Section 15-501 - Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 15-501. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Automotive dismantler and recycler.-  

(1) "Automotive dismantler and recycler" means a person in the business of: 

(i) Dismantling, destroying, or scrapping any vehicle for the purpose of reselling any of its usable parts; or 

(ii) Otherwise acquiring vehicles for the benefit of their parts or the materials in them. 

(2) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, any reference to a wrecker in any statute, rule, or regulation shall apply to an automotive dismantler and recycler. 

(c)  License.- "License" means an automotive dismantler's or recycler's or scrap processor's license issued by the Administration under this subtitle. 

(d)  Scrap processor.- "Scrap processor" means a person in a business: 

(1) That has facilities for processing iron, steel, and nonferrous scrap metal; and 

(2) The principal product of which is scrap iron, scrap steel, and nonferrous scrap for sale only for resmelting purposes. 

(e)  Vehicle.- "Vehicle" means any vehicle, or the body or chassis of any vehicle, that is to be dismantled, destroyed, or scrapped. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 661/2, §§ 5-201.1, 5-201.2; 1977, ch. 14, § 2; 1980, ch. 732, §§ 1, 2.]