§ 17-106. Suspension of registration upon lapse or termination of security
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: June 1, 2023
Effective: June 1, 2023
MD Code, Transportation, § 17-106
§ 17-106. Suspension of registration upon lapse or termination of security
(a) If the required security for any vehicle lapses at any time, the registration of that vehicle:
(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, each insurer or other provider of required security immediately shall notify the Administration electronically of those terminations or other lapses that are final.
(2) Each insurer or other provider of required security for a vehicle registered as a Class B (for hire) vehicle under Title 13 of this article shall notify the Administration within 45 days of a termination or other lapse that is final and occurs anytime after the required security is issued or provided.
(c) On receipt of a notice under subsection (b) of this section, the Administration shall:
(d)(1) Within 48 hours after an owner is notified by the Administration of the suspension of registration, the owner shall surrender all evidences of that registration to the Administration.
(e)(1)(i) 1. Except as provided in subparagraphs (iv) and (v) of this paragraph, in addition to any other penalty provided for in the Maryland Vehicle Law,1 if the required security for a vehicle terminates or otherwise lapses during its registration year, the Administration may assess the owner of the vehicle with a penalty of $150 for each vehicle without the required security for a period of 1 to 30 days.
(ii) For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2014, the percentage of the penalties specified under subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph shall be allocated among the Safe Schools Fund, the Vehicle Theft Prevention Fund, the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, and the General Fund as follows:
A. Except for fiscal year 2024 and except as provided under item C of this item, the amount distributed to the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund in the prior fiscal year under the provisions of this paragraph adjusted by the change for the calendar year preceding the fiscal year in the Consumer Price Index--All Urban Consumers--Medical Care as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics;
B. For fiscal year 2024, the amount distributed to the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund in the prior fiscal year under the provisions of this paragraph adjusted by the change for the calendar year preceding the fiscal year in the Consumer Price Index--All Urban Consumers--Medical Care as published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics plus an additional $2,000,000; and
(3) Beginning July 1, 2018, any uninsured motorist penalties the Administration receives under the Program to Incentivize and Enable Uninsured Vehicle Owners to Be Insured established under § 20-612 of the Insurance Article shall be paid to the Uninsured Division of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund.
(iii) Except as provided in paragraph (1)(iv) and (v) of this subsection, regardless of whether money or other valuable consideration is involved in the transfer, if title to a vehicle is transferred by an individual who has violated this subtitle to a family member, any suspension of the vehicle's registration that occurred before the transfer shall continue as if no transfer had occurred and a new registration may not be issued until the penalty fee is paid.
(f) From the amount distributed to the Administration under subsection (e)(2)(i)2 of this section, expenditures to fund contracts entered into under subsection (d)(3) of this section:
1. The budget amendment and supporting information have been submitted to the budget committees for review and comment; and
2. At least 45 days have elapsed from the time the budget amendment and supporting information were submitted to the budget committees.
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1978, c. 346, § 2; Acts 1980, c. 404, § 2; Acts 1983, c. 617; Acts 1984, c. 255; Acts 1985, c. 610; Acts 1991, c. 444; Acts 1992, c. 190; Acts 1993, c. 202; Acts 1993, c. 203, § 1; Acts 1993, c. 204, § 1; Acts 1994, c. 459, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1996, c. 195, §§ 1, 2, eff. June 1, 1996; Acts 1996, c. 666, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, c. 434, § 2, eff. June 1, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 437, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1998, c. 488, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2000, c. 332, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 1, 2000; Acts 2001, c. 568, §§ 1, 2, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2002, c. 19, § 5, eff. April 9, 2002; Acts 2002, c. 440, § 14, eff. June 1, 2002; Acts 2008, c. 305, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2011, c. 65, § 1, eff. April 12, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 274, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 275, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2011; Acts 2012, c. 421, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 460, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2016, c. 529, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 344, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 30, §§ 1, 4, eff. June 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 195, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 196, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2022, c. 549, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 535, § 1, eff. June 1, 2023.
Footnotes
Transportation, § 11-101 et seq.
MD Code, Transportation, § 17-106, MD TRANS § 17-106
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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