Motor Vehicles - Out-of-State Drivers - Automated Enforcement (Out-of-State Driver Accountability Act)

HB 915 requires Maryland counties and municipalities with automated traffic enforcement programs to submit quarterly reports to the Vision Zero coordinator detailing citations issued to vehicles registered in other states (including registration number, payment status, and overdue status). It authorizes Maryland’s Attorney General or local prosecutors to sue drivers or vehicle owners (specifically District of Columbia residents or vehicles registered in the District) for unpaid and overdue traffic fines. The bill responds to the District of Columbia’s STEER Act, which allows DC to pursue similar actions against Maryland drivers. This aims to improve enforcement of traffic laws against out-of-state drivers and support Maryland’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities by 2030.