400/Maryland Manual

Hagerstown MVA Branch Office
Rte. 65, Sharpsburg Pike
Hagerstown, MD 21740

Largo MVA Branch Office
50 Old Largo Rd.
Near Rtes. 202 and 214
Largo, MD 20772

Salisbury MVA Branch Office
Salisbury Shopping Center
Rte. 50 &Tilghman Rd.
Salisbury, MD 21801

Waldorf MVA Branch Office
11 Industrial Park Dr.
St. Charles Industrial Park
Waldorf, MD 20601

DIVISION OF LICENSING AM) CONSUMER
SERVICES

Ronald E. Forbes, Director

6601 Ritchie Highway, N.E., Room 101
Glen Burnie, MD 21062 768-7421

The Division of Licensing and Consumer Ser-
vices licenses motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers,
wreckers and scrap processors, professional driving
schools, and title service agents. With its licensing
and investigative powers, the Division ensures that
dealers and others in the automotive business
honor their agreements and warranties. Consumer
complaints are handled by the Division.

DIVISION OF MOTORCYCLE SAFETY
Andrew S. Krajewski, Coordinator

6601 Ritchie Highway, N.E.
Glen Burnie, MD 21062 768-7328
toll free: 1-800-638-1722

Created in 1983, the Division works to improve
motorcycle safety by rider education and a compre-
hensive public awareness program that promotes
the concept of "sharing the road" (Chapter 674,
Acts of 1983).

DIVISION OF INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES
C. V. KendaU, Director

6601 Ritchie Highway, N.E., Room 102
Glen Burnie, MD 768-7218

The Division of Investigative Services maintains
a staff of investigators who secure the return of
operators' licenses and tags from drivers who have
had privileges revoked or suspended. The investiga-
tors help determine whether or not unsafe drivers
have been rehabilitated. They also assist the Divi-
sion of Vehicle Registration in regulating automo-
bile dealers, auto wreckers, and scrap processors.

The Division of Investigative Services also re-
trieves automobile tags of uninsured motorists who

fail to obtain automobile liability insurance when
their policies have been terminated.

The Division's Communications Section pro-
vides motor vehicle information to law enforcement
and odier authorized agencies daily from 8:00 a.m.
to midnight.

VEHICLE SERVICES

Nance Stamboni, Associate Administrator
768-7295
Vehicle Services supervises three Divisions: Ve-
hicle Registration; Vehicle Emissions; and Financial
Responsibility.

DIVISION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION
James E. Hose, Director

6601 Ritchie Highway, N.E., Room 120
Glen Burnie, MD 21062 787-2983
IRP for trucks: 1-800-248-4160

The Division titles and registers all passenger
and commercial vehicles in Maryland. It collects the
five percent excise tax imposed on vehicles tided in
the State and the annual registration fees, and also
issues registration tags. The Division also adminis-
ters the International Registration Program for in-
terstate truck fee apportionment.

DIVISION OF VEHICLE EMISSIONS
Bruce E. Diehl, Director

6601 Ritchie Highway, N.E., Room 145
Glen Burnie, MD 21062 768-7208
toll free: 1-800-638-8347

The Division was created in 1984 to carry out
the Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program
(Code Transportation Article, secs. 23-201
through 23-208). The Program is designed to test
950,000 cars every two years for auto emissions in
the Baltimore-Washington corridor. The corridor
includes seven jurisdictions: Anne Arundel, Carroll,
Harford, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince
George's counties, and Baltimore City

Rules and regulations for emissions inspections
are promulgated by both the Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene, and the Motor Vehicle Ad-
ministration. Authorization for the Program con-
tinues until December 31,1991.

DIVISION OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Leonard W. Kesder, Director

6601 Ritchie Highway, N.E., Room 220
Glen Burnie, MD 21062 768-7246

The Financial Responsibility Division adminis-
ters Maryland's compulsory insurance law to ensure
that required insurance is maintained continuously
for registered vehicles. Under the compulsory in-
surance law, all Maryland licensed insurance com-