Consumer Protection - Right to Repair - Motor Vehicles and Farm Equipment

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HOUSE BILL 1429
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By: Delegates Hornberger, Bouchat, Feldmark, Kaufman, and Solomon
Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2026
Assigned to: Economic Matters

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Consumer Protection – Right to Repair – Motor Vehicles and Farm Equipment 2

FOR the purpose of requiring a manufacturer of certain motor vehicles to provide certain 3
information and tools related to the diagnosis, service, and repair of motor vehicles 4
to certain owners and independent repair facilities under certain circumstances; 5
requiring a manufacturer that sells motor vehicles with telematics systems to install 6
an open data platform in certain motor vehicles; requiring the Division of Consumer 7
Protection of the Office of the Attorney General to develop a certain document 8
relating to telematics systems and certain consumer rights; requiring a 9
manufacturer to give certain consumers a certain document during a certain time in 10
the purchase of certain motor vehicles; requiring an original equipment 11
manufacturer to make available certa in documentation, updates, or information to 12
an independent repair provider or owner of farm equipment to allow for the 13
diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of the farm equipment; prohibiting a farm 14
equipment manufacturer from knowingly misrepresenting or wit hholding farm 15
equipment part numbers from a customer for a certain purpose; and generally 16
relating to the right to repair motor vehicles and farm equipment. 17

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
Article – Commercial Law 19
Section 13–301(14)(xlvii) and (xlviii) 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2025 Replacement Volume) 22

BY adding to 23
Article – Commercial Law 24
Section 13 –301(14)(xlix) and (l) ; 14 –5101 through 14 –5109 to be under the new 25
subtitle “Subtitle 51. Motor Vehicle Repair”; and 14–5201 through 14–5205 to 26
be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 52. Farm Equipment Repair” 27
Annotated Code of Maryland 28
(2025 Replacement Volume) 29
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2

Article – Commercial Law 3

13–301. 4

Unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices include any: 5

(14) Violation of a provision of: 6

(xlvii) Title 14, Subtitle 50 of this article; [or] 7

(xlviii) Section 13–411.1(c)(2) of the Transportation Article; [or] 8

(XLIX) TITLE 14, SUBTITLE 51 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 9

(L) TITLE 14, SUBTITLE 52 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR 10

SUBTITLE 51. MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR. 11

14–5101. 12

(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 13
INDICATED. 14

(B) “DEALER” HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 11–111 OF THE 15
TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 16

(C) “FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ” MEANS AN ORAL OR WRI TTEN 17
ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH: 18

(1) A MANUFACTURER GRANTS A LICENSE TO A DEALE R TO USE A 19
TRADE NAME, SERVICE MARK, OR RELATED CHARACTERISTIC; AND 20

(2) THERE IS A COMMUNITY OF INTEREST IN THE MARKETING OF NEW 21
MOTOR VEHICLES OR RE LATED SERVICES AT WH OLESALE, RETAIL, LEASING, OR 22
OTHERWISE. 23

(D) “HEAVY–DUTY VEHICLE” MEANS A VEHICLE HAVING A GROSS VEHICLE 24
WEIGHT RATING OF MORE THAN 14,000 POUNDS. 25

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(E) “IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM” MEANS AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE DESIGNED 1
FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING THE TH EFT OF A MOTOR VEHIC LE BY 2
PREVENTING THE MOTOR VEHICLE IN WHICH IT IS INSTALLED FROM ST ARTING 3
WITHOUT THE CORRECT ACTIVATION OR AUTHORIZATION CODE. 4

(F) (1) “INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY” MEANS A PERSON THAT IS NOT 5
AFFILIATED WITH A MANUFACTURER OR A MANUFACTURER’S AUTHORIZED DEALER 6
THAT DIAGNOSES, SERVICES, MAINTAINS, OR REPAIRS MOTOR VEHICLES OR MOTOR 7
VEHICLE ENGINES. 8

(2) “INDEPENDENT REPAIR FA CILITY” INCLUDES A DEALE R WHEN 9
THE DEALER DIAGNOSES, SERVICES, MAINTAINS, OR REPAIRS MOTOR VEHICLES OR 10
MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE S THAT ARE NOT AFFIL IATED WITH THE DEALE R’S 11
FRANCHISE MANUFACTURER. 12

(G) “MANUFACTURER” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 11–132 OF THE 13
TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 14

(H) “MOTOR VEHICLE ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 11–135 OF THE 15
TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 16

(I) “OWNER” MEANS A PERSON THAT OWNS OR LEASES A MOTOR VEHICLE 17
REGISTERED IN THE STATE. 18

(J) (1) “TELEMATICS INFORMATION” MEANS INFORMATION GENERATED 19
AND COLLECTED BY THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND TRANSMITTED BY USING 20
WIRELESS COMMUNICATI ONS TO A REMOTE RECE IVING POINT WHERE TH E 21
INFORMATION IS STORED. 22

(2) “TELEMATICS INFORMATION” INCLUDES: 23

(I) REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS INFORMATION; 24

(II) AUTOMATIC AIRBAG DEPL OYMENT AND CRASH 25
NOTIFICATIONS; 26

(III) STOLEN VEHICLE LOCATIONS; 27

(IV) NAVIGATION INFORMATION; 28

(V) REMOTE DOOR UNLOCK; 29

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(VI) TRANSMISSION OF EMERG ENCY AND VEHICLE LOC ATION 1
INFORMATION TO PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINTS; AND 2

(VII) ANY OTHER SERVI CE INTEGRATING VEHIC LE LOCATION 3
TECHNOLOGY AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. 4

(K) “TELEMATICS SYSTEM ” MEANS A TELEMATICS S ERVICE OR OTHER 5
REMOTE OR INFORMATIO N SERVICE DELIVERED TO OR DERIVED FROM A MOTOR 6
VEHICLE BY WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. 7

14–5102. 8

FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBTITLE, WHEN DECIDING WHETHER AN OFFER TO 9
PURCHASE INFORMATION OR TOOLS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE IS GIVEN ON “FAIR AND 10
REASONABLE TERMS ”, CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO THE FOLLOWI NG 11
FACTORS: 12

(1) THE NET COST TO A MAN UFACTURER–FRANCHISED DEALERSHIP 13
FOR SIMILAR INFORMAT ION OBTAINED FROM MA NUFACTURERS, MINUS ANY 14
DISCOUNTS, REBATES, OR OTHER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS; 15

(2) THE COST TO A MANUFAC TURER FOR PREPARING AND 16
DISTRIBUTING THE INFORMATION; 17

(3) THE PRICE CHARGED BY OTHER MANUFACTURERS FOR SIMILAR 18
INFORMATION; 19

(4) THE ABILITY OF AFTERM ARKET TECHNICIANS TO AFFORD THE 20
INFORMATION; 21

(5) THE MEANS BY WHICH THE INFORMATION IS DISTRIBUTED; 22

(6) THE EXTENT TO WHICH T HE INFORMATION IS US ED, INCLUDING 23
THE NUMBER OF USERS AND THE FREQUENCY , DURATION, AND VOLUME OF USE ; 24
AND 25

(7) INFLATION. 26

14–5103. 27

(A) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQU IRE A 28
MANUFACTURER TO DIVULGE A TRADE SECRET, AS DEFINED IN § 11–1201 OF THIS 29
ARTICLE. 30
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(B) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQU IRE A 1
MANUFACTURER OR DEALER TO PR OVIDE AN OWNER OR IN DEPENDENT REPAIR 2
FACILITY ACCESS TO N ONDIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR INFORMATION PROVIDED TO A 3
MANUFACTURER OR DEAL ER IN ACCORDANCE WIT H THE TERMS OF A FRA NCHISE 4
AGREEMENT. 5

(C) A FRANCHISE AGREEMENT MAY NOT INCLUDE PROVISIONS THAT WAIVE, 6
AVOID, RESTRICT, OR LIMIT A MANUFACTURER’S COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SUBTITLE. 7

(D) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQU IRE A 8
MANUFACTURER OR A DE ALER TO DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF EXISTING 9
CUSTOMERS OR CUSTOMER LISTS. 10

(E) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ABROGATE A TELEMATICS 11
SERVICES CONTRACT OR OTHER CONTRACT THAT EXISTS BETWEEN A 12
MANUFACTURER OR SERVICE PROVIDER, AN OWNER, OR A DEALER. 13

14–5104. 14

(A) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (E) OF THIS SECTION, FOR MODEL 15
YEAR 2002 MOTOR VEHICLES AND EACH MO DEL YEAR THEREAFTER AND MODEL 16
YEAR 2013 HEAVY–DUTY VEHICLES AND EA CH MODEL YEAR THEREA FTER, A 17
MANUFACTURER SHALL M AKE AVAILABLE FOR PU RCHASE BY OWNERS AND 18
INDEPENDENT REPAIR F ACILITIES THE SAME D IAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR 19
INFORMATION THAT TH E MANUFACTURER MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE 20
MANUFACTURER’S DEALERS THROUGH TH E MANUFACTURER ’S INTERNET–BASED 21
DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAI R INFORMATION SYSTEM OR OTHER ELECTRONICA LLY 22
ACCESSIBLE MANUFACTURER’S REPAIR INFORMATION SYSTEM. 23

(B) ALL CONTENT IN A MANU FACTURER’S REPAIR INFORMATION SYSTEM 24
SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OWNERS AND TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITIES 25
IN THE SAME FORM AND MANNER AND TO THE SA ME EXTENT AS THE CONTENT IS 26
MADE AVAILABLE TO DEALERS USING THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR INFORMATION 27
SYSTEM. 28

(C) A MANUFACTURER SHALL ALLOW OWNERS AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR 29
FACILITIES TO PURCHA SE THE MANUFACTURER ’S DIAGNOSTIC AND REP AIR 30
INFORMATION: 31

(1) ON A DAILY, MONTHLY, OR YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION BASIS; AND 32

(2) ON FAIR AND REASONABLE TERMS. 33
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(D) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A 1
MANUFACTURER MAY NOT REQUIRE A DEALER TO PURCHASE DIAGNOSTIC , 2
SERVICE, OR REPAIR INFORMATIO N IN A PROPRIETARY F ORMAT IF THE 3
MANUFACTURER SELLS D IAGNOSTIC, SERVICE, OR REPAIR INFORMATIO N TO AN 4
INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY OR OTHER THIRD–PARTY PROVIDER: 5

(I) IN A FORMAT THAT IS S TANDARDIZED WITH OTH ER 6
MANUFACTURERS; AND 7

(II) ON TERMS AND CONDITIO NS MORE FAVORABLE TH AN THE 8
MANNER AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A DEALER OBTAINS THE 9
SAME DIAGNOSTIC, SERVICE, OR REPAIR INFORMATION. 10

(2) A MANUFACTURER MAY REQ UIRE A DEALER TO PUR CHASE 11
DIAGNOSTIC, SERVICE, OR REPAIR INFORMATIO N IN A PROPRIETARY F ORMAT IF 12
THE PROPRIETARY FORM AT INCLUDES DIAGNOST IC, SERVICE, REPAIR, OR 13
DEALERSHIP OPERATION S INFORMATION OR FUN CTIONALITY THAT IS N OT 14
AVAILABLE IN THE STANDARDIZED FORMAT. 15

(E) (1) A MANUFACTURER MAY EXC LUDE DIAGNOSTIC , SERVICE, AND 16
REPAIR INFORMATION N ECESSARY TO RESET AN IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM O R 17
SECURITY–RELATED ELECTRONIC M ODULES FROM INFORMAT ION PROVIDED TO 18
OWNERS AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITIES. 19

(2) IF A MANUFACTURER EXC LUDES INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE 20
WITH PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, AN OWNER OR INDEPEND ENT REPAIR 21
FACILITY MAY OBTAIN THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE 22
SERVICE TASK FORCE OR ANY OTHER RELIABLE AND ACCEPTED SYSTEM. 23

14–5105. 24

(A) (1) FOR MODEL YEAR 2002 MOTOR VEHICLES AND EACH MODEL YEAR 25
THEREAFTER AND FOR MODEL YEAR 2013 HEAVY–DUTY VEHICLES AND EA CH 26
MODEL YEAR THEREAFTE R, A MANUFACTURER SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE FOR 27
PURCHASE BY OWNERS AND INDEPENDE NT REPAIR FACILITIES ALL DIAGNOSTIC 28
REPAIR TOOLS INCORPO RATING THE SAME DIAG NOSTIC, REPAIR, AND WIRELESS 29
CAPABILITIES THAT TH E MANUFACTURER MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE 30
MANUFACTURER’S DEALERS. 31

(2) THE TOOLS UNDER PARAG RAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL 32
INCORPORATE THE SAME FUNCTIONAL REPAIR CA PABILITIES THAT THE 33
MANUFACTURER MAKES AVAILABLE TO DEALERS. 34
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(3) A MANUFACTURER SHALL O FFER THE TOOLS FOR S ALE TO 1
OWNERS AND TO INDEPE NDENT REPAIR FACILIT IES ON FAIR AND REAS ONABLE 2
TERMS. 3

(B) (1) IF A MANUFACTURER SEL LS DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS OR 4
INFORMATION NECESSARY TO DIAGNOSE , SERVICE, OR REPAIR A MOTOR VE HICLE 5
TO AN INDEPENDENT RE PAIR FACILITY ON TER MS THAT ARE MORE FAV ORABLE 6
THAN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT ARE OFFERED TO A DEALER FOR THE SAME 7
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS OR INF ORMATION, THE MANUFACTURER SHA LL OFFER THE 8
DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS OR INFORMATION TO THE D EALER IN THE SAME MA NNER AND 9
ON THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS PROVIDED TO THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR 10
FACILITY. 11

(2) (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 12
PARAGRAPH, A MANUFACTURER MAY N OT REQUIRE A DEALER TO PURCHASE A 13
PROPRIETARY TOOL AND INTERFACE IF: 14

1. THE MANUFACTURER SELL S DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS 15
NECESSARY TO DIAGNOS E, SERVICE, OR REPAIR A MOTOR VE HICLE TO 16
INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITIES; AND 17

2. THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOL C OMMUNICATES WITH THE 18
VEHICLE USING THE SA ME NONPROPRIETARY IN TERFACE USED BY OTHE R 19
MANUFACTURERS. 20

(II) A MANUFACTURER MAY REQUIRE A DEALER TO PUR CHASE 21
A PROPRIETARY TOOL A ND INTERFACE IF THE PROPRIETARY INTERFAC E HAS A 22
CAPABILITY THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE NONPROPRIETARY INTERFACE. 23

(C) (1) A MANUFACTURER SHALL P ROVIDE DIAGNOSTIC RE PAIR 24
INFORMATION TO AFTER MARKET SCAN TOOL COM PANIES AND THIRD –PARTY 25
SERVICE INFORMATION PROVIDERS WITH WHOM THE MANUFACTURER HAS A 26
LICENSING, CONTRACTUAL, OR CONFIDENTIALITY A GREEMENT FOR THE SOL E 27
PURPOSE OF BUILDING AFTERMARKET DIAGNOST IC TOOLS AND THIRD –PARTY 28
SERVICE INFORMATION PUBLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS. 29

(2) A MANUFACTURER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF 30
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT AND 31
FUNCTIONALITY OF AFTERMARKET DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS OR SERVICE INFORMATION 32
SYSTEMS. 33

14–5106. 34
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(A) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A HEAVY –DUTY VEHICLE BUILT T O 1
CUSTOM SPECIFICATIONS SOLD FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. 2

(B) BEGINNING IN MODEL YE AR 2018, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED I N § 3
14–5104(E) OF THIS SUBTITLE, A MANUFACTURER SHALL PROVIDE ACCESS TO: 4

(1) THE MANUFACTURER ’S ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR 5
INFORMATION SYSTEM U SING AN OFF –THE–SHELF PERSONAL COMPU TER WITH 6
SUFFICIENT MEMORY , PROCESSOR SPEED , CONNECTIVITY, AND OTHER 7
CAPABILITIES AS SPECIFIED BY THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER; AND 8

(2) ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 9

(I) A NONPROPRIETARY VEHIC LE INTERFACE DEVICE THAT 10
COMPLIES WITH: 11

1. THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS 12
STANDARD J2534; 13

2. THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS 14
STANDARD J1939; 15

3. THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR 16
STANDARDIZATION STANDARD 22900; OR 17

4. ANY SUCCESSOR TO THE STANDARDS LISTED IN 18
ITEMS 1 THROUGH 3 OF THIS ITEM AS ACCE PTED OR P UBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY 19
OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS OR THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR 20
STANDARDIZATION; 21

(II) AN ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR INFORMATI ON 22
SYSTEM INTEGRATED AN D ENTIRELY SELF –CONTAINED WITHIN THE VEHICLE, 23
INCLUDING SERVICE IN FORMATION SYS TEMS INTEGRATED INTO AN ONBOARD 24
DISPLAY; OR 25

(III) A SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES DIRECT ACCESS TO ONB OARD 26
DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAI R INFORMATION THROUG H A NONPROPRIETARY V EHICLE 27
INTERFACE, SUCH AS ETHERNET, UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS, OR DIGITAL VERSATILE 28
DISC. 29

(C) A MANUFACTURER SHALL PR OVIDE OWNERS AND IND EPENDENT 30
REPAIR FACILITIES WITH THE SAME ACCESS TO ONBOARD DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR 31
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INFORMATION THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE MANUFACTURER’S DEALERS, INCLUDING 1
TECHNICAL UPDATES TO THE ONBOARD SYSTEMS , THROUGH THE 2
NONPROPRIETARY VEHICLE INTERFA CES UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(2)(I) OF THIS 3
SECTION. 4

(D) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE A DEALER TO USE 5
A NONPROPRIETARY VEH ICLE INTERFACE SPECI FIED IN THIS SECTION OR TO 6
PREVENT A MANUFACTUR ER FROM DEVELOPING A PROPRIETARY VEHICLE 7
DIAGNOSTIC AND REPROGRAMMING DEVICE IF THE MANUFACTURER: 8

(1) COMPLIES WITH THIS SECTION; 9

(2) MAKES THE DEVICE AVAI LABLE TO OWNERS AND INDEPENDENT 10
REPAIR FACILITIES ON FAIR AND REASONABLE TERMS; AND 11

(3) OTHERWISE COMPLIES WITH § 14–5104 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 12

(E) A MANUFACTURER MAY NOT BE PROHIBITED FROM M AKING 13
PROPRIETARY TOOLS AVAILABLE TO DEALERS IF THE TOOLS ARE: 14

(1) FOR A SPECIFIC SPECIA LIZED DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIR 15
PROCEDURE DEVELOPED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF A CUSTOMER SERVIC E 16
CAMPAIGN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN 49 C.F.R. § 579.5; OR 17

(2) FOR THE PERFORMANCE O F A SPECIFIC TECHNIC AL SERVICE 18
BULLETIN OR RECALL: 19

(I) AFTER THE MOTOR VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED; AND 20

(II) WHERE THE ORIGINAL MO TOR VEHICLE DESIGN W AS NOT 21
ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR DIRECT INTERFACE THROUGH A NONPROPRIE TARY 22
INTERFACE SET OUT UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(2)(I) OF THIS SECTION. 23

(F) IF A PROPRIETARY TOOL IS AVAILABLE TO THE AFTERMARKET ON FAIR 24
AND REASONABLE TERMS , PROVISION OF A PROPR IETARY TOOL UNDER TH IS 25
SECTION IS NOT A VIO LATION OF THIS SUBTI TLE EVEN IF THE TOOL S PROVIDE 26
FUNCTIONS NOT AVAILA BLE THROUGH A NONPRO PRIETARY VEHICLE INT ERFACE 27
SET FORTH UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(2)(I) OF THIS SECTION. 28

(G) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON AUTHORIZES A MANU FACTURER TO 29
EXCLUSIVELY DEVELOP PROPRIETARY TOOLS , WITHOUT A NONPROPRIE TARY 30
EQUIVALENT, FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIR PROCEDURES THAT FALL OUTSIDE THE 31
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PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION OR TO O THERWISE OPERATE IN A MANNER 1
INCONSISTENT WITH SUBSECTION (B)(2)(I) OF THIS SECTION. 2

14–5107. 3

(A) A MANUFACTURER THAT SE LLS MOTOR VEHICLES E QUIPPED WITH A 4
TELEMATICS SYSTEM SH ALL INSTALL AN OPEN DATA PLATFORM IN EAC H MOTOR 5
VEHICLE WITH A TELEMATICS SYSTEM BEGINNING WITH MODEL YEAR 2025. 6

(B) A TELEMATICS SYSTEM INSTALLED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE: 7

(1) STANDARDIZED ACROSS A LL MAKES AND MODELS OF MOTOR 8
VEHICLES; AND 9

(2) INSTALLED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD–PARTY PROVIDER. 10

(C) AN OWNER SHALL BE ABLE TO: 11

(1) EASILY ACCESS THE INFORMATION IN THE TELEMATICS SYSTEM; 12
AND 13

(2) EASILY GIVE CONSENT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY TO: 14

(I) ACCESS THE TELEMATICS INFORMATION; AND 15

(II) SEND COMMANDS TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE’S SYSTEM FOR 16
DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, REPAIR, OR MAINTENANCE. 17

14–5108. 18

(A) THE DIVISION SHALL DEVELOP A DOCUMENT THAT EXPLAINS: 19

(1) WHAT A TELEMATICS SYSTEM IS; AND 20

(2) AN OWNER’S RIGHTS RELATING TO: 21

(I) A TELEMATICS SYSTEM; AND 22

(II) ACCESS TO IN FORMATION AND TOOLS RELATING TO THE 23
OWNER’S MOTOR VEHICLE. 24

(B) A MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER SHALL GIVE A CONSUME R WHO BUYS A 25
MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A TELEMATICS SYSTEM THE DOCUMENT DEVELOPED UNDER 26
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SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE OF THE MOTOR 1
VEHICLE. 2

14–5109. 3

(A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION , A VIOLATION OF THIS 4
SUBTITLE IS: 5

(1) AN UNFAIR , ABUSIVE, OR DECEPTIVE TRADE P RACTICE WITHIN 6
THE MEANING OF TITLE 13 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 7

(2) SUBJECT TO THE ENFORC EMENT AND PENALTY PROVISIONS 8
CONTAINED IN TITLE 13 OF THIS ARTICLE. 9

(B) (1) AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY OR OWNER TH AT BELIEVES 10
THAT A MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO PROVID E INFORMATION OR A T OOL 11
REQUIRED BY THIS SUB TITLE SHALL NOTIFY T HE MANUFACTURER , IN WRITING , 12
THROUGH THE NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TASK FORCE SERVICE 13
INFORMATION REQUEST PROCESS. 14

(2) IF A MANUFACTURER IS NOTIFIED IN ACCORDAN CE WITH 15
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE MANUFACTURER MAY CURE THE 16
FAILURE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE TIME THE MANUFACTURER RECEIVES THE 17
COMPLAINT TO CURE THE FAILURE. 18

(3) IF THE MANUFACTURER C URES THE FAILURE WIT HIN THE CURE 19
PERIOD DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, DAMAGES SHALL BE 20
LIMITED TO ACTUAL DA MAGES IN ANY SUBSEQU ENT LITIGATION IN AC CORDANCE 21
WITH TITLE 13 OF THIS ARTICLE. 22

(C) (1) IF A MANUFACTURER FAI LS TO RESPOND TO THE NOTICE 23
PROVIDED IN ACCORDAN CE WITH SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , OR IF AN 24
OWNER OR INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY IS N OT SATISFIED WITH TH E 25
MANUFACTURER’S CURE , THE INDEPENDENT RE PAIR FACILITY OR OWN ER MAY 26
BRING AN ACTION AGAI NST THE MANUFACTURER IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 13–408 27
OF THIS ARTICLE. 28

(2) A COMPLAINT FILED IN A CCORDANCE WITH PARAG RAPH (1) OF 29
THIS SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE: 30

(I) WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT THE OWNER OR 31
INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACIL ITY VISITED THE MANU FACTURER’S WEBSITE AND 32
ATTEMPTED TO EFFECT A PROPER REPAIR USING INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE 33
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WEBSITE, INCLUDING COMMUNICAT ION WITH CUSTOMER AS SISTANCE THROUGH 1
THE MANUFACTURER’S TOLL–FREE CALL–IN ASSISTANCE, IF MADE AVAILABLE BY 2
THE MANUFACTURER; 3

(II) WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT THE OWNER OR 4
INDEPENDENT REPAIR F ACILITY OBTAINED AND USED THE RELEVANT 5
MANUFACTURER’S SCAN OR DIAGNOSTIC TOOL NECESSARY FOR THE REPAIR; AND 6

(III) EVIDENCE THAT THE MAN UFACTURER WAS NOTI FIED IN 7
ACCORDANCE WITH SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION. 8

(D) A DEALER MAY EXERCISE THE RIGHTS AND REMED IES PROVIDED IN 9
THIS SUBTITLE, INCLUDING EXERCISING THE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AUTHORIZED 10
FOR AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY. 11

SUBTITLE 52. FARM EQUIPMENT REPAIR. 12

14–5201. 13

(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 14
INDICATED. 15

(B) (1) “AUTHORIZED REPAIR PRO VIDER” MEANS A PERSON THAT IS 16
UNAFFILIATED WITH THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER AND THAT HAS: 17

(I) AN ARRANGEMENT WITH T HE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 18
MANUFACTURER UNDER W HICH THE ORIGINAL EQ UIPMENT MANUFACTURER 19
GRANTS TO THE PERSON A LICENSE TO USE A T RADE NAME , SERVICE MARK, OR 20
OTHER PROPRIETARY IDENTIFIER FOR THE PURPOSES OF OFFERING THE SERVICES 21
OF DIAGNOSIS, MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR OF FARM EQUIPMENT UNDER THE NAME 22
OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER; OR 23

(II) ANOTHER ARRANGEMENT WITH THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 24
MANUFACTURER TO OFFE R THE SERVICES OF DI AGNOSIS, MAINTENANCE, OR 25
REPAIR ON BEHALF OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER. 26

(2) “AUTHORIZED REPAIR PRO VIDER” INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL 27
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER THAT: 28

(I) OFFERS THE SERVICES O F DIAGNOSIS, MAINTENANCE, OR 29
REPAIR OF FARM EQUIP MENT MANUFACTURED BY THE ORIGINAL EQUIPME NT 30
MANUFACTURER OR ON I TS BEHALF , OR SOLD OR OTHERW ISE SUPPLIED BY THE 31
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER; AND 32
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(II) DOES NOT HAVE AN ARRA NGEMENT DESCRIBED IN 1
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION WITH AN UNAFFILIATED PERSON. 2

(C) “DOCUMENTATION” MEANS ANY MANUAL , DIAGRAM, REPORTING 3
OUTPUT, SERVICE CODE DESCRIPTION, SCHEMATIC, OR OTHER INFORMATION USED 4
IN EFFECTING THE SER VICES OF DIAGNOSIS , MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR OF FARM 5
EQUIPMENT. 6

(D) (1) “FAIR AND REASONABLE TERMS” MEANS COSTS AND TERMS THAT 7
ARE EQUIVALENT TO THE MOST FAVORABLE COSTS AND TERMS UNDER WHICH THE 8
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT M ANUFACTURER OFFERS T HE PART , TOOL, OR 9
DOCUMENTATION TO AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR PROVIDER: 10

(I) ACCOUNTING FOR: 11

1. ANY DISCOUNT , REBATE, OR CONVENIENT AND 12
TIMELY MEANS OF DELIVERY; 13

2. MEANS OF ENABLING FUL LY RESTORED AND 14
UPDATED FUNCTIONALITY, RIGHTS OF USE, OR OTHER INCENTIVE OR PREFERENCE 15
THE ORIGINAL EQUIPME NT MANUFACTURER OFFE RS TO AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR 16
PROVIDER; OR 17

3. ANY ADDITIONAL COST , BURDEN, OR IMPEDIMENT 18
THE ORIGINAL EQUIPME NT MANUFACTURER IMPO SES ON AN OWNER O R 19
INDEPENDENT REPAIR PROVIDER; AND 20

(II) NOT CONDITIONED ON HA VING AN ARRANGEMENT 21
DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION WITH AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 22
MANUFACTURER. 23

(2) “FAIR AND REASONABLE T ERMS” INCLUDES ANY RELEVAN T 24
UPDATES TO DOCUMENTA TION AT NO CHARGE OR , IF THE DOCUMENTATION IS 25
REQUESTED IN PHYSICA L PRINTED FORM , A CHARGE THAT IS LIM ITED TO THE 26
REASONABLE ACTUAL COSTS OF PREPARING AND SENDING THE COPY. 27

(E) (1) “FARM EQUIPMENT ” MEANS EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED OR 28
INTENDED FOR USE IN A FARM OPERATION. 29

(2) “FARM EQUIPMENT ” INCLUDES ANY COMBINE , TRACTOR, 30
IMPLEMENT, ENGINE, MOTOR, OR ATTACHMENT. 31

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(3) “FARM EQUIPMENT” DOES NOT INCLUDE A VEHICLE AS DEFINED 1
IN § 11–176 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE. 2

(F) “FARM EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER” MEANS A BUSINESS ENGAGED IN 3
SELLING, LEASING, OR OTHERWISE SUPPLYING NEW FARM EQUIPMEN T, OR PARTS 4
OF FARM EQUIPMENT, MANUFACTURED BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE MANUFACTURER, 5
TO ANOTHER PERSON. 6

(G) (1) “INDEPENDENT REPAIR PR OVIDER” MEANS A PERSON 7
OPERATING IN THE STATE THAT: 8

(I) DOES NOT HAVE AN ARRA NGEMENT DESCRIBED IN 9
SUBSECTION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION WITH THE ORIGINAL EQUIPME NT 10
MANUFACTURER; AND 11

(II) IS NOT AFFILIATED WIT H A PERSON THAT HAS AN 12
ARRANGEMENT DESCRIBE D IN SUBSECTION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION WITH THE 13
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MA NUFACTURER WHEN THE PERSON IS ENGAGED IN THE 14
SERVICES OF DIAGNOSIS, MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR OF FARM EQUIPMENT. 15

(2) “INDEPENDENT REPAIR PR OVIDER” INCLUDES THE FOLLOWI NG 16
WHEN ENGAGED IN THE SERVICES OF DIAGNOSI S, MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR OF 17
FARM EQUIPMENT THAT IS NOT MANUFACTURED BY OR ON BEHALF OF, OR SOLD OR 18
OTHERWISE SUPPLIED BY, THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER: 19

(I) AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER; AND 20

(II) A PERSON THAT: 21

1. HAS AN ARRANGEMENT DE SCRIBED UNDER 22
SUBSECTION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION WITH AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMEN T 23
MANUFACTURER; OR 24

2. IS AFFILIATED WITH A PERSON THAT HAS AN 25
ARRANGEMENT DESCRIBE D IN SUBSECTION (B)(1) OF THIS SECTION WITH THE 26
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER. 27

(H) “PART” MEANS ANY REPLACEMENT PART, EITHER NEW OR USED, MADE 28
AVAILABLE BY OR TO AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER FOR PURPOSES OF 29
EFFECTING THE SERVIC ES OF MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR OF FARM EQUIP MENT 30
MANUFACTURED BY OR ON BEHALF OF, SOLD BY, OR OTHERWISE SUPPLIED BY THE 31
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER. 32

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(I) (1) “TOOL” MEANS ANY SOFTWARE PROGRAM, HARDWARE, OR OTHER 1
APPARATUS USED FOR D IAGNOSIS, MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR OF FARM 2
EQUIPMENT. 3

(2) “TOOL” INCLUDES SOFTWARE OR OTHER MECHANISMS THA T 4
PROVISION, PROGRAM, OR PAIR A PART, CALIBRATE FUNCTIONALITY, OR PERFORM 5
ANY OTHER FUNCTION R EQUIRED TO BRING THE PRODUCT BACK TO FULL Y 6
FUNCTIONAL CONDITION. 7

14–5202. 8

(A) THIS SUBTITLE APPLIES ONLY TO FARM EQUIPME NT THAT IS SOLD OR 9
USED IN THE STATE. 10

(B) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQU IRE AN EQUIPMENT 11
MANUFACTURER OR AUTHORIZED REPAIR PROVIDER TO: 12

(1) DIVULGE A TRADE SECRE T, AS DEFINED IN § 11–1201 OF THIS 13
ARTICLE, TO AN OWNER OR TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR P ROVIDER EXCEPT AS 14
NECESSARY TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION, PARTS, AND TOOLS ON FAIR AN D 15
REASONABLE TERMS; OR 16

(2) PROVIDE ACCESS TO DOCUMENTATION THAT DOES NOT SERVE A 17
SECURITY RESET, DIAGNOSTIC, SERVICE, OR REPAIR PURPOSE. 18

(C) THIS SUBTITLE MAY NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE AN ORIGINAL 19
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTUR ER TO MAKE AVAILABLE A PART THAT IS NO LO NGER 20
AVAILABLE TO THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER. 21

(D) A TERM IN AN ARRANGEME NT DESCRIBED IN § 14–5201(B) OF THIS 22
SUBTITLE BETWEEN AN AUTH ORIZED REPAIR PROVID ER AND AN ORIGINAL 23
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTUR ER THAT PURPORTS TO WAIVE, AVOID, RESTRICT, OR 24
LIMIT THE ORIGINAL E QUIPMENT MANUFACTURE R’S OBLIGATIONS TO COM PLY 25
WITH THIS SUBTITLE IS VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE. 26

14–5203. 27

(A) FOR FARM EQUIPMENT , OR PARTS FOR FARM EQ UIPMENT, 28
MANUFACTURED BY AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER OR ON ITS BEHALF, 29
OR SOLD OR OTHERWISE SUPPLIED BY IT , AND SOLD USED IN THE STATE, THE 30
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER SHALL, ON FAIR AND REASONABLE TERMS, 31
MAKE AVAILABLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR PROVIDER OR OWNER OF THE FARM 32
EQUIPMENT DOCUMENTATION, PARTS, AND TOOLS , INCLUSIVE OF ANY UPD ATES, 33
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FOR PURPOSES OF DIAG NOSIS, MAINTENANCE, OR REPAIR OF THE FAR M 1
EQUIPMENT. 2

(B) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUB SECTION, A FARM 3
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTUR ER THAT SELLS FARM E QUIPMENT THAT CONTAI NS A 4
SECURITY–RELATED FUNCTION SHA LL MAKE AVAILABLE TO AN OWNER OR 5
INDEPENDENT REPAIR PROVIDER, ON FAIR AND REASONABLE TERMS, ANY SPECIAL 6
DOCUMENTATION, TOOLS, AND PARTS NEEDED TO RESET THE LOCK OR FUNCTION. 7

(2) IF NECESSARY FOR SECU RITY PURPOSES , A FARM EQUIPMENT 8
MANUFACTURER MAY PRO VIDE INFORMATION NEC ESSARY TO RESET AN 9
IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM O R SECURITY–RELATED ELECTRONIC M ODULE THROUGH A 10
SECURE DATA RELEASE SYSTEM. 11

(C) ANY PROVISION IN AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR AGREEMENT PURPORTING 12
TO WAIVE, AVOID, OR LIMIT A FARM EQUI PMENT MANUFACTURER’S COMPLIANCE 13
WITH THIS SUBTITLE SHALL BE VOID. 14

14–5204. 15

A FARM EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER MAY NOT KNOW INGLY MISREPRESENT 16
OR WITHHOLD FARM EQU IPMENT PART NUMBERS FROM A CUSTOMER FOR THE 17
PURPOSE OF PREVENTIN G THE CUSTOMER FROM SHOPPING FOR A COMPE TITIVE 18
PRICE ON A REPLACEMENT PART. 19

14–5205. 20

A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBTITLE IS: 21

(1) AN UNFAIR , ABUSIVE, OR DECEPTIVE TRADE P RACTICE WITHIN 22
THE MEANING OF TITLE 13 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND 23

(2) SUBJECT TO THE ENFORC EMENT AND PENALTY PR OVISIONS 24
CONTAINED IN TITLE 13 OF THIS ARTICLE. 25

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 26
apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to abrogate, interfere with, 27
contradict, or alter the terms of any contract formed before the effective date of this Act. 28

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 29
October 1, 2026. 30