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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="13-815" title_number="13" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Titling Fees and Taxes">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Autocycle” has the meaning stated in § 11–103.4 of this article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Excise tax” means the tax imposed under § 13–809 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Zero–emission plug–in electric drive vehicle” means a motor vehicle that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Is made by a manufacturer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Has a maximum speed capability of at least 55 miles per hour; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Is propelled by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Has a capacity of not less than 4 kilowatt–hours; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Is capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This section applies only to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A zero–emission plug–in electric drive vehicle that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Has not been modified from original manufacturer specifications;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Is acquired for use or lease by the taxpayer and not for resale;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Has a base purchase price not exceeding $50,000;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Has a battery capacity of at least 5.0 kilowatt–hours; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Is purchased new and titled for the first time on or after July 1, 2023, but before July 1, 2027; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A fuel cell electric vehicle that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Has not been modified from original manufacturer specifications;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Is acquired for use or lease by the taxpayer and not for resale;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Has a base purchase price not exceeding $50,000; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Is purchased new and titled for the first time on or after July 1, 2023, but before July 1, 2027.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Subject to available funding, an excise tax credit is allowed for a zero–emission plug–in electric drive vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Subject to subsection (e) of this section, the credit allowed under this section shall equal:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>$3,000 for each zero–emission plug–in electric drive vehicle or fuel cell electric vehicle purchased; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>$1,000 for each two–wheeled zero–emission electric motorcycle purchased; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>$2,000 for each three–wheeled zero–emission electric motorcycle or autocycle purchased.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The credit allowed under this section is limited to the acquisition of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>One vehicle per individual; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>10 vehicles per business entity.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A credit may not be claimed under this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>For a vehicle unless the vehicle is registered in the State; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Unless the manufacturer has already conformed to any applicable State or federal laws or regulations governing clean–fuel vehicle or electric vehicle purchases applicable during the calendar year in which the vehicle is titled.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Motor Vehicle Administration shall administer the credit under this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
