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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 15-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 15-102 - Applications for Licenses - (a) Each application for a license under this title shall...
Section 15-103 - Surety Bonds - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...
Section 15-104 - Issuance of Licenses - The Administration shall issue a license under this title to...
Section 15-105 - Location Requirements; Books and Records - (a) (1) A person who is licensed under this title...
Section 15-106 - Licensees to Report Changed Information - (a) If, during any license year, there is any change...
Section 15-107 - Duplicate Licenses - If a license issued under this title is lost, stolen,...
Section 15-108 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses - (a) Each license issued under this title expires on a...
Section 15-109 - Grounds for Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License - In addition to any other grounds specified in this title...
Section 15-110 - Hearings on Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License - (a) If the Administration refuses an application for a license...
Section 15-110.1 - Conciliatory Conferences on Suspension, Revocation, and Refusal to Renew License - (a) If the Administration determines that there are reasonable grounds...
Section 15-111 - Return of Licenses on Suspension or Revocation - (a) If the Administration suspends the license of any person...
Section 15-112 - Sale of Motorized Minibikes; Warning Required - (a) Any dealer or agent or employee of a dealer,...
Section 15-113 - Record Keeping -- Auctioneer - (a) Each person who conducts auctions as a business in...
Section 15-113.1 - Record Keeping -- Automotive Repairs and Vehicle Storage - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 15-115 - Citation for Certain Record Keeping Violations - (a) (1) A person issued a citation under § 15-113...
Section 15-116 - Penalty - Any penalty under this subtitle is in addition to any...
Subtitle 2 - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches
Section 15-201 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 15-202 - License Required - (a) A manufacturer may not transfer any new motor vehicle,...
Section 15-203 - Application for License - (a) In addition to the information required under Subtitle 1...
Section 15-204 - License Fees - (a) Each licensee shall pay an annual fee to the...
Section 15-205 - Manufacturer's or Distributor's Bond - (a) After the Administration notifies a manufacturer or distributor of...
Section 15-206 - Scope of License - A license issued under this subtitle authorizes the licensee to...
Section 15-206.1 - Good Faith - (a) In this section, “good faith” means honesty in fact...
Section 15-207 - Coercion of Dealer Prohibited - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 15-207.1 - Access to Consumer Data From Dealer - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 15-208 - Refusal to Deliver Vehicles Prohibited - (a) A manufacturer may not refuse to deliver new motor...
Section 15-209 - Wrongful Termination of Dealer's Franchise Prohibited - (a) A manufacturer may not terminate, cancel, or fail to...
Section 15-210 - Deceptive Advertising Prohibited - (a) A manufacturer, whether directly or through an agent, employee,...
Section 15-211 - Prevention of Transfer of Ownership Interests in Dealership Prohibited - (a) A manufacturer, whether directly or through an agent, employee,...
Section 15-211.1 - Operation of Dealership of a Deceased or Incapacitated Dealer - (a) (1) A designated family member of a deceased or...
Section 15-212 - Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License; Other Administrative Sanctions - (a) In this section, “motor home” means a motor vehicle...
Section 15-212.1 - Compensation of Dealer for Incentive or Reimbursement Programs - (a) Upon the filing of a claim, a manufacturer, factory...
Section 15-212.2 - Termination of Dealership; Payments and Reimbursements - (a) If a manufacturer, distributor, or factory branch terminates, suspends,...
Section 15-213 - Right of Injured Persons to Sue for Damages - Notwithstanding any administrative or criminal sanctions imposed by this subtitle,...
Section 15-214 - Dispute Resolution - In addition to any other right to request a hearing...
Subtitle 3 - Dealers
Section 15-301 - "License" Defined - In this subtitle, “license” means a dealer’s license issued by...
Section 15-302 - License Required; Refused, Revoked, or Suspended Licenses - (a) A person may not conduct the business of a...
Section 15-303 - License for Partnership or Corporation - (a) A license may not be issued to a partnership...
Section 15-304 - Location and Service Requirements; Vehicle Shows - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 15-305 - Special Requirements for License to Deal in New Vehicles - (a) A license to deal in new vehicles may not...
Section 15-305.1 - Wholesale Dealers - (a) A wholesale dealer who is licensed by the Administration...
Section 15-306 - Application of License - In addition to the information required under Subtitle 1 of...
Section 15-307 - License Fee; Salesman's License Included - (a) Each licensed dealer shall pay to the Administration an...
Section 15-308 - Dealer's Bond - (a) (1) After the Administration notifies an applicant of the...
Section 15-309 - Scope of License - A license issued under this subtitle authorizes the licensed dealer...
Section 15-310 - Contents of License - Each license shall state: (1) The type of vehicles in...
Section 15-311 - Contents of Vehicle Sales Contracts - (a) A contract for the sale of a vehicle by...
Section 15-311.1 - Dealer Processing Charge - (a) (1) In this section, “dealer processing charge” includes an...
Section 15-311.2 - Mechanical Repair Contracts - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 15-311.3 - Dealer Financing or Leasing Agreements - (a) (1) For a buyer purchasing a vehicle through dealer–arranged...
Section 15-312 - Prohibited Acts -- Vehicle Sales Transactions - (a) A dealer or an agent or employee of a...
Section 15-313 - Prohibited Acts -- Advertising Practices - (a) A dealer or an agent or employee of a...
Section 15-314 - Prohibited Acts -- Violation of Licensing Laws - (a) A dealer or an agent or employee of a...
Section 15-315 - Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License; Fine - (a) In addition to the other grounds specified in Subtitle...
Subtitle 4 - Vehicle Salesmen
Section 15-401 - "License" Defined - In this subtitle, “license” means a vehicle salesman’s license issued...
Section 15-402 - License Required; Refused, Revoked, or Suspended Licenses - (a) A person may not act as a vehicle salesman...
Section 15-403 - License Issued Only to Individuals - A license may not be issued under this subtitle to...
Section 15-404 - Employment by Licensed Dealer Required - (a) A person may not be licensed under this subtitle...
Section 15-405 - Application for License - In addition to the information required under Subtitle 1 of...
Section 15-406 - License Fee - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, each licensee...
Section 15-408 - Scope of License - A license issued under this subtitle authorizes the licensee to...
Section 15-409 - Salesman Must Act on Behalf of Specified Licensed Dealer - (a) Each license shall state the name of the licensed...
Section 15-410 - Contents of Vehicle Sales Contracts - A contract for the sale of a vehicle by a...
Section 15-411 - Prohibited Acts - (a) A vehicle salesman may not fail to account for...
Section 15-412 - Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License - In addition to the other grounds specified in Subtitle 1...
Subtitle 5 - Automotive Dismantlers and Recyclers and Scrap Processors
Section 15-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 15-502 - License Required - (a) A person may not conduct the business of an...
Section 15-503 - Location and Equipment Requirements - (a) A person may not be licensed under this subtitle...
Section 15-504 - Application Submitted to Maryland Department of Health - The Administration shall submit a copy of each application for...
Section 15-505 - License Fee - (a) Each licensee shall pay an annual fee to the...
Section 15-506 - Scope of License - A license issued under this subtitle authorizes the licensee to...
Section 15-507 - Transfer of Vehicle to Dismantler and Recycler or Scrap Processor - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...
Section 15-509 - Acquisition of Vehicles by Dismantler and Recycler -- Vehicles Without Evidence of Ownership - (a) (1) If an automotive dismantler and recycler or scrap...
Section 15-511 - Required Records of Acquisition - (a) Each automotive dismantler and recycler and each scrap processor...
Section 15-513 - Limit on Number of Vehicles Stored by Dismantler and Recycler - (a) An automotive dismantler and recycler may not store vehicles...
Section 15-514 - Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License - (a) In addition to the other grounds specified in Subtitle...
Section 15-515 - Penalty for Violation of Subtitle - Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a person convicted...
Subtitle 6 - Title Service Agents
Section 15-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 15-602 - License Required - A person may not conduct the business of a title...
Section 15-603 - License Fee - (a) Each licensee shall pay an annual fee to the...
Section 15-604 - Title Service Agent's Bond - (a) This section does not apply to: (1) A licensed...
Section 15-605 - Scope of License - A license issued under this subtitle authorizes the licensee to...
Section 15-606 - Prohibited Acts - (a) A title service agent or an agent or employee...
Section 15-607 - Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License - (a) In addition to the other grounds specified in Subtitle...
Section 15-608 - Collection and Remission of Vehicle Excise Tax - (a) A title service agent that, on behalf of the...
Subtitle 7 - Drivers' Schools
Section 15-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 15-702 - License Required - A person may not conduct a drivers’ school unless the...
Section 15-703 - Application Fee - Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a...
Section 15-704 - License Fee - (a) Each licensee shall pay an annual license fee to...
Section 15-705 - Drivers' School Bond - (a) After the Administration notifies an applicant of the approval...
Section 15-706 - Proof of Security - Each applicant for a license shall furnish and maintain with...
Section 15-707 - Scope of License; Required Display - (a) A license issued under this subtitle authorizes the licensee...
Section 15-708 - Condition of Vehicles - Each licensee shall maintain all vehicles used for instruction in...
Section 15-709 - Use of Licensed Instructors - A drivers’ school may not: (1) Provide or offer to...
Section 15-710 - Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License - (a) In addition to the other grounds specified in Subtitle...
Subtitle 8 - Driving Instructors
Section 15-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 15-802 - License Required - A person may not act as a driving instructor unless...
Section 15-803 - Qualifications for License - (a) A person may not be licensed under this subtitle...
Section 15-804 - Application for License; Criminal History Records Check - (a) In addition to the information required under § 15–102...
Section 15-805 - License Fee - (a) Each licensee shall pay an annual fee to the...
Section 15-806 - Scope of License - The license authorizes the licensee to be a driving instructor...
Section 15-807 - Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License - (a) In addition to the other grounds specified in Subtitle...