A pair of bills have been filed in the General Assembly (SB 111/HB 212) to impose fines of $7/day for up to 60 days for Maryland resident-owned vehicles that are improperly registered in another state. State law requires that vehicles owned by Maryland residents be registered in Maryland within 60 days.
Many Maryland residents, however, register their horse trailers in Maine to avoid Maryland tag fees.
One of the two bills is in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and it had a hearing on Tuesday, January 20. For more information, contact the bill sponsor, Sen. Cory McCray, at cory.mccray@senate.maryland.gov, or the committee staff at Senate JPR at AA_JPR@mga.maryland.gov, for more information.
The second bill is in the House: Environment & Transportation Committee and is scheduled for a hearing on February 12. For more information you can contact the House sponsor, Del. Jackie Addison, jackie.addison@house.maryland.gov, or the committee staff at AA_ENT@mga.maryland.gov, for more information.
We will report on the progress of the bills as information becomes available.
