.
(b)    The Administration shall ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator’s permit of an applicant who has indicated an unspecified or other sex on an application displays an “X” in the location on the license, identification card, or moped operator’s permit that indicates the applicant’s sex.
(c)    The Administration may not:
(1)    Require an applicant for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator’s permit to provide proof of the applicant’s sex; or
(2)    Deny an application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator’s permit because the sex selected by the applicant does not match the sex indicated on another document associated with the applicant.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 4 - Reciprocal Arrangements With Other Jurisdictions › Section 12-402 - Legislative Policy

It is the policy of this State to promote and encourage the fullest possible use of its highway system by authorizing vehicle reciprocal or proportional registration agreements, arrangements, and declarations with other jurisdictions as to vehicles registered in this State and in those other jurisdictions, thus contributing to the economic and social development and growth of this State.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 4 - Reciprocal Arrangements With Other Jurisdictions › Section 12-404 - Agreements or Arrangements for Certain Benefits, Privileges, or Exemptions

(a)    The Administrator may make an agreement or arrangement with the authorized representative of any other jurisdiction, to grant to drivers or to owners of vehicles that are licensed or registered in that jurisdiction and for which evidence of compliance is supplied, benefits, privileges, and full or partial exemptions from the payment of any taxes, fees, or other charges imposed under the laws of this State on the drivers or owners as to the operation or ownership of the vehicles.
(b)    An agreement or arrangement made under this section shall provide that drivers and vehicles licensed or registered in this State, while operated on highways in the other jurisdiction, shall receive benefits, privileges, and exemptions of a similar kind or to a similar degree as are extended to drivers and vehicles licensed or registered in that jurisdiction while operated in this State.
(c)    In the judgment of the Administrator, each agreement or arrangement to be made under this section shall be in the best interest of and fair and equitable to this State and its citizens, as determined on the basis and recognition of the benefits that accrue to the economy of this State from the uninterrupted flow of commerce.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 4 - Reciprocal Arrangements With Other Jurisdictions › Section 12-405 - Base State Registration

An agreement, arrangement, or declaration made under this subtitle may authorize the registration or licensing in another jurisdiction of vehicles that are located in or operated from a base in that jurisdiction and that otherwise would be required to be registered or licensed in this State. In this event, the benefits, privileges, and exemptions extended by the agreement, arrangement, or declaration shall apply to those vehicles, if licensed or registered in the base jurisdiction.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 4 - Reciprocal Arrangements With Other Jurisdictions › Section 12-406 - Power of Administrator to Permit Proportional Registration of Fleet Vehicles

(a)    If any jurisdiction permits or requires the licensing of fleets of vehicles in interstate or combined interstate and intrastate commerce and the payment of registration, license, or other fixed fees on an apportionment basis commensurate with and determined by the miles traveled on highways in that jurisdiction, as compared with the miles traveled on highways in other jurisdictions, or on any other equitable basis of apportionment, and if that jurisdiction exempts vehicles registered in other jurisdictions under that apportionment basis from the requirements of full payment of its own registration, license, or other fixed fees, the Administrator by agreement may adopt the exemption as to vehicles of those fleets, whether owned by residents or nonresidents of this State and regardless of where the vehicles are based.
(b)    Under the terms, conditions, or restrictions that the Administrator considers proper, these agreements may provide:
(1)    That owners of vehicles operated in interstate or combined interstate and intrastate commerce in this State may pay registration, license, or other fixed fees on an apportionment basis commensurate with and determined by the miles traveled on highways in this State, as compared with the miles traveled on highways in other jurisdictions, or on any other equitable basis of apportionment; or
(2)    (i)    For issuance of trip permit registration; and
(ii)    For collection of a fee for any vehicle or combination of vehicles which may be lawfully operated in the jurisdiction if full registration or proportional registration were obtained.
(c)    The registration of fleet vehicles under this section is subject to the rights, terms, and conditions granted by or contained in any applicable agreement, arrangement, or declaration made by the Administrator.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 4 - Reciprocal Arrangements With Other Jurisdictions › Section 12-407 - Declarations of Extent of Reciprocity

(a)    In the absence of an agreement or arrangement with another jurisdiction, the Administrator may examine the laws and requirements of the other jurisdiction and declare the extent and nature of benefits, privileges, and exemptions to be extended to vehicles registered or licensed in that jurisdiction or to the owners of the vehicles.
(b)    In the judgment of the Administrator, the benefits, privileges, and exemptions to be declared under this section shall be in the best interest of and fair and equitable to this State and its citizens, as determined on the basis and recognition of the benefits that accrue to the economy of this State from the uninterrupted flow of commerce.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 4 - Reciprocal Arrangements With Other Jurisdictions › Section 12-408 - Leased Vehicles

An agreement, arrangement, or declaration made under this subtitle may contain provisions, terms, and conditions under which a leased vehicle registered by its lessor may be entitled to the exemptions, benefits, and privileges extended by the agreement, arrangement, or declaration.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 4 - Reciprocal Arrangements With Other Jurisdictions › Section 12-409 - Reciprocity in Absence of Agreement, Arrangement, or Declaration

If, as to any other jurisdiction, an agreement, arrangement, or declaration is not in effect as authorized by this subtitle, any vehicle registered or licensed in that other jurisdiction and for which evidence of compliance is supplied, shall receive, while operated in this State, the same benefits, privileges, and exemptions granted by the other jurisdiction to vehicles registered in this State. Reciprocity extended under this section applies only to vehicles that are engaged exclusively in interstate operations.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 4 - Reciprocal Arrangements With Other Jurisdictions › Section 12-410 - When Proportional Registration Not Required

The provisions of this subtitle relating to proportional registration of fleet vehicles do not require any vehicle to be registered proportionally if it is otherwise registered in this State for the operation in which it is engaged, including regular registration, temporary registration, or trip permit.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Transportation › Title 12 - Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration › Subtitle 4 - Reciprocal Arrangements With Other Jurisdictions › Section 12-411 - Suspension or Cancellation of Benefits, Privileges, or Exemptions

Any agreement, arrangement, or declaration made under this subtitle may authorize the Administration to suspend or cancel the benefits, privileges, or exemptions granted under it to a person who violates any of its conditions or terms or who violates the vehicle laws or regulations of this State.