Md. Code, Transportation § 18-105
This is the official text of Md. Code, Transportation § 18-105, part of Maryland’s Code, Transportation — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§18–105.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may not rent a motor vehicle to any other person if he knows that the other person is under the influence of alcohol, impaired by alcohol, impaired by a drug, a combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, or impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
(b) A person may not rent a motor vehicle to any other person if the person knows that an individual who will drive the rented vehicle is under the influence of alcohol, impaired by alcohol, impaired by a drug, a combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, or impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
(b) A person may not rent a motor vehicle to any other person if the person knows that an individual who will drive the rented vehicle is under the influence of alcohol, impaired by alcohol, impaired by a drug, a combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, or impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.
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