# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 12. Vehicle Laws -- Motor Vehicle Administration

### Subtitle 1. Administration in General

#### Section 12-116

If any person gives a check to the Administration to pay for any charge or for any other purpose and the check is not honored by the bank on which it is drawn, the Administration may impose a service charge to be retained by the Administration for the purpose of recovering check handling costs and shall not be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account for distribution under Sec. 8-403 or Sec. 8-404 of this article. This service charge shall be equal to the greater of:

(1) Not more than 10 percent of the amount of the check; or

(2) $25.

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Md. Code Ann., Transp. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)