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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0219* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 219 | |
| 11 | 8 | R4, R7 5lr0673 | |
| 12 | - | HB 332/24 – ENT (PRE–FILED) CF 5lr3161 | |
| 13 | - | By: Delegate Addison Delegates Addison, Allen, Boyce, Foley, Healey, Holmes, | |
| 14 | - | Lehman, R. Lewis, J. Long, T. Morgan, Ruth, Stein, Stewart, Terrasa, and | |
| 15 | - | Ziegler | |
| 9 | + | HB 332/24 – ENT (PRE–FILED) | |
| 10 | + | By: Delegate Addison | |
| 16 | 11 | Requested: August 12, 2024 | |
| 17 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025 | |
| 18 | 13 | Assigned to: Environment and Transportation | |
| 19 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 20 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 21 | - | Read second time: February 25, 2025 | |
| 22 | 14 | ||
| 23 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 24 | 16 | ||
| 25 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 26 | 18 | ||
| 27 | - | Baltimore City | |
| 19 | + | Baltimore City – Out–of–State Vehicles – Improper Registration 2 | |
| 28 | 20 | ||
| 29 | 21 | FOR the purpose of authorizing Baltimore City to tow, remove, or impound a vehicle owned 3 | |
| 30 | 22 | by a new resident of the State who fails to register the vehicle with the Motor Vehicle 4 | |
| 31 | 23 | Administration and display valid registration plates issued by the Administration 5 | |
| 32 | - | within a certain time period establishing a certain process for bringing vehicles 6 | |
| 33 | - | owned by State residents that are improperly registered in another state into 7 | |
| 34 | - | compliance with the Maryland Vehicle Law; and generally relating to towing, 8 | |
| 35 | - | removal, and impounding of improperly registered out–of–state vehicles in 9 | |
| 36 | - | Baltimore City. 10 | |
| 24 | + | within a certain time period; and generally relating to towing, removal, and 6 | |
| 25 | + | impounding of improperly registered out–of–state vehicles in Baltimore City. 7 | |
| 37 | 26 | ||
| 38 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, | |
| 39 | - | Article – Transportation | |
| 40 | - | Section 13–402(a) and (c)(7) and 26–301(b) | |
| 41 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 42 | - | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 27 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8 | |
| 28 | + | Article – Transportation 9 | |
| 29 | + | Section 13–402(a) and (c)(7) and 26–301(b) 10 | |
| 30 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 31 | + | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12 | |
| 43 | 32 | ||
| 44 | - | BY adding to 16 | |
| 45 | - | Article – Transportation 17 | |
| 46 | - | Section 26–301(b–1) 18 | |
| 47 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 19 | |
| 48 | - | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20 2 HOUSE BILL 219 | |
| 33 | + | BY adding to 13 | |
| 34 | + | Article – Transportation 14 | |
| 35 | + | Section 26–301(b–1) 15 | |
| 36 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 16 | |
| 37 | + | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17 | |
| 38 | + | ||
| 39 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18 | |
| 40 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | Article – Transportation 20 | |
| 43 | + | ||
| 44 | + | 13–402. 21 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or elsewhere in the 22 | |
| 47 | + | Maryland Vehicle Law, each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer driven on 23 | |
| 48 | + | a highway shall be registered under this subtitle. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 219 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | 51 | ||
| 52 | - | | |
| 53 | - | ||
| 52 | + | (2) If a motor vehicle required to be registered under this subtitle is not 1 | |
| 53 | + | registered, a person may not park the unregistered motor vehicle on any: 2 | |
| 54 | 54 | ||
| 55 | - | ||
| 55 | + | (i) Public alley, street, or highway; or 3 | |
| 56 | 56 | ||
| 57 | - | 13–402. 4 | |
| 57 | + | (ii) Private property used by the public in general, including parking 4 | |
| 58 | + | lots of shopping centers, condominiums, apartments, or town house developments. 5 | |
| 58 | 59 | ||
| 59 | - | ( | |
| 60 | - | ||
| 61 | - | ||
| 60 | + | (3) The provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection do not apply to a 6 | |
| 61 | + | motor vehicle that is exempt from registration under this section or § 13–402.1 of this 7 | |
| 62 | + | subtitle. 8 | |
| 62 | 63 | ||
| 63 | - | (2) If a motor vehicle required to be registered under this subtitle is not 8 | |
| 64 | - | registered, a person may not park the unregistered motor vehicle on any: 9 | |
| 64 | + | (c) Registration under this subtitle is not required for: 9 | |
| 65 | 65 | ||
| 66 | - | (i) Public alley, street, or highway; or 10 | |
| 66 | + | (7) A vehicle owned by a new resident of this State during the first 60 days 10 | |
| 67 | + | of residency provided the vehicle displays valid registration issued by the jurisdiction of the 11 | |
| 68 | + | resident’s former domicile; 12 | |
| 67 | 69 | ||
| 68 | - | (ii) Private property used by the public in general, including parking 11 | |
| 69 | - | lots of shopping centers, condominiums, apartments, or town house developments. 12 | |
| 70 | + | 26–301. 13 | |
| 70 | 71 | ||
| 71 | - | (3) The provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection do not apply to a 13 | |
| 72 | - | motor vehicle that is exempt from registration under this section or § 13–402.1 of this 14 | |
| 73 | - | subtitle. 15 | |
| 72 | + | (b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, any State agency authorized by law 14 | |
| 73 | + | and any political subdivision of this State may adopt ordinances or regulations that: 15 | |
| 74 | 74 | ||
| 75 | - | ( | |
| 75 | + | (1) Regulate the parking of vehicles; 16 | |
| 76 | 76 | ||
| 77 | - | (7) A vehicle owned by a new resident of this State during the first 60 days 17 | |
| 78 | - | of residency provided the vehicle displays valid registration issued by the jurisdiction of the 18 | |
| 79 | - | resident’s former domicile; 19 | |
| 77 | + | (2) Provide for the impounding of vehicles parked in violation of the 17 | |
| 78 | + | ordinances or regulations; 18 | |
| 80 | 79 | ||
| 81 | - | 26–301. 20 | |
| 80 | + | (3) Regulate the towing of vehicles from publicly owned and privately 19 | |
| 81 | + | owned parking lots; and 20 | |
| 82 | 82 | ||
| 83 | - | ( | |
| 84 | - | ||
| 83 | + | (4) Provide for the issuance of a citation by an officer for a violation of an 21 | |
| 84 | + | ordinance or regulation that is adopted under this section. 22 | |
| 85 | 85 | ||
| 86 | - | (1) | |
| 86 | + | (B–1) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY IN BALTIMORE CITY. 23 | |
| 87 | 87 | ||
| 88 | - | (2) Provide for the impounding of vehicles parked in violation of the 24 | |
| 89 | - | ordinances or regulations; 25 | |
| 88 | + | (2) BALTIMORE CITY MAY TOW, REMOVE, OR IMPOUND A VEHICLE 24 | |
| 89 | + | OWNED BY A NEW RESID ENT OF THE STATE WHO FAILS TO RE GISTER THE VEHICLE 25 | |
| 90 | + | WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND DISPLAY VALID REGISTRATION P LATES ISSUED BY 26 | |
| 91 | + | THE ADMINISTRATION WITHIN 60 DAYS AS REQUIRED UND ER § 13–402 OF THIS 27 | |
| 92 | + | ARTICLE. 28 | |
| 90 | 93 | ||
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| 92 | - | ||
| 94 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 29 | |
| 95 | + | October 1, 2025. 30 | |
| 93 | 96 | ||
| 94 | - | (4) Provide for the issuance of a citation by an officer for a violation of an 28 | |
| 95 | - | ordinance or regulation that is adopted under this section. 29 | |
| 96 | - | ||
| 97 | - | (B–1) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY IN BALTIMORE CITY. 30 HOUSE BILL 219 3 | |
| 98 | - | ||
| 99 | - | ||
| 100 | - | ||
| 101 | - | (2) BALTIMORE CITY MAY TOW, REMOVE, OR IMPOUND A VEHICLE 1 | |
| 102 | - | OWNED BY A NEW RESID ENT OF THE STATE WHO FAILS TO RE GISTER THE VEHICLE 2 | |
| 103 | - | WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND DISPLAY VALID REGIST RATION PLATES ISSUED BY 3 | |
| 104 | - | THE ADMINISTRATION WITHIN 60 DAYS AS REQUIRED UND ER § 13–402 OF THIS 4 | |
| 105 | - | ARTICLE. 5 | |
| 106 | - | ||
| 107 | - | (B–1) (1) IN ADDITION TO ANY OT HER PENALTY PROVIDED FOR IN THE 6 | |
| 108 | - | MARYLAND VEHICLE LAW, IF THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PR OBABLE CAUSE TO 7 | |
| 109 | - | BELIEVE THAT A VEHICLE OWNER IS A RESIDENT OF THE STATE AND HAS FAILED TO 8 | |
| 110 | - | PROPERLY REGISTER TH E VEHICLE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND DI SPLAY 9 | |
| 111 | - | VALID REGISTRATION P LATES ISSUED BY THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE VEHICLE, 10 | |
| 112 | - | THE VEHICLE OWNER IS SUBJECT TO A WARNING REQUIRING THE VEHICLE OWN ER, 11 | |
| 113 | - | WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE OF THE WARNING , TO: 12 | |
| 114 | - | ||
| 115 | - | (I) PROPERLY REGISTER THE VEHICLE WITH THE 13 | |
| 116 | - | ADMINISTRATION AND DI SPLAY VALID REGISTRA TION PLATES ISSUED B Y THE 14 | |
| 117 | - | ADMINISTRATION ; OR 15 | |
| 118 | - | ||
| 119 | - | (II) PROVIDE PROOF ACCEPTA BLE TO THE ADMINISTRATION 16 | |
| 120 | - | THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE R EGISTERED IN THE STATE. 17 | |
| 121 | - | ||
| 122 | - | (2) (I) IF THE VEHICLE OWNER PROVIDES PROOF ACCEP TABLE TO 18 | |
| 123 | - | THE ADMINISTRATION THAT T HE VEHICLE IS NOT RE QUIRED TO BE REGISTE RED IN 19 | |
| 124 | - | THE STATE, IF APPLICABLE AS DET ERMINED BY TH E ADMINISTRATION , THE 20 | |
| 125 | - | VEHICLE OWNER SHALL OBTAIN AND DISPLAY O N THE VEHICLE A NONR ESIDENT 21 | |
| 126 | - | PERMIT ISSUED BY THE ADMINISTRATION . 22 | |
| 127 | - | ||
| 128 | - | (II) IF, WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER ISSUANCE OF A WARNING UNDER 23 | |
| 129 | - | THIS SUBSECTION , THE VEHICLE OWNER FA ILS TO PROPERLY REGI STER THE 24 | |
| 130 | - | VEHICLE AND DISPLAY V ALID REGISTRATION PL ATES ON THE VEHICLE OR PROVIDE 25 | |
| 131 | - | PROOF ACCEPTABLE TO THE ADMINISTRATION THAT R EGISTRATION IN THE STATE 26 | |
| 132 | - | IS NOT REQUIRED , THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ASSESS A CIVIL FINE AGAINST THE 27 | |
| 133 | - | VEHICLE OF $7 PER DAY FOR UP TO 60 DAYS OR UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PROPERLY 28 | |
| 134 | - | REGISTERED AND DISPL AYING VALID REGISTRA TION PLATES OR THE 29 | |
| 135 | - | ADMINISTRATION DETERM INES THAT THE VEHICL E IS NOT SUBJECT TO 30 | |
| 136 | - | REGISTRATION IN THE STATE. 31 | |
| 137 | - | ||
| 138 | - | (3) (I) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL NOTIFY THE APPROPRIA TE 32 | |
| 139 | - | LOCAL JURISDICTION IF A VEHICLE OWNER F AILS, WITHIN 120 DAYS AFTER 33 | |
| 140 | - | ISSUANCE OF A WARNIN G UNDER THIS SUBSECT ION, TO PROPERLY REGISTER THE 34 | |
| 141 | - | VEHICLE AND DISPLAY VALID REGISTRATION P LATES ON THE VEHICLE OR SATISFY 35 | |
| 142 | - | THE ADMINISTRATION THAT T HE VEHICLE IS NOT SU BJECT TO REGISTRATIO N IN 36 | |
| 143 | - | THE STATE. 37 4 HOUSE BILL 219 | |
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| 145 | - | ||
| 146 | - | ||
| 147 | - | (II) THE APPROPRIATE COUNT Y STATE’S ATTORNEY MAY 1 | |
| 148 | - | BRING A CIVIL ACTION IN REM AGAINST A VEH ICLE FOR WHICH THE V EHICLE OWNER 2 | |
| 149 | - | FAILS UNDER THIS SUB SECTION TO PROPERLY REGISTER AND DISPLAY VALID 3 | |
| 150 | - | REGISTRATION PLATES OR TO SATISFY THE ADMINISTRATION THAT THE VEHI CLE IS 4 | |
| 151 | - | NOT SUBJECT TO REGIS TRATION IN THE STATE. 5 | |
| 152 | - | ||
| 153 | - | (III) IN A CIVIL ACTION IN REM BROUGHT UNDER TH IS 6 | |
| 154 | - | SUBSECTION, THE APPROPRIATE COUN TY STATE’S ATTORNEY MAY SEEK 7 | |
| 155 | - | IMMOBILIZATION OF TH E VEHICLE BY TOWING OR REMOVAL AND IMPOU NDMENT, 8 | |
| 156 | - | OR BOOTING. 9 | |
| 157 | - | ||
| 158 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 10 | |
| 159 | - | October 1, 2025. 11 | |
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| 163 | - | ||
| 164 | - | Approved: | |
| 165 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 166 | - | Governor. | |
| 167 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 168 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 169 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 170 | - | President of the Senate. |