§ 20-612. Program to Incentivize and Enable Uninsured Vehicle Owners to Be Insured in the Unins...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandInsuranceEffective: March 27, 2019
Effective: March 27, 2019
MD Code, Insurance, § 20-612
§ 20-612. Program to Incentivize and Enable Uninsured Vehicle Owners to Be Insured in the Uninsured Division
(b)(1) There is a Program to Incentivize and Enable Uninsured Vehicle Owners to Be Insured in the Uninsured Division.
(c) The Program period:
(d) An individual is eligible to participate in the Program if the individual:
(e)(1) The Motor Vehicle Administration and the Central Collection Unit shall provide the Uninsured Division with contact information and the total amount of delinquent uninsured vehicle penalties of each individual who may be eligible to participate in the Program.
(f)(1) On notification by the Uninsured Division that an applicant meets the eligibility requirements for the Program, the Motor Vehicle Administration shall waive 80% of an eligible individual's delinquent uninsured vehicle penalties that became delinquent on or before December 31, 2016.
(ii) If a claim against an eligible individual has been sent to the Central Collection Unit, in addition to the balance owed under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the eligible individual shall pay a Central Collection Unit fee calculated as a percentage of the amount of the balance owed under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
2. An eligible individual may 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 receiving a waiver under paragraph (1) of this subsection, an eligible individual who owns a vehicle at the time of the waiver, or an eligible individual who does not own a vehicle at the time of the waiver but subsequently registers a vehicle, shall purchase and maintain the required security on the vehicle for the period of time specified in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph.
(g)(1) On behalf of the State, the Uninsured Division may collect the amount of the delinquent uninsured vehicle penalties due together with any Central Collection Unit fee that is due and transmit the money that is owed to the Motor Vehicle Administration and the Central Collection Unit.
(2) On notification from the Uninsured Division that the required amount of the uninsured vehicle penalties and Central Collection Unit fees have been received from an eligible individual, the Motor Vehicle Administration and the Central Collection Unit shall take the necessary steps to allow the eligible individual to register a vehicle.
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Added by Acts 2018, c. 195, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 196, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018. Amended by Acts 2019, c. 8, § 1, eff. March 27, 2019.
MD Code, Insurance, § 20-612, MD INSURANCE § 20-612
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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