WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 261

(2)     "Collision damage waiver" means any contract, whether separate from
or part of a rental agreement, in which the lessor agrees, for a charge, to waive all or part
of any claims against the lessee for damages to the rental motor vehicle during the term
of the rental agreement.

(3)     "Lessee" means any person obtaining the use of a rental motor vehicle
from a lessor under the terms of a rental agreement.

(4)     "Lessor" means any person in the business of providing rental motor
vehicles to the public.

(5)      "PASSENGER CAR" MEANS ANY MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS A CLASS A
(PASSENGER) VEHICLE UNDER § 13-912 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE, OR ANY
MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS A CLASS M (MULTIPURPOSE) VEHICLE UNDER § 13-937 OF
THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE IF THE VEHICLE IS USED PRIMARILY FOR
TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS.

[(5)](6) "Rental agreement" means a written agreement setting forth the
terms and conditions governing the use of a rental motor vehicle by a lessee for a period
of less than 180 days.

[(6)] (7) "Rental motor vehicle" means a passenger car which, on execution
of a rental agreement, is made available to a lessee for the lessee's use.

(b)     The Division shall develop a form for collision damage waivers, and shall
make it available to all lessors in the State.

(c)     The form shall meet the requirements specified in subsection (e) of this
section.

(d)     A lessor may not deliver or issue for delivery in this State a rental motor
vehicle agreement containing a collision damage waiver, unless the lessor uses a separate
collision damage waiver form provided by the Division that meets the requirements
specified in subsection (e) of this section.

(e)     The collision damage waiver form shall contain the following requirements:

(1)     The collision damage waiver shall be understandable and written in
simple and readable plain language;

(2)     The terms of the collision damage waiver, including, but not limited to,
any conditions or exclusions applicable to the collision damage waiver, shall be
prominently displayed;

(3)     All restrictions, conditions, or provisions in, or endorsed on, the collision
damage waiver are printed in type at least as large as Brevier or 10 point type;

(4)     The collision damage waiver shall include a statement of the total charge
for the anticipated rental period or the anticipated total daily charge;

(5)     The agreement containing the collision damage waiver shall display the
following notice on the face of the agreement, set apart and in boldface type, and in type
at least as large as 10 point type:

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