Maryland Transportation Section 13-610

      (a)      (1)      In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

            (2)      "Fleet" means 10 or more vehicles.

            (3)      "Qualified owner" means a person, partnership, firm, or corporation, or an individual agent of a person, partnership, firm, or corporation, authorized by the Administration to transmit electronically proper titling and registration information and fees to the Administration.

            (4)      "Service provider" means a dealer or title service agent licensed under Title 15 of this article or a qualified owner of a fleet.

      (b)      Subject to the approval of the Administration, a service provider may:

            (1)      Issue permanent registration plates to the transferee or renew the registration of a vehicle if the service provider has electronically transmitted the proper titling and registration information to the Administration, or an agent designated by the Administration; and

            (2)      Charge the transferee or the registered owner of the vehicle a fee for the actual cost to the service provider of the electronic transmission service described in item (1) of this subsection.

      (c)      The Administration shall adopt regulations to:

            (1)      Govern the electronic transmission of titling and registration information authorized under this section; and

            (2)      Determine the appropriate level of the fee that may be charged by service providers for the electronic transmission service.