Maryland   

Governing Agency: 

Motor Vehicle Administration, Department of Transportation

Agency Website: 

www.mde.state.md.us/CitizensInfoCenter/pollution_prevention/VEIP/index.asp

Primary Contact:

David Sitko
Division Manager Vehicle Inspection Services
Dept of Transportation
Motor Vehicle Administration
6601 Ritchie Highway, NE
Glen Burnie, MD 21062
PH: 410-786-7286
Fax: 410-424-3191
dsitko@mdot.state.md.us

Secondary Contact:

Marcia Ways
Program Manager, Mobile Sources
Maryland Dept of Environment
1800 Washington Blvd., Ste. 705
Baltimore, MD 21230-1720
PH: 410-537-4131
Fax: 410-537-4435
mways@mde.state.md.us

CURRENT PROGRAM

 

Date Started: 

1984

EPA Designation: 

Enhanced

Program Type: 

Centralized test only

Program Areas: 

14 counties including Baltimore city (Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Fredrick, Hartford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Ann’s and Washington)

Enforcement Method: 

Registration Suspension

Model Years: 

1977+

Vehicle Types: 

LDGV, LDGT, HDGV

Exempt Vehicles: 

First 2 model years, diesel, motorcycles, 26,000+ GVW, seniors 70+ and less then 5,000 miles annually, handicapped less than 5,000 annually, qualified hybrid vehicles.

Test Type: 

OBD  test for 1996 and newer passenger cars and light duty trucks, and 2008 and newer heavy duty vehicles up to 14,000 pounds; Idle test, catalytic converter tampering check, and gas cap leak test for 1977-1995 passenger cars and light duty trucks, 1977-2007 heavy duty vehicles up to 14,000 pounds, and 1977 and newer heavy duty vehicle 14,000-26,000 pounds. 

Non-OBD Testable: 

No procedure in place

Cut Points: 

Idle cutpoints vary with model year

OBD: 

Pass/Fail as of July 2002

Max Not Ready Flags: 

2 for 1996-2000, 1 for 2001+, cat & evap ready for related DTCs

Visual Checks 

Catalyst

Evaporative System Test: 

Gas cap

Safety Test: 

NO

Test Frequency: 

Biennial

Annual Test Volume 

1.5 M

# of Centralized Facilities: 

18

# of Centralized Lanes: 

81

Test Fee: 

$14, late fee of $15 for every 28 days beyond test due date

Re-test Procedures: 

Same as initial test procedures

Contracted Services: 

Environmental Systems Products, through July 2014

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