Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-405
This is the official text of Md. Code, Tax - General § 13-405, part of Maryland’s Code, Tax - General — governs state taxation.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§13–405.
Official statutory text
(a) If a person keeps records that do not contain the information required in § 9-209 of this article, the Comptroller may:
(1) compute the motor carrier tax by using a miles per gallon factor based on the best information in the possession of the Comptroller; and
(2) assess the tax due.
(b) If a person fails to keep records or to make records available to the Comptroller as required in § 9-209 of this article, the Comptroller shall:
(1) compute the motor carrier tax by using a miles per gallon factor based on the use, in the State, of 40 gallons of motor fuel for each commercial motor vehicle in the person’s fleet on each day during the period for which the records are not kept or made available; and
(2) assess the tax due.
(1) compute the motor carrier tax by using a miles per gallon factor based on the best information in the possession of the Comptroller; and
(2) assess the tax due.
(b) If a person fails to keep records or to make records available to the Comptroller as required in § 9-209 of this article, the Comptroller shall:
(1) compute the motor carrier tax by using a miles per gallon factor based on the use, in the State, of 40 gallons of motor fuel for each commercial motor vehicle in the person’s fleet on each day during the period for which the records are not kept or made available; and
(2) assess the tax due.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Maryland?
Find a Maryland lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.