§ 26-305. Registration or transfer of registration of vehicle prohibited for vehicles with outs...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2017
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 26-305
§ 26-305. Registration or transfer of registration of vehicle prohibited for vehicles with outstanding violations
(a) The Administration may not register or transfer the registration of any vehicle involved in a parking violation under this subtitle, a violation under any federal parking regulation that applies to property in this State under the jurisdiction of the U.S. government, a violation of § 21-202(h) of this article as determined under § 21-202.1 of this article or Title 21, Subtitle 8 of this article as determined under § 21-809 or § 21-810 of this article, or a violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law under § 10-110 of the Criminal Law Article or a local law or ordinance adopted by Baltimore City relating to the unlawful disposal of litter as determined under § 10-112 of the Criminal Law Article, if:
(b)(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the Administration may suspend the registration of a vehicle involved in a parking violation under this subtitle or a violation under any federal parking regulation that applies to property in this State under the jurisdiction of the U.S. government if notified in accordance with subsection (a) of this section that the violator is a chronic offender.
(c) The Administration shall continue the suspension and refusal to register or transfer a registration of the vehicle until:
(d) If the registration of the vehicle has been suspended in accordance with subsection (b)(1) of this section, a person may not drive the vehicle on any highway in this State.
(e) The procedures specified in this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law for the failure to pay a fine or stand trial for a parking violation.
(f) The Administration shall adopt procedures by which the political subdivisions, State agencies, the District Court, and the U.S. District Court shall notify it of any restrictions and any rescission of restrictions placed on the registration of vehicles under this section.
(g)(1) In addition to any other fee or penalty provided by law, an owner of a vehicle who is denied registration of the vehicle under the provisions of this section shall pay a fee established by the Administration before renewal of the registration of the vehicle.
(i) May be distributed in part to a political subdivision acting as an agent of the Administration in the registration of a vehicle under § 13-404 of this article if, based upon information provided to the Administration by the political subdivision under this section, the vehicle's prior registration was suspended or the vehicle's registration renewal was denied; and
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1978, c. 705; Acts 1986, c. 384; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1; Acts 1991, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2; Acts 1992, c. 190; Acts 1994, c. 24, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 1996, c. 421, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, c. 315, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 14, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 721, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; Acts 2006, c. 13, § 1, eff. Feb. 18, 2006; Acts 2006, c. 15, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 2006; Acts 2006, c. 16, § 1, eff. Feb. 24, 2006; Acts 2009, c. 500, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2014, c. 493, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 16-109.1.
MD Code, Transportation, § 26-305, MD TRANS § 26-305
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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