Section 13-954 - Surcharge for motor vehicle registration.
§ 13-954. Surcharge for motor vehicle registration.
(a) "Motor vehicle" defined.- In this section, "motor vehicle" means a:
(1) Class A (passenger) vehicle;
(2) Class B (for hire) vehicle;
(3) Class C (funeral and ambulance) vehicle;
(4) Class D (motorcycle) vehicle;
(5) Class E (truck) vehicle;
(6) Class F (tractor) vehicle;
(7) Class H (school) vehicle;
(8) Class J (vanpool) vehicle;
(9) Class M (multipurpose) vehicle;
(10) Class P (passenger bus) vehicle;
(11) Class Q (limousine) vehicle;
(12) Class R (low speed) vehicle; or
(13) Vehicle within any other class designated by the Administrator.
(b) Imposition.-
(1) In addition to the registration fee otherwise required by this title, the owner of any motor vehicle registered under this title shall pay a surcharge of $13.50 per year for each motor vehicle registered.
(2) $2.50 of the surcharge collected under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be paid into the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund established under § 19-130 of the Health - General Article.
[1992, ch. 269, § 28; 1992, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 3, § 1; 1997, ch. 597; 2001, ch. 33; 2003, ch. 385; 2005, ch. 366.]