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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 […]

Section 23-202 – Emissions Control Program for Metropolitan Baltimore Intrastate Air Quality Control Region and Maryland Portion of National Capital Interstate Air Quality Control Region

    (a)    (1)    Subject to subsection (d) of this section, the Administration and the Secretary shall establish an emissions control program in the State in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act.         (2)    The program shall remain in effect only as long as required by federal law.     (b)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the emissions control program shall […]

Section 23-203 – Establishment of Facilities for Annual or Biennial Tests

    (a)    (1)    By rules and regulations, the Administration and the Secretary shall provide for the establishment of facilities to conduct any tests or inspections required to be performed under this subtitle.         (2)    If the Administration and the Secretary determine that the system can be installed and operated more effectively and economically by an independent contractor than if installed […]

Section 23-204 – Inspections to Be Conducted by Facilities

    The facilities established or approved under § 23-203 of this subtitle shall conduct the exhaust emissions tests and emissions equipment and misfueling inspections of motor vehicles to determine whether each vehicle complies with emissions standards established under this subtitle for that vehicle.

Section 23-205 – Inspection Fees

    (a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration and the Secretary shall set the fee to be charged for each vehicle to be inspected and tested by a facility.         (2)    The fee established under this subsection:             (i)    During the period from January 1, 1995 through May 31, 1997, may not exceed $12; and             (ii)    During the period […]

Section 23-206 – Duty to Have Vehicle Inspected and Tested; Vehicles to Meet Standards and Requirements

    (a)    An owner of a motor vehicle that is registered in this State shall have the vehicle inspected and tested as required under this subtitle.     (b)    A motor vehicle registered in this State, unless exempted or given a waiver under this subtitle, shall meet the standards and requirements of this subtitle.     (c)    Notwithstanding any rule or regulation to […]

Section 23-206.1 – Exemption of Ambulances

    Notwithstanding any rule or regulation to the contrary and unless otherwise prohibited by federal law, any fire or rescue apparatus or ambulance owned or leased by a political subdivision of the State, or by a volunteer fire company, rescue squad, or volunteer ambulance company, that is registered as an emergency vehicle as defined in § […]

Section 23-206.2 – Exemption From Inspection for Certain Vehicles

    (a)    (1)    A motor vehicle for which special registration plates have been issued under § 13–616 of this article is exempt from the mandatory inspections required by this subtitle if:             (i)    All of the owners of the motor vehicle meet the disability requirements of § 13–616(b)(1) of this article;             (ii)    The motor vehicle is driven 5,000 miles or less […]

Section 23-206.4 – Zero-Emission Vehicles

    (a)    In this section, “zero–emission vehicle” means any vehicle that:         (1)    Is determined by the Secretary to be of a type that does not produce any tailpipe or evaporative emissions; and         (2)    Has not been altered from the manufacturer’s original specifications.     (b)    A zero–emission vehicle is exempt from the mandatory tests and inspections required by this subtitle.     (c)    The Administration […]