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§ 23-109. Acts prohibited relating to inspection certificates

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

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 23. Vehicle Laws--Inspection of Used Vehicles and Warnings for Defective Equipment (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 23-109
§ 23-109. Acts prohibited relating to inspection certificates
Failure to inspect vehicle equipment
(a) An inspection station or any of its employees may not issue an inspection certificate for a vehicle without having inspected its equipment.
Failure to inspect equipment specified
(b) An inspection station or any of its employees may not issue a repair order certification for any specified equipment without having inspected that equipment.
Issuance of inspection certificate for equipment not meeting standards
(c) An inspection station or any of its employees may not willfully issue an inspection certificate for a vehicle the equipment of which does not meet or exceed the standards established under this subtitle.
Issuance of inspection certificate for specified equipment not meeting standards
(d) An inspection station or any of its employees may not willfully issue a repair order certification for any specified equipment if that equipment does not meet or exceed the standards established under this subtitle.
Fictitious defined
(e) In this section, “fictitious” includes an imitation, counterfeit, or altered certificate or certification.
Make, issue, or knowingly use fictitious inspection certificate
(f) A person may not make, issue, or knowingly use any fictitious inspection certificate or repair order certification.
Issuance, cause, or permitting to be issued repair order certification knowing it to be fictitious or issued without inspection
(g) A person may not issue or cause or permit to be issued a repair order certification knowing it to be fictitious or issued without the equipment having been inspected for compliance with this subtitle.
Surrender of license and related materials upon suspension or revocation of license
(h) On suspension or revocation of its license, an inspection station shall surrender to the Division, at its request, the license and all related material issued by the Division.
Material alteration or change to equipment of vehicle for which inspection or repair order certification has been issued
(i) A person may not materially alter or change any equipment of a vehicle for which an inspection certificate or a repair order certification has been issued under this subtitle.
Violation of rules and regulations
(j) A person may not willfully violate any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle relating to inspection procedures and inspection station requirements.
Fines and penalties
(k) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both for each vehicle for which there is a violation.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1979, c. 421; Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 2014, c. 91, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, Transportation, § 23-109, MD TRANS § 23-109
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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