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Home » US Law » 2022 Maryland Statutes » Transportation » Title 18 - Vehicle Laws -- For-Rent Vehicles

Section 18-102 – Certification of Security Prerequisite to Registration

    (a)    (1)    The Administration may not register any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to be rented until the owner of the vehicle certifies to the satisfaction of the Administration that the owner has security for the vehicle in the same form and providing for the same minimum benefits as the security required by Title 17 of this […]

Section 18-103 – Renting Vehicles to Another — in General

    (a)    A person may not rent a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to any other person unless the individual who will operate the rented vehicle:         (1)    Holds a driver’s license issued under Title 16 of this article, which license authorizes him to drive or tow, as the case may be, vehicles of the class rented;         (2)    Is a […]

Section 18-104 – Renting Vehicles to Another — Vehicle With Incorrect Odometer

    (a)    A person may not, with intent to defraud, rent to any other person any motor vehicle for which any charge is based on the distance traveled, if the person knows that the vehicle’s odometer does not record correctly its actual accumulated mileage.     (b)    A person may not otherwise rent to any other person any motor vehicle […]

Section 18-106 – Security

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Authorized driver” means a person, other than the renter, who uses or operates a rental vehicle with the permission of the motor vehicle rental company.         (3)    “Motor vehicle rental company” has the meaning stated in § 17–104.3 of this article.         (4)    “Rental agreement” has the meaning stated […]

Section 18-107 – Daily Rental Rates

    (a)    A person who rents a motor vehicle to a consumer shall:         (1)    Compute the daily rental rate based on a 24–hour period, starting at the time the rental begins;         (2)    Make a notation on the rental agreement of the time the rental begins; and         (3)    Inform the consumer that:             (i)    The daily rental fee is based on a 24–hour […]

Section 18-108 – Rental Vehicle Companies; Separately Stated Charges

    (a)    (1)    In this section, “rental vehicle company” means a person that rents a motor vehicle to a consumer.         (2)    “Rental vehicle company” does not include a peer–to–peer car sharing program, as defined under § 19–520 of the Insurance Article, and that is subject to Title 18.5 of this article.     (b)    A rental vehicle company may charge a consumer […]

Section 18-109 – Age-Based Service Determinations on Rental and Replacement Vehicles

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Rental vehicle company” has the meaning stated in § 18–108 of this title.         (3)    “Replacement vehicle” has the meaning stated in § 18–102 of this title.     (b)    If a vehicle owned by an individual who is at least 18 years old is not in use because of […]