Title 16. Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses — Subtitle 3. Violation of License Provisions
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 16-301 (2026)
Title 16. Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses
Subtitle 3. Violation of License Provisions
§ 16–301LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person may not knowingly or fraudulently obtain or attempt to obtain a license to drive or a moped operator’s permit by misrepresentation.
(b)
A person may not in any application for a license to drive or a moped operator’s permit:
(1)
Use a false or fictitious name;
(2)
Knowingly make a false statement;
(3)
Knowingly conceal a material fact;
(4)
Use a false, fictitious, or fraudulently altered document; or
(5)
Otherwise commit a fraud.
(c)
A person may not display or cause or permit to be displayed any canceled license.
(d)
A person may not display or cause or permit to be displayed any revoked license.
(e)
A person may not display or cause or permit to be displayed any suspended license.
(f)
A person may not display or cause or permit to be displayed any fictitious license.
(g)
A person may not display or cause or permit to be displayed any fraudulently altered license.
(h)
A person may not possess any canceled license.
(i)
A person may not possess any revoked license.
(j)
A person may not possess any suspended license.
(k)
A person may not possess any fictitious license.
(l)
A person may not possess any fraudulently altered license.
(m)
A person may not lend his license to any other person or knowingly permit the use of his license by another.
(n)
A person may not display or represent as his own any license not issued to him.
(o)
A person may not fail or refuse to surrender to the Administration on its lawful demand any license that has been suspended, revoked, or canceled.
(p)
A person may not permit any unlawful use of a license issued to him.
(q)
A person may not engage in any fraudulent or dishonest conduct in the examination or testing process for the issuance or renewal of a driver’s license or moped operator’s permit, including for the driver skills examination, the driver knowledge test, or any required vision or medical examinations.
(r)
(1)
Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
(2)
A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.
(3)
A person convicted of a violation of subsection (c), (d), (e), (h), (i), or (j) of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.
Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 16-302 (2026)
Title 16. Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses
Subtitle 3. Violation of License Provisions
§ 16–302LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person may not duplicate or reproduce the following:
(1)
Any identification card issued under this title by the Administration; or
(2)
A driver’s license issued under this title.
(b)
A person may not produce a facsimile of an identification card issued by the Administration or a driver’s license unless the facsimile is:
(1)
In black and white; or
(2)
Less than one-half or more than twice the size of the identification card issued by the Administration or driver’s license.
(c)
The Administration may apply to a circuit court of this State for an injunction, as provided by the Maryland Rules, to restrain a person from violating or continuing to violate any provision of this section.
Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 16-303 (2026)
Title 16. Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses
Subtitle 3. Violation of License Provisions
§ 16–303LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is refused in this State or any other state.
(b)
A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is canceled in this State.
(c)
A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is suspended in this State.
(d)
A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is revoked in this State.
(e)
A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license issued by any other state is canceled.
(f)
A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license issued by any other state is suspended.
(g)
A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license issued by any other state is revoked.
(h)
A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is suspended under § 16–203, § 16–206(a)(2) for failure to attend a driver improvement program, § 17–106, § 26–204, § 26–206, or § 27–103 of this article.
(i)
(1)
This subsection applies only to a person whose license or privilege to drive is suspended under the traffic laws or regulations of another state for:
(i)
Failure to comply with a notice to appear in a court of that state contained in a traffic citation issued to the person; or
(ii)
Failure to pay a fine for a violation of any traffic laws or regulations of that state.
(2)
A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is suspended under the traffic laws or regulations of any other state as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(j)
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any individual who violates a provision of this section shall be assessed the points as provided for in § 16–402(a)(35) of this title.
(2)
Any individual who violates a provision of subsection (h) or (i) of this section shall be assessed the points as provided for in § 16–402(a)(14) of this title.
(k)
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:
(i)
For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and
(ii)
For a second or subsequent offense committed within 3 years of the prior conviction, imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
(2)
(i)
A person charged with a violation of subsection (h) or (i) of this section:
(1)
Must appear in court; and
(2)
May not prepay the fine.
(ii)
A person convicted of a violation of subsection (h) or (i) of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.
Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 16-303.1 (2026)
Title 16. Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses
Subtitle 3. Violation of License Provisions
§ 16–303.1LinkCopy Citation
(a)
In this section, “police department” has the meaning stated in § 25–201 of this article.
(b)
(1)
For the purpose of impounding or immobilizing a vehicle under this section, the police department may use its own personnel, equipment, and facilities or, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection and except as provided in § 25–115 of this article, use other persons, equipment, and facilities for immobilizing vehicles or removing, preserving, and storing impounded vehicles.
(2)
A police department may not authorize the use of a tow truck under paragraph (1) of this subsection unless the tow truck is registered under § 13–920 of this article.
(c)
(1)
As a sentence, a part of a sentence, or a condition of probation, a court may order, for not more than 180 days, the impoundment or immobilization of a solely owned vehicle used in the commission of a violation of § 16–303(c) or (d) of this subtitle if, at the time of the violation:
(i)
The owner of the vehicle was driving the vehicle; and
(ii)
The owner’s license was suspended or revoked under § 16–205 of this title.
(2)
Among the factors that a court may consider before ordering an impoundment or immobilization of a vehicle is whether the vehicle is the primary means of transportation available for the use of the individual’s immediate family.
(3)
(i)
Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a court may not order impoundment or immobilization of a vehicle under this section if the registered owner of the vehicle made a bona fide sale, gift, or other transfer of the vehicle to another person before the date of the finding of a violation of § 16–303(c) or (d) of this subtitle.
(ii)
The registered owner of the vehicle has the burden of proving that a bona fide sale, gift, or other transfer of the vehicle has occurred.
(d)
(1)
The registered owner of a vehicle impounded or immobilized under this section is responsible for all actual costs incurred as a result of the immobilization of the vehicle or the towing, preserving, and storing of the impounded vehicle.
(2)
The court may require the registered owner of a vehicle impounded or immobilized under this section to post a bond or other adequate security equal to the actual costs of immobilizing the vehicle or towing, preserving, and storing the vehicle and providing the notices required under subsection (f) of this section.
(3)
Subject to this section, a police department that impounds a vehicle by taking the vehicle into custody or immobilizes a vehicle under this section promptly shall return possession or use of the vehicle to the registered owner of the vehicle on payment of all actual costs of immobilizing the vehicle or towing, preserving, and storing the impounded vehicle and providing the notices required under subsection (f) of this section.
(e)
If a court orders the impoundment or immobilization of a vehicle under this section, the court shall provide for the execution of the impoundment or immobilization by a police department.
(f)
(1)
If a court orders the impoundment or immobilization of a vehicle under this section, the police department that executes the immobilization or the impoundment by taking the vehicle into custody, shall, as soon as reasonably possible and within 7 days after the police department executes the court order, send a notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, to:
(i)
Each registered owner of the vehicle as shown in the records of the Administration; and
(ii)
Each secured party, as shown in the records of the Administration.
(2)
The notice shall:
(i)
State that the vehicle has been immobilized or impounded by being taken into custody;
(ii)
Describe the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle;
(iii)
Provide the location where the vehicle is immobilized or the location of the facility where the vehicle is impounded;
(iv)
Include the amount of the actual costs of immobilization or towing, preservation, and storage of an impounded vehicle;
(v)
Include the amount of the actual costs of the notices required under this subsection; and
(vi)
Provide that, if an impounded vehicle is not reclaimed within 10 days after the date specified in a court order under this section, the impounded vehicle will be considered an abandoned vehicle and subject to Title 25, Subtitle 2 of this article.
(3)
If an impounded vehicle is not reclaimed within 10 days after the date specified in a court order under this section, the vehicle shall be considered an abandoned vehicle subject to Title 25, Subtitle 2 of this article.
(g)
(1)
This section may not be construed to prohibit a lienholder from exercising its rights under applicable law, including the right to sell a vehicle that has been impounded or immobilized under this section, in the event of a default in the obligation giving rise to the lien.
(2)
(i)
A lienholder that exercises the right to sell a vehicle that has been impounded or immobilized under this section shall notify, in writing, the police department with custody of the vehicle of the lienholder’s intention to sell the vehicle.
(ii)
The notice shall be accompanied by a copy of each document giving rise to the lien and shall include an affidavit under oath by the lienholder that the underlying obligation is in default and the reasons for the default.
(iii)
On request of the lienholder and on payment of all costs required under this section, the vehicle shall be released to the lienholder.
(3)
Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, the rights and duties provided by law to the lienholder for the sale of collateral securing an obligation in default shall govern the repossession and sale of the vehicle.
(4)
(i)
The lienholder may not be required to take possession of the vehicle before a sale of the vehicle.
(ii)
The proceeds of any sale shall be applied first to the actual costs of immobilization or towing, preservation, and storage of an impounded vehicle and the actual costs of the notices required under subsection (f) of this section, then as provided by law for distribution of proceeds of a sale by the lienholder.
(5)
(i)
If the interest of the owner in the vehicle is redeemed, the lienholder shall, within 10 days after the redemption, mail a notice of the redemption to the police department that impounded or immobilized the vehicle.
(ii)
If the vehicle has been repossessed or otherwise lawfully taken by the lienholder and the time specified by a court order under this section has not expired, the lienholder shall return the vehicle within 21 days after the redemption to the police department that impounded or immobilized the vehicle.
(h)
This section does not affect the requirements of Title 25, Subtitle 2 of this article regarding abandoned vehicles.
Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 16-304 (2026)
Title 16. Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses
Subtitle 3. Violation of License Provisions
§ 16–304LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person may not cause his child or ward under the age of 15 to drive a motor vehicle on any highway:
(1)
If the minor is not authorized by this title to drive; or
(2)
Otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this title.
(b)
A person may not knowingly permit the person’s child or ward under the age of 15 to drive a motor vehicle on any highway:
(1)
If the minor is not authorized by this title to drive; or
(2)
Otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this title.
Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 16-305 (2026)
Title 16. Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses
Subtitle 3. Violation of License Provisions
§ 16–305LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person may not knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him to be driven on any highway by any person:
(1)
If the person is not authorized by this title to drive; or
(2)
Otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this title.
(b)
A person may not knowingly permit a motor vehicle under the person’s control to be driven on any highway by any person:
(1)
If the person is not authorized by this title to drive; or
(2)
Otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this title.