2013 Maryland Code
TRANSPORTATION
§ 23-206 - Duty to have vehicle inspected and tested; vehicles to meet standards and requirements

§23-206.

(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 the contrary, the owner of any gasoline powered motor vehicle registered under § 13-916 of this article, with a maximum gross weight up to and including 26,000 pounds, shall have the vehicle inspected and tested as required under this subtitle.

§ 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 § 11-118 of this article, is exempt from mandatory inspections under this subtitle.

§ 23-206 - 2. Exemption from inspection for certain vehicles

(a) Special registration plates. --

(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 annually; and

(iii) The exemption is not otherwise prohibited by federal law.

(2) In order to qualify for an exemption under paragraph (1) of this subsection, all owners of the motor vehicle shall certify the following:

(i) That the owner of the motor vehicle meets the disability requirements of § 13-616(b)(1) of this article;

(ii) That the motor vehicle has been issued a special disabled person's registration number and special registration plates under § 13-616 of this article;

(iii) That the motor vehicle is driven 5,000 miles or less annually; and

(iv) The motor vehicle's odometer reading at the time of the certification.

(3) The certification required in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be made on a form provided by the Administration.

(b) Elderly drivers. --

(1) A motor vehicle owned by an individual who is at least 70 years of age at the time of a scheduled mandatory inspection under this subtitle is exempt from the mandatory inspections required by this subtitle if:

(i) All of the owners of the motor vehicle are at least 70 years of age at the time of the scheduled mandatory inspection under this subtitle;

(ii) The motor vehicle is being driven 5,000 miles or less annually; and

(iii) The exemption is not otherwise prohibited by federal law.

(2) In order to qualify for an exemption under paragraph (1) of this subsection, all owners of the motor vehicle shall certify the following:

(i) That all of the owners of the motor vehicle are at least 70 years of age at the time of a scheduled mandatory inspection under this subtitle;

(ii) That the motor vehicle is being driven 5,000 miles or less annually; and

(iii) The motor vehicle's odometer reading at the time of the certification.

(3) The certification required in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be made on a form provided by the Administration.

(c) Adoption of regulations. -- The Administrator may adopt regulations as necessary to administer or enforce the provisions of this section.

§ 23-206 - 3. Exemption from inspection for certain vehicles -- Qualified hybrid vehicle

Abrogated.

§ 23-206 - 4. Zero-emission vehicles.

(a) "Zero-emission vehicle" defined. -- 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) Exemption from tests and inspections. -- A zero-emission vehicle is exempt from the mandatory tests and inspections required by this subtitle.

(c) Regulations. -- The Administration and the Secretary shall adopt regulations necessary to:

(1) Provide for the determination of which vehicles are zero-emission vehicles; and

(2) Implement the provisions of this section.