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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="2-314.1" title_number="2" title_name="Department of State Police" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Powers and Duties of Department">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Approved rates” has the meaning stated in § 2–314 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Committee” means the Committee on Rate Setting and Complaint Resolution for Police–Initiated Towing and Recovery.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>“Police–initiated towing” has the meaning stated in § 2–314 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>“Recovery” has the meaning stated in § 2–314 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Committee on Rate Setting and Complaint Resolution for Police–Initiated Towing and Recovery.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Committee consists of the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>two representatives of the Towing and Recovery Professionals of Maryland, appointed by the President of the Towing and Recovery Professionals of Maryland;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a representative of the Maryland Motor Truck Association, appointed by the President of the Maryland Motor Truck Association;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a representative of the Owner–Operator Independent Drivers Association, appointed by the President of the Owner–Operator Independent Drivers Association;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a representative of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, appointed by the Secretary of Transportation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>a representative of the State Highway Administration, appointed by the Administrator of the State Highway Administration; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>a representative of the Maryland Insurance Administration, appointed by the Insurance Commissioner.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A member of the Committee shall be appointed for a 3–year term.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A member of the Committee may be reappointed at the end of the member’s term.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Department shall provide staff support for the Committee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A member of the Committee:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>may not receive compensation as a member of the Committee; but</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Committee shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>recommend approved rates for light–duty, medium–duty, and heavy–duty towing and recovery to the Department that should be charged for police–initiated towing and recovery services;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>meet at least once every 3 years to review and consider modification of the approved rates;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>request information and comments from other parties of interest to assist with its work;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>recommend to the Department a process for resolving towing complaints;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>examine and report on insurance matters related to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>vehicles registered and insured outside the State;  and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the cost and cleanup of cargo and debris; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>make any additional recommendations to the Department that the Committee considers appropriate.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
