§ 26A-101. Definitions.

(a)

For purposes of this Subtitle, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section, except where the context otherwise requires:

(1)

Director means the Director of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement or the Director's duly authorized representative.

(2)

Motor vehicle means any vehicle, including trucks and motorbikes, fully or partially powered by an internal combustion engine or an electric motor, and used as a means of transportation on public highways.

(3)

Motor vehicle mechanic means an employee of a motor vehicle repair facility who, for salary or wages, diagnoses, corrects, adjusts, or installs any integral component part or parts of an engine, drive train, chassis, electrical system, brake system, or body of a motor vehicle; provided, however, that this definition shall not apply to or include persons who perform only minor maintenance services, including replacing and installing batteries, headlights, other lights, windshield wiper blades, fan belts, oil and air filters; changing and repairing tires; changing and replacing antifreeze; lubricating vehicles; and other such similar minor maintenance services.

(4)

Motor vehicle repair facility means any garage, gasoline service station, or other business entity operated for financial profit which regularly engages in the diagnosis or corrects malfunctions of motor vehicles, or rebuilds, alters, adjusts, or reconditions any part of a motor vehicle; provided, however, that this definition shall not apply to facilities engaged solely in motor vehicle body repair or include business entities which perform only minor maintenance services, including replacing and installing batteries, headlights, other lights, windshield wiper blades, fan belts, oil and air filters; changing and repairing tires; changing and replacing antifreeze; and lubricating vehicles and other such similar minor maintenance services. This Subtitle shall not be construed to restrict the rendering of occasional emergency repair service to a disabled vehicle by an unlicensed facility.

(5)

Person means any individual, firm, association, partnership, joint stock association, trust, or corporation.

(CB-176-1973; CB-49-1984; CB-29-1995; CB-22-2001; CB-27-2014)