# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 16. Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses

### Subtitle 8. Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act

#### Section 16-818

(a) An applicant for a commercial driver's license shall pay the Administration the following fees established by the Administration:

  (1) Upon application for a new commercial driver's license or a commercial driver's license of a class other than that which the applicant holds:

    (i) The base license fee if a commercial driver's instructional permit is required or an amount established by the Administration if an instructional permit is not required;

    (ii) A commercial driver's license fee; and

    (iii) The applicable fees listed in subsection (b) of this section;

  (2) For the renewal of any class of commercial driver's license:

    (i) A renewal fee;

    (ii) A commercial driver's license fee; and

    (iii) The applicable fees listed in subsection (b) of this section;

  (3) For the conversion of a Maryland Class A, B, C, or D driver's license to a commercial driver's license:

    (i) A renewal fee;

    (ii) A commercial driver's license fee; and

    (iii) The applicable fees listed in subsection (b) of this section; and

  (4) For issuance of a duplicate or corrected commercial driver's license, a duplicate or corrected driver's license fee.

(b) In addition to the fees required by subsection (a) of this section, the applicant shall pay the Administration a fee established by the Administration for a required skills test or for a skills retest.

(c) Fees collected under this section:

  (1) Shall be deposited in the Transportation Trust Fund; and

  (2) Are not subject to the provisions of Title 8, Subtitle 4 of this article on the disposition of highway user revenues.

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