Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 17-101

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Fleet policy” means an insurance policy issued for a fleet of vehicles that provides coverage that is not based on a schedule of individual vehicles at the time the policy is issued.

(c) “Lapse” and “termination” mean a lapse or termination of required security, as defined in regulations adopted by the Administration.

(d) “Required security” means security in the form and providing for the minimum benefits required:

(1) For a vehicle registered in the State, under this subtitle or any other provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; or

(2) For a vehicle registered in another jurisdiction, under the laws of that jurisdiction.