Maryland Finalizes Vehicle Refinishing Regulation - BodyShop Business

Maryland Finalizes Vehicle Refinishing Regulation

This regulation will be applied to anyone who, after July 1, 2013, supplies, sells, offers for sale, or distributes an automotive coating or cleaning solvent for use within the state; manufactures an automotive coating or cleaning solvent for use within the state; or uses or applies an automotive coating or cleaning solvent within the state.

Maryland’s Vehicle Refinishing Regulation officially became effective April 16.

This regulation will be applied to anyone who, after July 1, 2013, does the following:

• Supplies, sells, offers for sale, or distributes an automotive coating or cleaning solvent for use within the state,
• Manufactures an automotive coating or cleaning solvent for use within the state,
• Uses or applies an automotive coating or cleaning solvent within the state.

The regulation does not apply to the following products:

An automotive coating or cleaning solvent that is offered for sale, sold, or manufactured for:
•  Use outside of the state,
•  Shipment to other manufacturers for reformulation or repackaging,
•  An aerosol coating product,
•  An automotive coating that is sold, supplied, or offered for sale in 0.5 fluid ounce or smaller containers intended to be used by the general public to repair minor surface imperfections,
•  A coating applied to motor vehicles or mobile equipment or their associated parts and components during original equipment manufacture on an assembly line,
•  An automotive coating used in a surface coating process,
•  An automotive coating applied to motor vehicles or mobile equipment or their associated parts and components by a person who does not receive compensation for the application of the coating.


More information:

To view the regulation in its entirety, visit ASA’s legislative website

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