§ 17-107. Security required to drive or allow vehicle to be driven in state
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2017
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 17-107
§ 17-107. Security required to drive or allow vehicle to be driven in state
(a) A person who knows or has reason to know that a motor vehicle is not covered by the required security may not:
(b)(1) In any prosecution under subsection (a) of this section for a vehicle that is registered in the State, the introduction of the official records of the Motor Vehicle Administration showing the absence of a record that the vehicle is covered by the security required under § 17-104 of this subtitle shall be prima facie evidence that a person knows or has reason to know that a motor vehicle is not covered by the required security.
(c) An owner or lessee of any motor vehicle registered under Title 13 of this article may not raise the defense of sovereign or governmental immunity as described under § 5-524 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.
(d) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1981, c. 250; Acts 1988, c. 787; Acts 1990, c. 546, § 3; Acts 1997, c. 14, § 20, eff. April 8, 1997; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 345, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 7-103.
MD Code, Transportation, § 17-107, MD TRANS § 17-107
Current with legislation effective through July 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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