§ 17-111. Program to Incentivize and Enable Uninsured Vehicle Owners to Be Insured
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: July 1, 2018
Effective: July 1, 2018
MD Code, Transportation, § 17-111
§ 17-111. Program to Incentivize and Enable Uninsured Vehicle Owners to Be Insured
(b)(1) There is a Program to Incentivize and Enable Uninsured Vehicle Owners to Be Insured in the Administration.
(c)(1) Under the Program, the Administration shall:
(d) A vehicle owner is eligible to participate in the Program if the vehicle owner:
(e)(1) The Administration shall notify vehicle owners who may be eligible to participate in the Program at their last known address.
(f)(1) In accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the Administration shall waive 80% of a vehicle owner's delinquent uninsured vehicle penalties that became delinquent before January 1, 2014.
(2)(i) As a condition of waiving a portion of a vehicle owner's delinquent uninsured vehicle penalties under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administration shall require the vehicle owner to pay the balance of the delinquent uninsured vehicle penalties owed after subtracting the waived amount under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(ii) If a claim against a vehicle owner has been sent to the Central Collection Unit, in addition to the balance owed under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the vehicle owner shall pay a Central Collection Unit fee calculated as a percentage of the amount of the balance owed under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
(iii) 1. Except as provided in subsubparagraph 2 of this subparagraph, the Administration shall require a vehicle owner to pay the balance owed under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph and any Central Collection Unit fee owed under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph before the end of the Program period.
2. The Administration may allow an owner to pay the balance owed under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph and any Central Collection Unit fee owed under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph using a monthly installment payment plan that extends payments beyond the end of the Program period if the terms of the monthly installment payment plan require:
(3)(i) As a condition of waiving a portion of delinquent uninsured vehicle penalties on a vehicle owner under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administration shall require the vehicle owner to purchase and maintain the required security on the vehicle for the period of time specified in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.
(g) The Administration may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(h)(1) Beginning July 1, 2018, there is a Program to Incentivize and Enable Uninsured Vehicle Owners to Be Insured, administered by the Uninsured Division of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund under § 20-612 of the Insurance Article.
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Added by Acts 2016, c. 446, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 447, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 195, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; 2018, c. 196, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.
MD Code, Transportation, § 17-111, MD TRANS § 17-111
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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