1. (a) In this section, “registration plate cover” means any tinted, colored, painted, marked, or illuminated object that is designed to:

   1. (1) Obscure or block any of the characters of a vehicle's registration plate; or
   2. (2) Distort a recorded image of any of the characters of a vehicle's registration plate recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system under § 21-202.1 of this article.
2. (b) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration plate cover.

3. (c)

   1. (1) A person may not advertise for the purpose of promoting the sale of registration plate covers.
   2. (2) A person may not advertise for or promote the sale of an unlawful registration plate cover by falsely claiming that the registration plate cover is lawful in the State.

4. (d) A violation of subsection (c)(2) of this section is:

   1. (1) An unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice within the meaning of Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article; and
   2. (2) In addition to the penalty under § 27-101 of this article, subject to the enforcement and penalty provisions contained in Title 13 of the Commercial Law Article.

Added by Acts 1995, c. 237, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 501, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 13, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2025, c. 566, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2025.