PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 261

CHAPTER 261
(House Bill 428)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Electronic Titling and Registration

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to allow certain fleet
owners service providers to issue permanent registration plates and renew vehicle
registration following the electronic transmission of certain information and fees;
defining certain terms; requiring the Administration to adopt certain regulations;
and generally relating to electronic vehicle titling and registration.

BY adding to repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 13-404.1 13-610
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1994 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

13-404.1 13-610.

(A)     (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS
INDICATED.

(2)      "FLEET" MEANS 25 10 OR MORE VEHICLES.

(3)      "QUALIFIED OWNER" MEANS A PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, FIRM, OR
CORPORATION, OR AN INDIVIDUAL AGENT OF A PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, FIRM, OR
CORPORATION, THAT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE ADMINISTRATION TO TRANSMIT
ELECTRONICALLY PROPER TITLING AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND FEES
TO THE ADMINISTRATION.

(4) "SERVICE PROVIDER" MEANS A DEALER OR TITLE SERVICE AGENT
LICENSED UNDER TITLE 15 OF THIS ARTICLE OR A QUALIFIED OWNER OF A FLEET.

(B)     THE ADMINISTRATION MAY AUTHORIZE THE QUALIFIED OWNER OF A
FLEET TO ISSUE PERMANENT REGISTRATION PLATES AND VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS
IF THE OWNER:

(1) MEETS THE CRITERIA AND BONDING REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED
BY THE ADMINISTRATION; AND

(2) ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITS ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION AND
FEES IN A MANNER DETERMINED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.

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