§ 18-108. Fees to recover costs incurred by rental vehicle company
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2019
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Transportation, § 18-108
§ 18-108. Fees to recover costs incurred by rental vehicle company
(a)(1) In this section, “rental vehicle company” means a person that rents a motor vehicle to a consumer.
(b) A rental vehicle company may charge a consumer a separately stated fee to recover the following costs incurred by the rental vehicle company:
(c)(1) A rental vehicle company may determine the amount of a separately stated fee it will charge to recover costs described under subsection (b)(1) of this section, provided that the rental vehicle company does not intend to recover an amount in excess of the costs it actually incurs.
(d) If a rental vehicle company advertises the rental rate for a vehicle available for rent in the State, the fees authorized under this section shall be clearly disclosed in the advertisement.
(e)(1) The separately stated fee authorized for recovery of costs described under subsection (b)(1) of this section shall be described in the rental agreement as:
“The estimated average per day per vehicle portion of the rental company's total annual titling and registration costs”.
Credits
Added by Acts 2006, c. 545, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2006. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 852, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 258, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
MD Code, Transportation, § 18-108, MD TRANS § 18-108
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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