Ch. 105                                    2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

15-113.

(a)     Each person who conducts auctions as a business in this State of motor
vehicles of a type required to be registered under this article shall keep a record of:

(1)     The name and address of the consignor;

(2)     The date on which it was consigned;

(3)     The year, make, model, and serial number of each vehicle consigned;

(4)     The title number and state where the vehicle was last registered;

(5)     The odometer mileage reading at the time of consignment;

(6)     The name and address of the person to whom the vehicle was sold;

(7)     The selling price; and

(8)     The date of sale.

(b)     During business hours, the records shall be open to inspection by the
Administration, by the Department of State Police, or by a law enforcement officer
with a county or municipal police department or sheriff's office who is assigned to an
antitheft unit.

(c)      The records required by this section shall be kept for at least 3 years after
the transaction to which it applies.

(d)     A person who fails to comply with any requirement under subsections (a)
through (c) of this section is subject to a civil penalty not exceeding:

(1)     For a first offense, $500; or

(2)     For a second or subsequent offense, $1,000.
15-113.1.

(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2)     (i) "Automotive repair facility" means a facility where
malfunctions of a motor vehicle are diagnosed or corrected for compensation.

(ii) "Automotive repair facility" includes a body shop.

(3)     "Major component part" means:
(i) An air bag;

(ii)    A bumper;

(iii)   An engine;

(iv)   A front fender;

(v)     A front or rear side door;

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