Maryland Statutes
Transportation
Title 16 - Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses

Section 16-110.3 - Vision Requirements -- Daylight Driving Only and Outside Mirrors Each Side Restricted Licenses - (a) The Administration may only issue a restricted Class C...

Section 16-111 - Provisional License - (a) This section applies to an applicant who: (1) Holds...

Section 16-111.1 - Issuance of License - (a) An applicant is entitled to receive the driver’s license...

Section 16-111.2 - Fees - (a) (1) When an applicant applies for an initial driver’s...

Section 16-112 - License to Be Carried and Exhibited on Demand; Giving of False Name Prohibited - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 16-112.1 - Written Recall Notice Upon Confiscation -- Form - // EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2024 PER CHAPTER 610 OF...

Section 16-113 - Restricted Licenses - (a) (1) In addition to the vision and other restrictions...

Section 16-114 - Duplicate License - (a) In this section, “mutilated” includes any imperfection of or...

Section 16-114.1 - Corrected License - (a) To obtain a corrected photo commercial driver’s license, an...

Section 16-115 - Expiration and Renewal of License - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, a...

Section 16-116 - Notice of Change of Address or Name - (a) If any individual who has applied for or obtained...

Section 16-117 - Records to Be Kept by Administration - (a) The Administration shall keep a record of: (1) Each...

Section 16-117.1 - Expungement of Certain Driving Records - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 16-118 - Medical Advisory Board - (a) (1) The Administrator may appoint a Medical Advisory Board...

Section 16-118.1 - Voluntary Developmental Disability Self-Disclosure Cards -- Design and Issuance - (a) (1) The Administration shall develop a form for a...

Section 16-119 - Reports of Certain Disorders by Physicians and Specialists - (a) The Maryland Department of Health, together with the Medical...

Section 16-120 - Administration to Obtain Names of Persons Receiving Public Assistance for Blindness - (a) At regular intervals, the Administration shall request of the...

Section 16-121 - Procedure for Non-Match - (a) This section applies only to a non–match, described under...

Section 16-122 - Issuance or Renewal of Identification Card, Moped Operator's Permit, or License to Drive Not Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Official Purposes - (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the...

Section 16-123 - Security Plan for Identification Cards, Moped Operators' Permits and Licenses - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 16-124 - Fees - (a) The Administration shall require each fee for issuance or...

Subtitle 2 - Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation

Section 16-201 - Authority of Administration to Cancel License; Surrender of Canceled License - (a) The Administration may cancel a driver’s license issued under...

Section 16-202 - Suspending or Revoking Privileges of Nonresidents; Reporting Convictions and Suspensions to State of Residence - (a) The privilege given to a nonresident to drive a...

Section 16-203 - Suspension and Restriction for Child Support Arrearages - (a) In this section, “Child Support Administration” means the Child...

Section 16-204 - In General - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 16-205 - Suspension or Revocation on Conviction of Certain Alcohol- or Drug-Related Offenses - (a) (1) The Administration may revoke the license of any...

Section 16-205.1 - Suspension or Disqualification for Refusal to Submit to Chemical Tests for Intoxication - (a) (1) (i) In this section the following words have...

Section 16-205.2 - Preliminary Breath Test - (a) A police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe...

Section 16-206 - Authority of Administration to Suspend, Revoke, or Refuse License - (a) (1) The Administration may suspend, revoke, or refuse to...

Section 16-206.1 - Penalties for Violation of 7-104(h) - (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this...

Section 16-207 - Administration May Require Reexamination - (a) (1) The Administration may require a licensee to submit...

Section 16-208 - Period of Suspension; Reinstatement of Revoked License - (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this...

Section 16-208.1 - Disqualification From Operating Commercial Motor Vehicles - (a) In addition to any suspensions or revocations of an...

Section 16-209 - Fees for Reinstatement of Revoked Driving Privilege - (a) On filing an application for a new license or...

Section 16-210 - Surrender and Return of License Upon Cancellation, Suspension, or Revocation; Calculation of Time Periods Regarding Suspended, Revoked, or Restricted Licenses - (a) On canceling, suspending, or revoking a driver’s license, the...

Section 16-211 - No Driving Under Refused, Suspended, or Revoked Foreign License in This State - (a) An individual whose license or privilege to drive has...

Section 16-212 - Driver Improvement and Alcohol Education Programs and Point System Conferences - (a) The Administration may conduct: (1) A driver improvement program,...

Section 16-212.1 - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education - (a) The Administration, in cooperation with the Behavioral Health Administration,...

Section 16-213 - Violations - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 3 - Violation of License Provisions

Section 16-301 - Unlawful Application for or Use of License or Permit - (a) A person may not knowingly or fraudulently obtain or...

Section 16-302 - Duplication or Reproduction of Identification Card or Driver's License - (a) A person may not duplicate or reproduce the following:...

Section 16-303 - Driving While Privilege Is Canceled, Suspended, Refused, or Revoked - (a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle on...

Section 16-303.1 - Impoundment or Immobilization of Vehicle - (a) In this section, “police department” has the meaning stated...

Section 16-304 - Causing or Permitting Unauthorized Minor to Drive - (a) A person may not cause his child or ward...

Section 16-305 - Permitting Vehicle to Be Driven by Unauthorized Person or in Violation of Title - (a) A person may not knowingly permit a motor vehicle...

Subtitle 4 - Refusal, Suspension, and Revocation Under Point System

Section 16-401 - Maintenance of Point System - In addition to any other provisions of the Maryland Vehicle...

Section 16-402 - Assessment of Points - (a) After the conviction of an individual for a violation...

Section 16-402.1 - Assessment of Points Upon Notice of Conviction of Certain Offenses by a Party State to the Driver License Compact - (a) When the Administration receives a notice of conviction from...

Section 16-403 - Offenses by Military Personnel - On the arrest of any individual in military service for...

Section 16-404 - Effect of Accumulated Points - (a) The Administration shall take the following actions for points...

Section 16-404.1 - Ignition Interlock System Program - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 16-405 - Adverse Effects on Employment of Licensee - Except as provided in §§ 16–205(e) and 16–205.1 of this...

Section 16-406 - Certain Violations Not to Be Recorded Against Employee of Vehicle's Owner - If the driver of a motor vehicle is an employee...

Section 16-407 - Duration of Points - A point assessed under this subtitle shall be retained for...

Subtitle 5 - Driver Education Program

Section 16-501 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 16-502 - Program Established; Purpose - (a) There is a driver education program, established as part...

Section 16-503 - Eligibility - (a) Subject to the regulations adopted under § 16-505(b) of...

Section 16-504 - Qualifications and Certification of Instructors - To qualify as a certified driver education instructor, an individual...

Section 16-505 - Regulations; Jurisdiction of Administration and Department of Education - (a) The Administration shall, in consultation with the State Department...

Section 16-506 - Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of Certification - (a) The Administration may suspend, revoke, or refuse to grant...

Section 16-507 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Driver Education...

Subtitle 6 - Motorcycle Safety Program

Section 16-601 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 16-601.1 - Legislative Intent - It is the intent of the General Assembly that the...

Section 16-602 - Created; Purpose; Funding - (a) There is a Motorcycle Safety Program as a part...

Section 16-603 - Motorcycle Safety Courses - (a) The Department and the Administration shall administer the Motorcycle...

Section 16-604 - Regulations - (a) The Administration shall adopt and enforce regulations consistent with...

Section 16-605 - Award of Contracts; Funding - (a) (1) The Administration may award contracts out of the...

Section 16-606 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Motorcycle Safety Program...

Subtitle 7 - Driver License Compact

Section 16-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 16-702 - Compact Enacted and Entered Into With Other Jurisdictions - The Driver License Compact is enacted into law and entered...

Section 16-703 - Text of Compact - Article I Findings and Declaration of Policy (a) The party...

Section 16-704 - Compact Administrator - (a) The Motor Vehicle Administrator is the Compact Administrator in...

Section 16-705 - Administration to Furnish Information or Documents to Other States - The Administration shall furnish to the appropriate authorities of other...

Section 16-706 - Compensation of Compact Administrator; Reimbursement of Expenses - The Compact Administrator described in Article VII of the Compact...

Section 16-707 - Effect to Be Given Convictions Under Certain Articles of Compact - (a) For the purposes of Article IV(a) and (c) of...

Section 16-708 - Judicial Review - (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this...

Subtitle 8 - Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act

Section 16-801 - Short Title - This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Commercial Driver’s...

Section 16-802 - Purpose; Construction - (a) The purpose of this subtitle is to implement the...

Section 16-803 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 16-804 - Number of Licenses - An individual who drives a commercial motor vehicle may not...

Section 16-805 - Required Disclosures - (a) (1) Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding...

Section 16-806 - Duties of Employers - (a) Each employer shall require the information specified in §...

Section 16-807 - License Requirement; Tests; Eligibility for Licenses; Instructional Permits - (a) (1) Except when driving under a commercial driver’s instructional...

Section 16-807.1 - Program for Veterans and Service Members - (a) The Administration shall establish a program to assist veterans...

Section 16-807.2 - Training on Recognition, Prevention, and Effective Reporting of Human Trafficking - (a) A commercial driver’s license training school shall include as...

Section 16-808 - Persons Ineligible to Drive Commercial Motor Vehicles - (a) A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle...

Section 16-809 - Persons Eligible to Drive Commercial Motor Vehicles - A person may drive a commercial motor vehicle if: (1)...

Section 16-810 - Application for License - (a) Each application for a commercial driver’s license or commercial...

Section 16-811 - Issuance of License Generally - (a) An applicant is entitled to receive the commercial driver’s...

Section 16-812 - Disqualification; Cancellation; Records and Notices of Suspension, Revocation, Etc - (a) The Administration shall disqualify any individual from driving a...

Section 16-813 - Alcohol Concentration - (a) (1) An individual may not drive, operate, or be...

Section 16-813.1 - Obtaining License by Misrepresentation Unlawful - (a) A person may not knowingly or fraudulently obtain a...

Section 16-814 - Nonresidents - Within 10 days of the conviction, the Administration shall notify...

Section 16-815 - Classes of Licenses; Driving Vehicles Not Authorized by License; Additional Endorsements - (a) (1) A Class A commercial driver’s license authorizes the...

Section 16-816 - School Vehicles - (a) An individual may not drive a school vehicle on...

Section 16-817 - Eligibility for Licenses or Activities - (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of...

Section 16-818 - Fees - (a) An applicant for a commercial driver's license shall pay...

Section 16-819 - Driving Records - (a) The Administration shall retain a record of: (1) Each...

Section 16-820 - Regulations - The Administration may adopt and enforce regulations not inconsistent with...

Subtitle 9 - Driver's Licenses -- Immunities and Privileges -- Requirements

Section 16-901 - Applicability - This subtitle applies only to an individual who displays a...

Section 16-902 - Duties of Police Officer - If a driver who is subject to this subtitle is...

Section 16-903 - Duties of Administration - The Administration shall: (1) File each vehicle accident report, citation...

Section 16-904 - Copies of Records - The Administration shall send a copy of each document and...

Section 16-905 - Criminal or Motor Vehicle Violations - The provisions of this subtitle do not prohibit or limit...

Subtitle 10 - Electronic Credentials

Section 16-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 16-1002 - Electronic Credentials - (a) The Administration may issue an electronic credential to an...

Section 16-1003 - Verification System - (a) The Administration may operate a verification system for electronic...

Section 16-1004 - Fee - The Administration may charge a fee for: (1) The issuance...

Section 16-1005 - Regulations - The Administration may adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.

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Maryland Statutes Transportation Title 16 - Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses

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Title 16 - Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses