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Repealing the requirement that a notarized bill of sale be submitted to the Motor Vehicle Administration when transferring ownership of a certain used vehicle.
Repealing the requirement that a notarized bill of sale be submitted to the Motor Vehicle Administration when transferring ownership of a certain used vehicle.
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available an Old Line Plate with a certain numeric-only registration number for certain motor vehicles.
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not take an adverse action against a dealer for disclosing on its website that the advertised price of a vehicle is the manufacturer's minimum allowable advertised price and that the dealer may offer a lower price for the vehicle.
Establishing a certain process for bringing vehicles owned by State residents that are improperly registered in another state into compliance with the Maryland Vehicle Law; providing that if a vehicle's owner fails to properly register the vehicle within 60 days after issuance of a warning, the Administration will begin to assess a civil fine of $7 per day up to 60 days; providing that if the vehicle is not registered within 120 days after the warning, the vehicle may be immobilized by towing and impoundment or by booting.
Authorizing an individual who is the sole owner of a marine vessel or multiple individuals who jointly co-own a marine vessel to apply to the Department of Natural Resources to designate a beneficiary to take ownership of the marine vessel on the death of the sole owner or each co-owner; and altering certain provisions of law governing the transfer-on-death designation for motor vehicles to allow multiple individuals who jointly co-own a motor vehicle to designate a transfer-on-death beneficiary.
Authorizing an individual who is the sole owner of a marine vessel or multiple individuals who jointly co-own a marine vessel to apply to the Department of Natural Resources to designate a beneficiary to take ownership of the marine vessel on the death of the owner or each co-owner; and altering certain provisions of law governing the transfer-on-death designation for motor vehicles to allow multiple individuals who jointly co-own a motor vehicle to designate a transfer-on-death beneficiary.
Establishing that the registered owner of a Class G (trailer) vehicle is liable to the Maryland Transportation Authority for payment of a video toll assessed at the time of passage through a toll collection facility, subject to certain standards and procedures for the transfer of liability.
Repealing the requirement that the photograph included on an identification card, a driver's license, or a moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration be in color.
Establishing a certain process for bringing vehicles owned by State residents that are improperly registered in another state into compliance with the Maryland Vehicle Law; granting a person with an improperly registered vehicle 60 days after the issuance of a warning to comply with State registration requirements; providing, if the owner fails to properly register the vehicle, for the assessment of a civil fine of $7 per day for up to 60 days until the vehicle is properly registered; etc.
Authorizing under certain circumstances and requiring under certain circumstances the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend the registration of motor vehicles involved in violations recorded by a speed monitoring system placed on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County.
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to draw from a pool of at least five questions related to motorcycle safety awareness for a certain examination, and include at least one of those questions on the driver skills examination required for the issuance of a driver's license; requiring the questions to address visibility of motorcycles, proper lane positioning, safe following distances, crash prevention and topics related to motorcycle safety; etc.
Repealing the requirement that the photograph included on an identification card, a driver's license, or a moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration be in color; etc.
Requiring that a motor vehicle be at least 25 years old in order to be eligible for registration as a historic motor vehicle; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to reinstate, under certain circumstances, the historic motor vehicle registration of a motor vehicle that had its historic vehicle registration suspended or revoked as a result of the change to the definition of "historic motor vehicle" in Chapter 604 of 2025.
Requiring that a motor vehicle be at least 25 years old in order to be eligible for registration as a historic motor vehicle.
Establishing the Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program; requiring individuals whose driver's licenses are subject to certain suspension or revocation to participate in the Program; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue to participants a restricted license requiring the use of an intelligent speed assistance system; and prohibiting a participant from operating a motor vehicle in violation of the requirements of the Program.
Increasing from four to five the number of dealer licenses available for certain manufacturers or distributors that deal only in electric or nonfossil-fuel burning vehicles; and providing that one of the licenses may be issued only for the operation of a dealership in the City of Bowie.
Providing that a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch may not take an adverse action against a dealer for disclosing on its website that the advertised price of a vehicle is the manufacturer's minimum allowable advertised price and that the dealer may offer a lower price for the vehicle.
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from requiring a licensee or an applicant for a driver's license to notify the Administration if the licensee or applicant is diagnosed as having sleep apnea.
Authorizing under certain circumstances and requiring under certain circumstances the Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend the registration of motor vehicles involved in violations recorded by a speed monitoring system placed on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County.
Authorizing a vehicle dealer association to request an administrative hearing on certain matters.
Establishing the Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program; requiring individuals whose driver's licenses are subject to certain suspension or revocation to participate in the Program; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue to participants a restricted license requiring the use of an intelligent speed assistance system; and prohibiting a participant from operating a motor vehicle in violation of the requirements of the Program.
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop and make available an Old Line Plate with a certain numeric-only registration number for certain motor vehicles.
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a single registration plate to all classes of vehicles; providing for the method of attachment of the registration plate to the rear of certain vehicles; and requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland to make certain corrections.
Providing an exemption for certain rental vehicles from the vehicle excise tax; etc.
Requiring that a medical provider report or physician referral be the primary factor in the Motor Vehicle Administration's decision on whether to issue, refuse, or cancel a driver's license for driver's license holders or applicants who self-report a diagnosis of certain medical conditions, subject to a certain exception; authorizing the Administration in its discretion to require additional testing of a licensee or an applicant who provides notice of a diagnosis; etc.
Providing an exemption for certain rental vehicles from the vehicle excise tax.
Prohibiting a local government or unit of State government from restricting the sale, purchase, or use of a certain consumer good solely on the basis of the energy source used to power the consumer good; repealing provisions of law requiring the Department of the Environment to establish and maintain a certain low emissions vehicle program; repealing provisions of law requiring the Department to establish requirements for the sale of new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; and applying the Act retroactively.
Requiring that a motor vehicle be at least 25 years old in order to be eligible for registration as a historic motor vehicle.
Establishing the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Recreation Oversight Board to advise the Secretary of Natural Resources on the operation, acquisition, regulation, and general oversight of off-highway recreational vehicle trails and recreation in the State.
Requiring a motor vehicle to be at least 30 years old to be eligible for registration as a historic vehicle and at least 40 years old to be eligible for registration as a street rod vehicle.
Establishing that not more than one vehicle owned by, or leased to, an unemployable disabled veteran is exempt from vehicle registration fees.
Increasing from four to five the number of dealer licenses available for certain manufacturers or distributors that deal only in electric or nonfossil-fuel burning vehicles; and providing that one of the licenses may be issued only for the operation of a dealership in the City of Bowie.
Requiring that a motor vehicle be at least 25 years old in order to be eligible for registration as a historic motor vehicle; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to reinstate certain historic motor vehicle registrations.
Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth; and altering the options for indicating an individual's sex designation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.
Exempting farm area motor vehicles from the requirement for a motor vehicle to carry required security.
Requiring certain persons to be licensed by the Motor Vehicle Administration in order to perform a recalibration of an advanced driver assistance system; establishing certain requirements for an automotive repair facility that performs advanced driver assistance system recalibrations; prohibiting an insurance company from taking certain actions relating to repairs or recalibrations of an advanced driver assistance system and requiring an insurance estimate to include certain information; etc.
Altering certain requirements for vehicle manufacturers or distributors to be licensed as vehicle dealers.
Altering the eligibility standards and requirements for the issuance of provisional driver's licenses and original driver's licenses.
Altering certain motor vehicle registration fees for certain classes of motor vehicles.
Prohibiting a motor vehicle dealer from delivering a motor vehicle for which two registration plates are required to a buyer or lessee unless the motor vehicle has front registration plate mounting hardware or the buyer or lessee signs a written statement acknowledging declined installation of the mounting hardware; requiring a motor vehicle dealer to report certain information on declined installation of front registration plate mounting hardware to the Motor Vehicle Administration on a monthly basis; etc.
Authorizing a vehicle dealer association to request an administrative hearing on certain matters.
Altering the eligibility standards and requirements for the issuance of provisional driver's licenses and original driver's licenses.
Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from collecting a fee for a copy of a vital record issued to a homeless individual; establishing that a vehicle owned by a homeless individual is exempt from vehicle registration fees; altering the period of time after which an unaccompanied homeless youth who holds a learner's instructional permit and is under a certain age may take certain examinations for a provisional driver's license; etc.
Reducing vehicle registration fees for certain Class A, D, and E motor vehicles owned by a resident of and registered to an address in the Sixth Legislative District until a replacement bridge for the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge opens to general vehicular traffic.
Repealing the annual surcharge required to register a zero-emission vehicle or plug-in electric drive vehicle; requiring the owners of certain vehicles to pay an annual highway use fee for each vehicle registered; establishing a Highway Use Fee Account within the Transportation Trust Fund; allowing the owners of certain vehicles to participate in the Program in lieu of paying the annual highway use fee; etc.
Authorizing motor vehicles that are registered in the State and were previously registered as Class L (historic) vehicles to be insured by certain specialty insurance policies; exempting motor vehicles that are registered in the State and were previously registered as Class L vehicles from the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program; and establishing a certain recurring fee on motor vehicles registered in the State that were previously registered as Class L vehicles and that are exempt from the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program.
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to implement a certain system for collecting certain information and determining certain addresses; authorizing the Administration to conduct certain investigations and assess certain penalties; requiring the Administration to provide certain notice; requiring certain penalties to be deposited into the Transportation Trust Fund; authorizing the Administration to enter into contracts with private parties to procure certain services of independent agents; etc.
Authorizing certain school vehicle driver trainers to administer the commercial driver's instructional permit knowledge test to applicants for a commercial driver's license - school bus endorsement.
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue a single registration plate to all classes of vehicles; and prohibiting persons who are issued a Class L (historic) registration plate from violating the terms of issuance.
Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth; and altering the options for indicating an individual's sex designation on a license, identification card, or moped operator's permit issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration.