Section 23-401 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Diesel vehicle” means a motor vehicle that: (1) Is powered by a compression ignition engine; and (2) Has a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating over 10,000 pounds. (c) “Emissions inspector” means a person who is certified by the Department of State Police to […]
Section 23-402 – Established
(a) (1) The Secretary of the Environment, the Secretary of State Police, and the Secretary of Transportation shall jointly establish, by regulation, a Diesel Vehicle Emissions Control Program. (2) The Secretary of the Environment, the Secretary of State Police, and the Secretary of Transportation shall jointly adopt regulations to implement, administer, regulate, and enforce the provisions of this […]
Section 23-403 – Consent and Submission to Testing
(a) The operation of a diesel vehicle on any highway in this State constitutes the consent of the driver and owner of the diesel vehicle to be subject to an emissions test established under this subtitle. (b) The driver of a diesel vehicle shall obey any sign or direction of a police officer to stop the diesel […]
Section 23-404 – Failure to Pass Emissions Test
(a) If a diesel vehicle fails an emissions test established and administered under this subtitle, the driver of the diesel vehicle at the time of testing shall be issued: (1) If the diesel vehicle is registered under this article, a safety equipment repair order that directs the registered owner of the vehicle to repair the vehicle to […]
Section 23-302 – Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair
(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) through (4) of this subsection, an owner of a vehicle shall have the vehicle inspected, maintained, and repaired by a preventive maintenance technician at least every 25,000 miles or at least every 12 months, whichever occurs first. (2) An owner of a vehicle registered under § 13–919 of this article […]
Section 23-303 – Adoption of Rules and Regulations
(a) (1) In cooperation with the Department of State Police, the Administration shall adopt rules and regulations required for purposes of implementation, administration, regulation, and enforcement of the provisions of this subtitle. (2) The following shall be subject to the rules and regulations adopted under this section: (i) Every vehicle; (ii) Every person that owns, operates, maintains, or repairs a […]
Section 23-304 – Public Education and Awareness Programs
The Department of Transportation and the Department of State Police shall conduct public education and awareness programs to inform and assist owners of vehicles in the preventive maintenance program.
Section 23-305 – Suspension of Registration
The Administration may suspend the registration of any vehicle that does not meet the requirements established under this subtitle.
Section 23-109 – Prohibited Activities
(a) An inspection station or any of its employees may not issue an inspection certificate for a vehicle without having inspected its equipment. (b) An inspection station or any of its employees may not issue a repair order certification for any specified equipment without having inspected that equipment. (c) An inspection station or any of its employees may […]
Section 23-201 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Emissions control program” means the program requiring and implementing the exhaust emissions test and the emissions equipment and misfueling inspection. (c) “Emissions equipment” means any emissions control device that has been installed on a motor vehicle by a manufacturer of motor vehicles. (d) “Emissions equipment and misfueling […]