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§ 14-102. Use of vehicle without owner's consent prohibited

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 14. Vehicle Laws--Antitheft Laws (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 14-102
§ 14-102. Use of vehicle without owner's consent prohibited
Currentness
Driving vehicle without consent
(a) A person may not drive any vehicle without the consent of its owner and with intent to deprive the owner temporarily of his possession of the vehicle, even if without intent to steal it.
Taking vehicle without consent
(b) A person may not take a vehicle without the consent of the owner of the vehicle and with the intent to deprive the owner temporarily of the owner's possession of the vehicle, even if without the intent to steal the vehicle.
Consent not presumed or implied based on previous use of vehicle
(c) The consent of the owner of a vehicle to the driving or taking of the vehicle may not in any case be presumed or implied because of the owner's consent on a previous occasion to the driving or taking of the vehicle by the same or a different person.
Fines and penalties
(d) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 4-102.
MD Code, Transportation, § 14-102, MD TRANS § 14-102
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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