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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 607

guilty of a misdemeanor and] shall be charged and MAY receive a
citation as provided in Title 26 of the Transportation Article
and, upon conviction thereof, SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR,
AND shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not
more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

155.

In order to carry out the purposes contemplated by the laws
licensing motor vehicles and imposing [gasoline] MOTOR VEHICLE
FUEL taxes, and to prevent future diversions of motor vehicle
[and gasoline] FUEL tax revenues, the Governor of the State shall
hereafter include in the budget bill submitted to the General
Assembly all receipts from motor vehicle licenses and [gasoline]
MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL taxes and from fines and penalties collected
for the violation of said laws, for the purpose of enforcing the
motor vehicle and [gasoline] MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL tax laws and for
the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of roads,
highways, streets and bridges; provided, however, that the
payment of interest on and the redemption of bonds issued for the
construction of roads, highways, streets and bridges shall be
construed to be within the purposes contemplated by this section
and by the acts licensing motor vehicles and imposing [gasoline]
MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL taxes, and no part of said receipts shall be
included in the said budget bill for any other purposes
whatsoever.

156A.

(a)  The Maryland [gasoline] MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL tax and
fraud enforcement unit is created as a unit within the Motor

'Vehicle Fuel Tax Division of the Comptroller's office. The
enforcement unit has the staff provided in the budget.

(b)  The enforcement unit shall enforce:

(1)  The provisions of this subtitle; and

(2)  The provisions of Article 56, subtitle "Motor
Fuel Inspection Law".

(c)  (1) In enforcing the provisions of law specified in
subsection (b), the enforcement unit may:

(i) Conduct investigations and hold hearings;

(ii) Subpoena witnesses, examine persons under
oath, and receive evidence: and

(iii) Compel the production of records,
accounts, books, papers, and other documents.

(2) If any person fails to appear or testify, or
fails to answer any oral or written question or produce any