(a) After the Administration notifies a manufacturer or distributor of new motor vehicles of the approval of an application for a license and before the Administration issues a license, the manufacturer or distributor shall file with the Administration a surety bond in the form and with the surety that the Administration approves.
(b) (1) The amount of the surety bond shall be based on the number of new motor vehicles transferred by the manufacturer or distributor to dealers in this State during the preceding license year, according to the following schedule:
(i) 1 to 50 vehicles – $25,000 surety bond;
(ii) 51 to 500 vehicles – $50,000 surety bond;
(iii) 501 to 10,000 vehicles – $100,000 surety bond; and
(iv) Over 10,000 vehicles – $300,000 surety bond.
(2) Each bond shall remain continuously in the amounts specified in this subsection.
(3) A manufacturer or distributor need file only one bond, regardless of the number of makes of motor vehicles manufactured or distributed.
(4) A manufacturer of truck component parts shall file a bond in the amount of $25,000.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 15 - Vehicle Laws -- Licensing of Businesses and Occupations
Subtitle 2 - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches
Section 15-202 - License Required
Section 15-203 - Application for License
Section 15-205 - Manufacturer's or Distributor's Bond
Section 15-206 - Scope of License
Section 15-207 - Coercion of Dealer Prohibited
Section 15-207.1 - Access to Consumer Data From Dealer
Section 15-208 - Refusal to Deliver Vehicles Prohibited
Section 15-209 - Wrongful Termination of Dealer's Franchise Prohibited
Section 15-210 - Deceptive Advertising Prohibited
Section 15-211 - Prevention of Transfer of Ownership Interests in Dealership Prohibited
Section 15-211.1 - Operation of Dealership of a Deceased or Incapacitated Dealer
Section 15-212 - Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License; Other Administrative Sanctions
Section 15-212.1 - Compensation of Dealer for Incentive or Reimbursement Programs
Section 15-212.2 - Termination of Dealership; Payments and Reimbursements
Section 15-213 - Right of Injured Persons to Sue for Damages