(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Division” means the Automotive Safety Enforcement Division of the Department of State Police. (c) “Equipment” includes all mechanisms that form part of or relate to vehicle equipment. (d) “Facility” means a licensed dealer or a vehicle garage, repair shop, or gasoline service station. (e) “Inspection certificate” means a […]
(a) There is an Automotive Safety Enforcement Division in the Department of State Police. (b) The Division shall have those employees that the Secretary of State Police assigns and as provided in the State budget. (c) (1) The Division shall enforce this subtitle in each of the counties of this State and Baltimore City. (2) Civilian employees of the Division […]
(a) (1) On receipt of an application and a nonrefundable fee established by the Administration from a facility for an inspection station license, the Division shall: (i) Inspect the facility as to its ability to inspect and correct equipment; and (ii) If the facility is qualified, issue to it a license as an inspection station. (2) On receipt of a […]
(a) An applicant for an inspection mechanic license shall submit to the Division: (1) An application in the manner and format designated by the Division; and (2) A nonrefundable application fee of $15 to take the examination. (b) (1) The Division shall: (i) Administer an examination to each inspection mechanic applicant; and (ii) If the Division determines the applicant is qualified, license […]
The Administration and the Division jointly shall adopt, consistent with federal law, regulations establishing equipment, performance, and other technical standards for: (1) Motor vehicles; (2) Autocycles; and (3) Low speed vehicles.
(a) (1) If a police officer observes that a vehicle registered in this State is being operated with any equipment that apparently does not meet the standards established under this subtitle or the standards established under § 24-106.1(e) of this article, the officer shall stop the driver of the vehicle and issue to him a safety equipment […]
(a) This section does not apply to: (1) Any transfer of a used vehicle to any licensed dealer or to any foreign dealer; (2) Any transfer between: (i) Spouses; (ii) A parent and child; or (iii) Co–owners of the vehicle to be transferred when a co–owner’s name is being removed from the title; (3) Any transfer of a used vehicle that is […]
(a) (1) Before the Administration titles and registers any used vehicle, except a Class L (historic) vehicle, it shall require a valid inspection certificate for the vehicle. (2) For the purposes of this subsection, an inspection certificate shall remain valid from the date the inspection certificate is issued for a period of: (i) 90 days; or (ii) In the case […]
The Division shall prepare inspection certificate forms and provide them without charge to inspection stations. The forms shall be serially numbered and shall require the information that the Administration and the Division determine.
For vehicle titling and registration purposes, the Division: (1) Shall establish the manner and format for the submission of an inspection certificate for the transfer of a used motor vehicle; and (2) May require electronic submission of the inspection certificate.
(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 […]
