Maryland · Maryland Code — Transportation Article
Md. Code, Transp. § 12-116: If any person gives a check to the Administration to pay for any charge or for any other purpose and the check is not honored by the bank on which it is drawn, the Administration may impose a service charge to be retained by the Administration for the purpose of recovering check handling costs and s
What this law says, in plain English
When a check given to the Administration is not honored by the bank, the Administration may impose a service charge equal to the greater of 10% of the check amount or $25 to recover handling costs.
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