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§ 17-105. Suspension of registration and driver’s license of uninsured persons

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: April 14, 2015

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 17. Vehicle Laws--Required Security (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Security Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 14, 2015
MD Code, Transportation, § 17-105
§ 17-105. Suspension of registration and driver’s license of uninsured persons
Currentness
Evidence of alternate insurance
(a) If a person has been finally rejected for insurance by the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund under § 20-516 of the Insurance Article, the person shall, within 10 days after the rejection, furnish evidence satisfactory to the Administration that he has obtained and is covered by the required security.
Suspension of registration and driver’s license of person
(b) If the person fails to furnish this evidence within the 10-day period, the Administration:
(1) Shall suspend the registration of each motor vehicle owned by the person; and
(2) Shall suspend the license to drive of that person.
Reinstatement of registration
(c) The Administration may not reinstate a registration suspended under this subsection until the person furnishes the evidence that he has obtained and is covered by the required security.
Reinstatement of license to drive
(d) A license to drive that is suspended under this section shall be reinstated if the licensee:
(1) Furnishes evidence that he has obtained and is covered by the required security; or
(2) Has delivered to the Administration the registration plates of each motor vehicle owned by him.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1980, c. 404, § 2; Acts 1997, c. 70, § 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 2015, c. 22, § 1, eff. April 14, 2015.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 7-101.
MD Code, Transportation, § 17-105, MD TRANS § 17-105
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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