<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-101" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>An individual may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State unless:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The individual holds a driver’s license issued under this title;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The individual is expressly exempt from the licensing requirements of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The individual otherwise is specifically authorized by this title to drive vehicles of the class that the individual is driving or attempting to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On portions of a highway in the State where driving an all–terrain vehicle or a snowmobile is authorized by this article, an individual may not drive or attempt to drive an all–terrain vehicle or a snowmobile on the highway unless:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The individual holds a driver’s license issued under this title; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The individual is expressly exempt from the licensing requirements of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each individual operating on any highway in this State a moped, as defined in § 11–134.1 of this article or a motor scooter, as defined in § 11–134.5 of this article, shall have with the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A driver’s license issued to the individual under this title, which license may be of any class issued by the Administration;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the individual is a nonresident of this State, a license to drive issued to the individual by the state or country of the individual’s residence, which license may be for any class of vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A moped operator’s permit issued to the individual under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 60 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-102" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The licensing requirements of this title do not apply to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>An officer or employee of the United States while driving on official business a motor vehicle other than a commercial motor vehicle owned or operated by the United States;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except for members elected from this State, a member of the United States Congress who resides in this State during his term of office in the Congress;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An individual while driving any road machine, farm tractor, or farm equipment temporarily driven on a highway in this State, or dock equipment at Dundalk or Locust Point marine terminals which does not require registration under the provisions of this article;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An individual who, while driving a mobile crane on a highway to or from a construction site in this State, has with him a valid Class A, B, or C license issued to him under § 16–104.1 of this subtitle or a Class A or B commercial driver’s license issued to him under this title;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A nonresident student enrolled in an accredited school, college, or university of this State or of a bordering state or serving a medical internship in this State, if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The state of which the student is a resident extends the same privileges to the residents of this State;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The student has with him a license to drive issued to him by the state of which he is a resident; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The license authorizes the student to drive in the state of which he is a resident vehicles of the class he is driving in this State;</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>A new resident of this State during the first 60 days of residency, if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The individual has a valid license issued by the state of which the individual formerly was a resident;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The license authorizes the individual to drive in the state of former residence vehicles of the class the individual is driving in this State; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The individual is at least the same age as that required for a resident to drive a vehicle of the same class the individual is driving in this State;</text> </level> </level> <level label="7"> <text>A member of the uniformed services who is serving on active duty and any dependent of the member, if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The driver has in the driver’s possession a license to drive issued to the driver by the driver’s state of domicile; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The license authorizes the driver to drive in the driver’s state of domicile vehicles of the class the driver is driving in this State;</text> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <text>For not more than 30 days after he returns to the United States, a member of the armed forces of the United States who is returning from active duty outside the United States and any dependent of the member who is returning from residence with the member outside the United States; if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The driver has with him a license to drive issued to him by the armed forces of the United States in a place outside the United States; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The license authorizes the driver to drive vehicles of the class he is driving in this State;</text> </level> </level> <level label="9"> <text>A nonresident of this State if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>He has with him a license to drive issued to him by the state of his residence;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>His license authorizes him to drive in that state vehicles of the class he is driving in this State; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>He is at least the same age as that required of a resident for the vehicle he is driving in this State;</text> </level> </level> <level label="10"> <text>A nonresident of the United States if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The individual has a valid license to drive issued to the individual by the country of residence;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The individual’s license authorizes him to drive in that country vehicles of the class he is driving in this State;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The individual is at least the same age as that required of a resident for the vehicle he is driving in this State; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Except as provided for in Subtitle 8 of this title, the vehicle is not a commercial motor vehicle;</text> </level> </level> <level label="11"> <text>A member of the Maryland National Guard or a National Guard military technician if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The driver is driving a military vehicle in the performance of duty; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The driver has with him an operator’s identification card issued by the Maryland National Guard for the type of military vehicle being driven; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="12"> <text>A member or employee of a fire department, rescue squad, emergency medical services unit, or volunteer fire company while driving an emergency vehicle if the driver:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Holds a valid Class C license issued to the driver under § 16–104.1 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Has been authorized by the political subdivision that operates a fire department, rescue squad, emergency medical services unit, or volunteer fire department to operate the type of emergency vehicle being driven; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Is driving the emergency vehicle in the performance of the official duties of the driver in or out of this State.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration shall adopt regulations that establish mandatory training and testing requirements that a political subdivision that operates a fire department, rescue squad, emergency medical services unit, or volunteer fire department must implement before the political subdivision may authorize an individual to operate an emergency vehicle in accordance with subsection (a)(12) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration shall adopt the regulations required under this subsection in consultation with:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The Maryland Firefighters Association;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Maryland Fire Chief’s Association;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The Professional Firefighters Association of Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The Metropolitan Fire Chief’s Council; and</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>The Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute of the University of Maryland.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-103" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Administration may not issue a driver’s license to any individual who is not at least 18 years old.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration may issue a noncommercial Class B, C, or M license to an individual under the age of 18 if the individual otherwise qualifies for a driver’s license under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may not issue a Class M license to an individual under the age of 18 years unless the individual has also completed satisfactorily a motorcycle safety course approved under Subtitle 6 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Administration may not issue:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A learner’s instructional permit to any individual who has not reached the age of 15 years, 9 months;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A provisional license to any individual who has not reached the age of 16 years, 6 months; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license to any individual who has not reached the age of 18 years.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-103.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <text>The Administration may not issue a driver’s license to an individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>During any period for which the individual’s license to drive is revoked, suspended, refused, or canceled in this or any other state, unless the individual is eligible for a restricted license under § 16–113(e) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Who is an habitual drunkard, habitual user of narcotic drugs, or habitual user of any other drug to a degree that renders the individual incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Who previously has been adjudged to be suffering from any mental disability or mental disease and who, at the time of application, has not been adjudged competent;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Who is required by this title to take an examination, unless the individual has passed the examination;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Whose driving of a motor vehicle on the highways the Administration has good cause to believe would be inimical to public safety or welfare;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Who is unable to exercise reasonable control over a motor vehicle due to disease or a physical disability, including the loss of an arm or leg or both, except that, if the individual passes the examination required by this title, the Administration may issue the individual a restricted license requiring the individual to wear a workable artificial limb or other similar body attachment;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Who is unable to understand highway warning or direction signs written in the English language;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>Who is unable to sign the individual’s name for identification purposes;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>Who is 70 years old or older and applying for a new license, unless the applicant presents to the Administration:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Proof of the individual’s previous satisfactory operation of a motor vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A written certification acceptable to the Administration from a licensed physician attesting to the general physical and mental qualifications of the applicant;</text> </level> </level> <level label="10"> <text>Who does not provide satisfactory documentary evidence of lawful status;</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>Who does not provide:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant has a valid Social Security number by presenting the applicant’s Social Security Administration account card or, if the Social Security Administration account card is not available, any of the following documents bearing the applicant’s Social Security number:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A current W–2 form;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A current SSA–1099 form;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A current non–SSA–1099 form; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A current pay stub with the applicant’s name and Social Security number on it; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant is not eligible for a Social Security number; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="12"> <text>Who otherwise does not qualify for a license under this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-104.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A noncommercial Class A driver’s license authorizes the licensee to drive combinations of Class F (tractor) and Class G (trailer) vehicles and any vehicle that a noncommercial Class B driver’s license authorizes its holder to drive, except:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Commercial motor vehicles; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Motorcycles other than autocycles.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual who is issued a noncommercial Class A driver’s license under this subsection may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State unless a noncommercial Class A driver’s license authorizes the individual to drive a vehicle of the class that the individual is driving or attempting to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A noncommercial Class B driver’s license authorizes the licensee to drive any single vehicle or combinations of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) or gross combination weight rating (GCWR), as defined in § 16–803 of this title, of 26,001 pounds and more and any vehicle that a noncommercial Class C driver’s license authorizes its holder to drive, except:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Commercial motor vehicles;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Motorcycles other than autocycles; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Combinations of Class F (tractor) and Class G (trailer) vehicles.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual who is issued a noncommercial Class B driver’s license under this subsection may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State unless a noncommercial Class B driver’s license authorizes the individual to drive a vehicle of the class that the individual is driving or attempting to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A noncommercial Class C driver’s license authorizes the licensee to drive any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), as defined in § 16–803 of this title, of less than 26,001 pounds, except:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Commercial motor vehicles; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Motorcycles other than autocycles.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual who is issued a noncommercial Class C driver’s license under this subsection may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State unless a noncommercial Class C driver’s license authorizes the individual to drive a vehicle of the class that the individual is driving or attempting to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A Class M driver’s license authorizes the licensee to drive motorcycles other than autocycles.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual who is issued a Class M driver’s license under this subsection may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State unless a Class M driver’s license authorizes the individual to drive a vehicle of the class that the individual is driving or attempting to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection does not apply to an autocycle or when the towing vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this section, a noncommercial Class A, B, or C license holder may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Tow any travel trailer as defined in § 11–170 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Tow any camping trailer as defined in § 11–106 of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Tow any boat trailer as defined in § 11–104.1 of this article.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>This section applies to any license issued or renewed on or after January 1, 1990.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-104.2" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>On application, the Administration shall issue a moped operator’s permit to an applicant who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Is 16 years of age or older;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Does not possess a valid driver’s license issued by this State or any other jurisdiction, but whose license or privilege to drive is not revoked, suspended, refused, or canceled;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Provides satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant has lawful status; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>Provides satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant has a valid Social Security number by presenting the applicant’s Social Security Administration account card or, if the Social Security Administration account card is not available, any of the following documents bearing the applicant’s Social Security number:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A current W–2 form;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A current SSA–1099 form;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A current non–SSA–1099 form; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A current pay stub with the applicant’s name and Social Security number on it; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Provides satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant is not eligible for a Social Security number.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An applicant is entitled to receive a moped operator’s permit if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Passes the examination provided for in § 16–110(c)(1) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Pays the fee provided for in this section; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Provides the documentary evidence described in subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Each application for a moped operator’s permit shall be on a form and contain the information that the Administration requires and each permit issued shall be of a size, design, and content that the Administration specifies.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A permit is not valid unless the applicant signs the applicant’s name on it in the applicant’s usual signature.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>When issued and signed, a moped operator’s permit only authorizes its holder to operate a moped, as defined in § 11–134.1 of this article or a motor scooter, as defined in § 11–134.5 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a moped operator’s permit expires at the end of a period of not more than 5 years determined in regulations adopted by the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>If an applicant has temporary lawful status, the Administration may not issue a moped operator’s permit to the applicant for a period that extends beyond the expiration date of the applicant’s authorized stay in the United States or, if there is no expiration date, for a period longer than 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Nothing contained in this paragraph may be construed to allow the issuance of a moped operator’s permit for a period longer than the period described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The Administration shall indicate on the face and in the machine–readable zone of a temporary moped operator’s permit issued under this paragraph that the permit is a temporary moped operator’s permit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>It may be renewed on application and payment of the fee required by subsection (f) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>For issuance or renewal of a moped operator’s permit, an applicant shall pay the Administration a fee established by the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For issuance of a duplicate moped operator’s permit, an applicant shall pay the Administration a fee established by the Administration.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-105" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Any individual who desires to obtain an original driver’s license under this subtitle or to be licensed in a class for which the individual is not already licensed under this subtitle shall apply to the Administration for the desired driver’s license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, before issuing a driver’s license, the Administration shall issue to each applicant a learner’s instructional permit. The learner’s instructional permit shall identify clearly the class of license for which the applicant has applied.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>Each applicant for a learner’s instructional permit who is under the age of 16 years shall present to the Administration a copy of the applicant’s school attendance record.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Administration may not issue a learner’s instructional permit to an applicant under the age of 16 years if the applicant’s school attendance record indicates more than 10 unexcused absences during the prior school semester.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The holder of a learner’s instructional permit may drive the same vehicle and combinations of vehicles as may a holder of the class of driver’s license for which the permit holder has applied, but only while accompanied by and under the immediate supervision of an individual who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Is at least 21 years old;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Has been licensed for at least 3 years in this State or in another state to drive vehicles of the class then being driven by the holder of the learner’s instructional permit; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Unless the vehicle is a motorcycle, is seated beside the holder of the learner’s instructional permit.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The individual supervising the holder of the learner’s instructional permit under paragraph (1) of this subsection is the only individual allowed in the front seat of a motor vehicle with the permit holder while the permit holder is driving.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The holder of a learner’s instructional permit for a motorcycle may drive the motorcycle with another individual on it only if the other individual is one described in subsection (b)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies to an individual who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Seeks to obtain an original driver’s license under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Does not qualify for a learner’s instructional permit under subsection (e) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, an individual under the age of 19 years who holds a learner’s instructional permit may not take a driver skills examination or driver road examination for a provisional license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Sooner than 9 months following the later of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The date that the individual first obtains the learner’s instructional permit; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The most recent date the individual was convicted of, or granted probation before judgment under § 6–220 of the Criminal Procedure Article for, a moving violation;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Until after successful completion of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The driver education program approved under Subtitle 5 of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at least 6 hours of highway driving instruction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least 60 hours, 10 hours of which must occur during the period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, of behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>Holds a valid driver’s license;</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>Is at least 21 years old; and</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Each supervising driver who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has completed the driving practice requirements of item (ii)2 of this paragraph; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a signature of a parent, guardian, or other person is required under § 16–107 of this subtitle, the parent, guardian, or other person who signs the individual’s application under that section.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An individual who holds a learner’s instructional permit and who is 18 years old and has a high school diploma or its equivalent or is at least 19 years old but under the age of 25 years may not take a driver skills examination or driver road examination for a provisional license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Sooner than the later of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>3 months following the date that the individual first obtains the learner’s instructional permit; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>9 months following the most recent date the individual was convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, a moving violation;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Until after successful completion of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A standard driver education program approved under Subtitle 5 of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at least 6 hours of highway driving instruction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least 60 hours, 10 hours of which must occur during the period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, of behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>Holds a valid driver’s license;</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>Is at least 21 years old; and</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by each supervising driver who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has completed the driving practice requirements under this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An individual at least 25 years old who holds a learner’s instructional permit and has not been convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, a moving violation may not take a driver skills examination or driver road examination for a provisional license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Sooner than 45 days following the date that the individual first obtains the learner’s instructional permit;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Until after successful completion of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A standard driver education program approved under Subtitle 5 of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at least 6 hours of highway driving instruction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least 14 hours, 3 hours of which must occur during the period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, of behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>Holds a valid driver’s license;</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>Is at least 21 years old; and</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by each supervising driver who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has completed the driving practice requirements under this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>An individual at least 25 years old who holds a learner’s instructional permit and has been convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, at least one moving violation may not take a driver skills examination or driver road examination for a provisional license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Sooner than 9 months following the most recent date the individual was convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, a moving violation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Until after successful completion of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A standard driver education program approved under Subtitle 5 of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at least 6 hours of highway driving instruction; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least 14 hours, 3 hours of which must occur during the period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, of behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>Holds a valid driver’s license;</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>Is at least 21 years old; and</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by each supervising driver who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has completed the driving practice requirements under this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>A learner’s instructional permit issued to an individual described in paragraph (1) of this subsection expires 2 years after the date of issuance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection only applies to an individual who holds a license and who seeks a different class license to drive a motor vehicle that, under the individual’s current license, the individual is not authorized to drive.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The holder of a learner’s instructional permit may not take the driver’s license examination sooner than 14 days after the permit is issued.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The 14 days’ requirement may be waived if a subsequent learner’s instructional permit is issued or applied for.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A learner’s instructional permit issued to an individual described in paragraph (1) of this subsection expires 1 year after the date of issuance.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A commercial driver’s instructional permit issued to an individual described in paragraph (1) of this subsection expires 1 year after the date of issuance.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Administration may issue a driver’s license, without first issuing a learner’s instructional permit and without a waiting period, to any individual who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Has been licensed regularly to drive in this State, in another state or country, or by the armed forces of the United States, if the Administration is satisfied that the applicant’s experience in driving vehicles of the type that would be authorized by the license class applied for is sufficient to justify issuance of the license without further training; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Has successfully completed the Administration approved basic motorcycle safety course.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Examine the applicant’s driving as provided in § 16–110 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Issue a provisional license, if appropriate, under § 16–111(e) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An individual who never held a driver’s license issued by the Administration or by another state, but who otherwise may obtain a license under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection without first obtaining a learner’s instructional permit, shall successfully complete a 3–hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program established by the Administration under § 16–212.1 of this title before qualifying for a driver’s license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>An individual holding a learner’s instructional permit issued under this section may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State in violation of any of the provisions of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-106" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>Each application for a driver’s license shall be made on the form that the Administration requires.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The application shall state:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The full name, Maryland residence address, race, sex, height, weight, general physical condition, and date of birth of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Whether the applicant previously has been refused a license to drive and, if so:</text> <level label="i"> <text>By what state or country; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The date of and reason for the refusal;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Whether the applicant previously has been licensed to drive and, if so:</text> <level label="i"> <text>When and by what state or country; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Whether the license ever has been suspended, revoked, or canceled and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation, or cancellation;</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the applicant’s Social Security number; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Any other pertinent information that the Administration requires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An applicant shall provide:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant has a valid Social Security number by presenting the applicant’s Social Security Administration account card or, if the Social Security Administration account card is not available, any of the following documents bearing the applicant’s Social Security number:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A current W–2 form;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A current SSA–1099 form;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A current non–SSA–1099 form; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A current pay stub with the applicant’s name and Social Security number on it; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant is not eligible for a Social Security number.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The applicant shall sign the application and certify that the statements made in it are true.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an applicant for an original license shall submit with the application a birth certificate or other proof of age and identity that is satisfactory to the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual party to an absolute divorce may elect to use a prior legal or true name upon filing an affidavit or other proof, satisfactory to the Administration, of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The prior name; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The absolute divorce.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An applicant who claims a name change by or under the common law of this State or any other state shall submit with the applicant’s application the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>An affidavit of the name by which the applicant is known and transacts business, as demonstrated by a Social Security card or record together with documents from at least 2 of the following categories:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Tax records;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Selective Service card or records;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Voter registration card or records;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Passport;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>A form of identification issued by a government unit that contains a photograph of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Baptismal certificate;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Banking records; and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>Other proof of age and identity that is satisfactory to the Administration;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Any document required under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph reflecting the legal name previously given to, or used by, the applicant prior to assuming the common law name;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Any driver’s license issued to the applicant in the name previously used by the applicant prior to assuming the common law name; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A copy of the applicant’s birth certificate or other proof of age and identity that is satisfactory to the Administration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An applicant shall provide satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant has lawful status.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>If an individual previously licensed to drive in another jurisdiction applies for a license, the Administration may request a copy of his driving record from the other jurisdiction.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>If another licensing jurisdiction requests a driving record from the Administration, the Administration may send the record to it without charge.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-107" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The application of a minor for a license shall be cosigned by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A parent or guardian of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the applicant has no parent or guardian or is married, an adult employer of the applicant or any other responsible adult; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the applicant is committed to the custody or guardianship of a local department of social services, the director of the department or the director’s designee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The individual cosigning the application of a minor shall:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Provide the cosigner’s mailing address to the Administration; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Within 30 days of any change in the mailing address occurring while the applicant or licensee is a minor, notify the Administration of the change; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Certify that the statements made in the application are true to the best of the cosigner’s knowledge, information, and belief.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-108" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <text>If, while the licensee is still a minor, the Administration receives from the individual who cosigned the license application of the minor a written request that the license of the minor be canceled, the Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Shall cancel the license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>May not reissue the license until:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Another qualified adult cosigns and certifies an application as required by § 16–107 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The minor becomes an adult.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-109" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <text>If, while the licensee is still a minor, the Administration receives satisfactory evidence of the death of the individual who cosigned the license application of the minor, the Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Shall suspend the license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>May not reinstate the license until:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Another qualified adult cosigns and certifies an application as required by § 16-107 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The minor becomes an adult.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-110" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Establish qualifications for the safe operation of the various classes, types, sizes, or combinations of vehicles; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Examine each applicant to determine the applicant’s qualifications for the license class applied for.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, the Administration shall examine each applicant for an original driver’s license or for a class of driver’s license higher than that which the applicant currently holds.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The examination shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A test of the applicant’s:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Vision;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, warning, and directing traffic; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Knowledge of the traffic laws of this State and safe driving practices;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A demonstration of the applicant’s ability to exercise reasonable control in driving a motor vehicle; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Any other additional physical or mental examination that the Administration considers necessary to determine an applicant’s fitness to drive a motor vehicle safely.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>The pool of questions from which the examination required under this subsection draws shall include at least five questions related to motorcycle safety awareness.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At least one question related to motorcycle safety awareness shall appear on the examination.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The questions required by this paragraph shall address:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Visibility of motorcycles;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Proper lane positioning around motorcycles;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Safe following distances around motorcycles;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Preventing crashes with motorcycles; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Any other topic related to motorcycle safety that the Administration deems relevant.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If an applicant is qualified to take the required examinations for the license applied for, the applicant shall appear in person for examination at any one of the places in this State that the Administration has designated for this purpose.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, for a required driver skills examination or driver road examination, each applicant shall provide a motor vehicle of a type appropriate to test the applicant’s ability to drive all vehicles that may be driven under the license class applied for.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An applicant may not use an autocycle to test the applicant’s ability to drive under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, when the holder of a learner’s instructional permit appears for the driving test, the permit holder shall be accompanied by an individual qualified under § 16–105 of this subtitle to accompany the holder of a learner’s permit while driving on a highway. That individual shall have his driver’s license with him.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The holder of a Class M (motorcycle) learner’s instructional permit may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Transport a motorcycle to the driving test by truck or other vehicle unaccompanied by another individual, if the permit holder is licensed to drive the truck or other vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Be accompanied by a person transporting a motorcycle to the test by truck or other vehicle, if that person is licensed to drive the truck or other vehicle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The holder of a learner’s instructional permit may be driven to the examination station and to the starting point where the examiner begins the test by any individual authorized to drive the class of vehicle in which the test is being given. That individual shall have a valid driver’s license in the individual’s possession.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>If the applicant does not pass the examination for the license class applied for, the Administration may issue the applicant any license of a lower class for which the applicant qualifies.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, the Administration may waive any driver’s license examination provided for under this title if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Holds a valid driver’s license issued under this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Is applying for a Class M license and has successfully completed the Administration approved basic motorcycle safety course; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Holds a valid license from:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Another state;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A province or territory of Canada.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Administration may not waive a vision examination required under this section unless the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Is applying for a corrected driver’s license under § 16–114.1 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Has passed a vision examination acceptable to the Administration within the last 12 months.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-110.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>For an unrestricted license, each applicant is required to have:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Simultaneously:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A minimum visual acuity of 20/40 in each eye; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A continuous field of vision of at least 140 degrees; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Binocular vision.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the applicant’s vision can be corrected by glasses or contact lenses to meet the standards of this section, the Administration may issue the applicant a restricted license, endorsed “corrective lenses”.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration may issue a restricted license to an applicant who has simultaneously:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A visual acuity of at least 20/40 in one or both eyes; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A continuous field of vision of at least 110 degrees and with at least 35 degrees lateral to the midline of each side.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>To qualify for a restricted license under this subsection, the Administration may require an applicant to submit a report of examination by a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist for evaluation by the Administration or its Medical Advisory Board.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license issued under this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Shall be endorsed “outside mirrors each side”; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>May be subject to additional restrictions imposed by the Administration, based on recommendations of the applicant’s ophthalmologist or optometrist, or any other evaluation that the Administration determines appropriate.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration may only issue a restricted noncommercial driver’s license to an applicant who does not otherwise meet the vision standards under this section but who has simultaneously:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A visual acuity of at least 20/70 in one or both eyes; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A continuous field of vision of at least 110 degrees and with at least 35 degrees lateral to the midline of each side.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>To qualify for a restricted license under this subsection, the Administration may require an applicant to submit a report of examination by a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist for evaluation by the Administration or its Medical Advisory Board.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license issued under this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Shall be endorsed “outside mirrors each side”; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>May be subject to additional restrictions imposed by the Administration, based on recommendations of the applicant’s ophthalmologist or optometrist, or any other evaluation that the Administration determines appropriate.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If an applicant does not meet the vision standards under this subtitle, the Administration may issue a restricted license to the applicant subject to any restrictions the Administration determines appropriate for public safety, including any restriction described in § 16-110.3 of this subtitle, if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The applicant is evaluated and recommended for approval by the Medical Advisory Board; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The applicant successfully completes a driver’s training course required by the Administration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>An individual issued a restricted driver’s license under this section who has had vision correction surgery resulting in the individual’s meeting the requirements for an unrestricted license may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Apply to the Administration for a corrected license without the vision restriction; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Until the time of a license renewal or issuance of a corrected license, carry written certification from a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist that the individual meets the vision requirements for an unrestricted license under this section.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-110.2" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “bioptic telescopic lens” means a spectacle mounted telescopic/telescopics telescope placed at the top of a corrective vision lens and designed to increase visual acuity and aid in spotting distant objects at a glance.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Notwithstanding any other requirements under this subtitle, an applicant using bioptic telescopic lenses shall be eligible for a noncommercial Class C driver’s license under this subtitle if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Demonstrates a visual acuity of at least 20/100 in one or both eyes and a field of 150 degrees horizontal vision with or without corrective lenses; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the applicant has vision in one eye only, demonstrates a field of at least 100 degrees horizontal vision;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Demonstrates a visual acuity of at least 20/70 in one or both eyes with the bioptic telescopic lenses and without the use of field expanders;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Submits a report of examination by a licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist for evaluation by the Medical Advisory Board under § 16–118 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Meets all the other requirements for licensure under this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An applicant using bioptic telescopic lenses shall be eligible for a learner’s instructional permit under § 16–103 of this subtitle if the applicant meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a license issued in compliance with this section authorizes the licensee to operate a motor vehicle only during the period beginning one–half hour after sunrise and ending one–half hour before sunset.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the applicant is eligible for a license under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administration shall issue to the applicant a restricted license endorsed “daylight driving only”.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A licensee under this section may operate a motor vehicle without any restriction regarding hours of operation if the licensee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Demonstrates a visual acuity of at least 20/40 in one or both eyes with the bioptic telescopic lenses and without the use of field expanders;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Has been licensed under this section for at least one year; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Passes a skills test taken at night.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>This section only applies to an applicant who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Is granted a license under this section on or before September 30, 1997; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Continues to qualify for a license under this section.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-110.3" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration may only issue a restricted Class C noncommercial driver’s license to an applicant who does not otherwise meet the vision standards under § 16–110.1 of this subtitle but:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Has simultaneously:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A visual acuity of worse than 20/70, but no worse than 20/100, in one or both eyes as determined by the Administration in consultation with the Medical Advisory Board; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A continuous field of vision of at least 110 degrees and with at least 35 degrees lateral to the midline of each side; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Is recommended for consideration for licensure by the applicant’s licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and regulations of the Administration concerning limited vision licenses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The ophthalmologist’s or optometrist’s recommendation for an applicant seeking a license under this section shall be based on the best standard spectacle or contact lens correction in the applicant’s better eye.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration shall refer any application for a license under this section to the Medical Advisory Board appointed under § 16–118 of this subtitle for review.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Unless the Medical Advisory Board determines that it can make a favorable recommendation to the Administration based on the record before it, the Board shall offer the applicant an opportunity to appear before the Board to present medical information pertinent to the Board’s review.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An applicant who chooses to appear before the Medical Advisory Board may be accompanied by the applicant’s ophthalmologist or optometrist or by any other individual to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent medical information to the Board.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An appearance before the Medical Advisory Board is not a matter subject to the contested case provisions under Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>An applicant seeking a license under this section shall successfully complete a driver’s training course in accordance with regulations of the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The required driver’s training course:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Shall consist of at least 20 hours; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>May vary based on an applicant’s previous driving experience or the driver trainer’s recommendation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the ophthalmologist or optometrist recommends that the applicant use a bioptic telescopic lens while driving, the Administration may require additional driver’s training using the bioptic telescopic lens.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A license granted under this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Shall be endorsed “outside mirrors each side”;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Subject to subsection (f) of this section, shall be endorsed “daylight driving only”; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>May be subject to additional restrictions imposed by the Administration, based on recommendations of the applicant’s ophthalmologist or optometrist, or any other evaluation that the Administration determines appropriate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Restrictions that may be imposed under paragraph (1)(iii) of this subsection include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Type of highways where the licensee may drive;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Maximum speed limits under which driving is allowed;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Maximum driving distances; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Other factors that the Administration determines appropriate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license endorsed “daylight driving only” authorizes the licensee to operate a motor vehicle only during the period beginning one–half hour after sunrise and ending one–half hour before sunset.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>An individual licensed under this section may apply to eliminate the daylight only restriction if the individual:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Has been licensed under this section for at least 1 year;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>During the previous year, has not committed a traffic infraction or been involved in a traffic accident where the licensee was at fault;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Has passed a nighttime vision test prescribed by the Administration; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Has received a driver’s training certificate based on nighttime driving skills, from an entity that the Administration has determined is qualified to evaluate drivers under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before the elimination of the daytime only restriction, an applicant who meets the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall pass a nighttime driving test administered by at least two Administration examiners.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-111" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies to an applicant who:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Holds a learner’s instructional permit under § 16–105(d) of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Qualifies for a provisional license under subsection (e) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An applicant is entitled to receive a provisional license if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Meets the minimum age required under § 16–103(c)(2) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Satisfies the learner’s instructional permit requirements under § 16–105(d)(2), (3), (4), or (5) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Passes a driver skills or driver road examination administered under this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Surrenders any learner’s instructional permit issued to the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Pays the fee established under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A provisional license shall be clearly identifiable as a provisional license.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>An individual who holds a provisional license may not receive a license sooner than 18 months following the later of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The date the individual first obtains the provisional license;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The date the individual is convicted of, or granted probation before judgment under § 6–220 of the Criminal Procedure Article for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A moving violation; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A violation of a provisional driver’s license restriction under § 16–113(i) of this subtitle; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The date of restoration of an individual’s provisional driver’s license or driving privilege that has been suspended, revoked, or canceled for any reason.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Administration may issue a license to an individual who was otherwise eligible to receive a license at the time a moving violation was committed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section or any other provision of this subtitle, the Administration may issue a provisional license to an individual who has been licensed to drive in another state or country, or by the armed forces for less than 18 months.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an individual has been licensed for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Less than 6 months, the individual shall hold the provisional license for at least 18 months before being eligible for a license under § 16–111.1 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>6 months, but less than 12 months, the individual shall hold the provisional license for at least 12 months before being eligible for a license under § 16–111.1 of this subtitle as long as the individual has not committed an offense as defined in § 16–213(a) of this title during that period; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>12 months, but less than 18 months, the individual shall hold the provisional license for at least 6 months before being eligible for a license under § 16–111.1 of this subtitle as long as the individual has not committed an offense as defined in § 16–213(a) of this title during that period.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An individual who commits an offense as defined in § 16–213(a) of this title while holding a provisional license issued under this subsection is subject to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The waiting periods under subsection (d)(1)(ii) of this section before qualifying for a license under § 16–111.1 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Other sanctions applicable to a holder of a provisional license under this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Notwithstanding § 16–103(c)(3) of this subtitle, the Administration may issue a license under § 16–111.1 of this subtitle without issuing a learner’s instructional permit or a provisional license if the individual has been licensed to drive in another state or country, or by the armed forces, for at least 18 months.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A provisional license is subject to the expiration and renewal requirements of § 16-115 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-111.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>An applicant is entitled to receive the driver’s license applied for if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Passes the examination provided for in this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Surrenders the last learner’s instructional permit issued to him, if any; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Pays the fees provided for by this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies to an applicant who holds a provisional license under § 16-111 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An applicant is entitled to receive a license if the applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Meets the minimum age required under § 16-103(c)(3) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Satisfies the provisional license requirements under § 16-111(d) or (e) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Surrenders any provisional license issued to the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Pays the fee established under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Each license issued by the Administration shall be identified clearly as to its specific class. A Class M license may be issued in combination with any one of the other classes.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration shall assign an identifying number to each license it issues.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration may not use, include, or encode, in any form, an individual’s Social Security number on the individual’s driver’s license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, each noncommercial Class A, B, C, or M license issued by the Administration shall be of the size, design, and content that the Administration specifies.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A noncommercial Class A, B, C, or M license shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The name and residence address of the licensee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The date of birth of the licensee;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A description of the licensee, which shall include the height, weight, and sex of the licensee;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A photograph of the applicant that is taken in accordance with a procedure that the Administration requires;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>The type or class of vehicles that the license authorizes the licensee to drive;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>The signature and seal of the issuing agent; and</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>A space for the signature of the licensee.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A license is not valid unless the licensee signs the license in the licensee’s usual signature.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>When issued and signed, a driver’s license authorizes the licensee to drive any vehicle of the type or class specified on it, subject to any restrictions endorsed on the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Only one current driver’s license may be issued by the Administration to and held by any individual at any one time.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before issuing a license, the Administration shall require the applicant to surrender any license issued to the applicant by any other jurisdiction.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-111.2" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>When an applicant applies for an initial driver’s license or for a class of driver’s license other than that which the applicant currently holds, the applicant shall pay the Administration a license fee established by the Administration. This fee covers issuance of a learner’s instructional permit and, if the applicant qualifies before the learner’s instructional permit expires, issuance of a driver’s license or provisional license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a learner’s instructional permit is not required, the applicant shall pay the Administration, when the driver’s license is issued, a license fee established by the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If an appointment to take a driver’s license examination made by the applicant is not kept, the Administration may charge the applicant a missed appointment fee established by the Administration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for the renewal of a noncommercial Class A, B, C, D, E, or M driver’s license, a licensee shall pay the Administration a renewal fee established by the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may not charge a licensee who is a recipient of the Medal of Honor a fee for the renewal of the licensee’s noncommercial Class A, B, C, D, E, or M driver’s license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>For issuance of a duplicate or corrected noncommercial Class A, B, C, D, E, or M driver’s license, a licensee shall pay the Administration a duplicate or corrected driver’s license fee established by the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>For conversion of a provisional license to a driver’s license issued under § 16-111.1 of this subtitle, a licensee shall pay the Administration a fee established by the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A licensee shall pay a fee established by the Administration if the license is issued or renewed under § 16–104.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Whenever an applicant or licensee pays a fee required under subsection (a)(1) or (2) or (b) of this section, the Administration shall offer the individual the option to make a voluntary contribution of $1 to the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund established under Title 13, Subtitle 9 of the Health - General Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>All moneys collected under this subsection shall be paid to the Comptroller of the State and deposited into the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund established under Title 13, Subtitle 9 of the Health - General Article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-112" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Credential holder” has the meaning stated in § 16–1001 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Display” means the manual surrender of the licensee’s license into the hands of the demanding officer for inspection.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Electronic credential” has the meaning stated in § 16–1001 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each individual driving a motor vehicle on any highway in this State shall have his license with him.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Each individual driving a motor vehicle on any highway in this State shall display the license to any uniformed police officer who demands it.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A credential holder is deemed to have satisfied the display requirement under paragraph (1) of this subsection only if the uniformed police officer is able to access the verification system authorized under § 16–1003 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Each individual driving a motor vehicle on any highway in this State shall, if requested by the officer, sign his usual signature in the presence of the officer so that the officer may determine whether he is the licensee.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A person may not give the name of another person or give a false or fictitious name to any uniformed police officer who is attempting to determine the identity of a driver of a motor vehicle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-113" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to the vision and other restrictions provided for in this subtitle, when it issues a driver’s license, the Administration for good cause may impose on the licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Any restrictions suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to the type of special mechanical control devices required on motor vehicles that the licensee may drive;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An alcohol restriction which prohibits the licensee from driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while having alcohol in the licensee’s blood; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Any other restrictions applicable to the licensee that the Administration determines appropriate to assure the safe driving of a motor vehicle by the licensee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An alcohol restriction that prohibits the licensee from driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while having alcohol in the licensee’s blood may, as described in subsections (b) and (g) of this section, include a restriction that prohibits the licensee from driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle unless the licensee is a participant in the Ignition Interlock System Program established under § 16–404.1 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding the licensee’s driving record, the Administration shall impose on each licensee under the age of 21 years an alcohol restriction that prohibits the licensee from driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while having alcohol in the licensee’s blood.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An alcohol restriction imposed under this subsection expires when the licensee reaches the age of 21 years.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>This subsection may not be construed or applied to limit:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The authority of the Administration to impose on a licensee an alcohol restriction described in subsection (a)(2) of this section; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The application of any other provision of law that prohibits consumption of an alcoholic beverage by an individual under the age of 21 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>An individual under the age of 21 years who is convicted of a violation of § 21–902(a), (b), or (c) of this article may be required, for a period of not more than 3 years, to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program in order to retain the individual’s driver’s license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Issue a special restricted license; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Set forth the restrictions on the usual license form.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration shall indicate on the license of a licensee under the age of 21 years that an alcohol restriction has been imposed on the licensee under subsection (b) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding the licensee’s driving record, the Administration shall impose an hour restriction on a provisional driver’s license issued to an applicant under the age of 18.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The restriction under this subsection shall limit the holder of a provisional license to driving unsupervised only between the hours of 5 a.m. and 12 midnight.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>This subsection does not preclude the holder of a provisional license from driving between the hours of 12 midnight and 5 a.m. the following day if the licensee is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Accompanied and supervised by a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Driving to or from or in the course of the licensee’s employment;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Driving to or from a school class or official school activity;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Driving to or from an organized volunteer program; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Driving to or from an opportunity to participate in an athletic event or related training session.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The hour restriction and the supervision requirement under this subsection expire on the date the holder of the provisional license turns 18 years of age.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d–1"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding the licensee’s driving record, and subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration shall impose a restriction on each provisional driver’s license prohibiting the licensee from operating a motor vehicle if the driver and each passenger in the motor vehicle are not restrained by a seat belt or, in accordance with § 22–412.2 of this article, by a child safety seat.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>It is not a violation of the restriction under paragraph (1) of this subsection if an individual covered by a medical exception under § 22–412.2(f) or § 22–412.3(d) and (e) of this article is not restrained.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The restrictions under paragraph (1) of this subsection expire on the date that the holder of a provisional license turns 18 years of age.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to the other restrictions provided under this subtitle, the Administration may issue:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A driver’s license that is valid only in the State of Maryland to an applicant who has been suspended in another jurisdiction as a result of failing to comply with the financial responsibility requirements of that jurisdiction; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A temporary driver’s license that is valid only in the State of Maryland to an applicant for reinstatement of a suspended or revoked driver’s license, renewal of a driver’s license, or a duplicate or corrected driver’s license if, at the time of application:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The applicant’s privilege to drive in another jurisdiction is revoked or suspended as a result of failing to comply with the licensing requirements of that jurisdiction for which a comparable violation in this State would not have resulted in revocation or suspension;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The initial violation that led to the revocation or suspension did not occur within the preceding 5 years;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The applicant is otherwise qualified to be licensed in this State; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Administration determines that the applicant will be able to take any actions required by the other jurisdiction for reinstatement of the privilege to drive in that jurisdiction.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A temporary license issued under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be valid for 90 days.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration shall adopt regulations for the issuance of temporary licenses under paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>After receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of a restricted or provisional driver’s license, the Administration may suspend or revoke the license. However, the licensee may request a hearing as provided for a suspension or revocation under Subtitle 2 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration shall impose an alcohol restriction under subsection (a)(1)(ii) of this section that prohibits an individual for a period of 3 years from driving or attempting to drive with alcohol in the individual’s blood on any licensee who is convicted within 5 years of any combination of two or more violations under § 21–902(a), (b), or (c) of this article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a circuit court or the District Court orders a licensee not to drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle with alcohol in the licensee’s blood or orders, under § 27–107 of this article, the licensee to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program established under § 16–404.1 of this title, the Administration shall have the licensee’s driving record and driver’s license reflect that the court ordered restriction was imposed, and shall keep records of the order.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>An individual may not drive a vehicle in any manner that violates any restriction imposed by the Administration in a restricted license issued to the individual.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>An individual may not drive a vehicle in any manner that violates any restriction imposed in a provisional license issued to the individual.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>An individual may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle with alcohol in the individual’s blood in violation of a restriction.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>A participant in the Ignition Interlock System Program under § 16–404.1 of this title may not drive or attempt to drive a vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system in violation of an ignition interlock system restriction on a license issued to the participant.</text> </level> <level label="l"> <level label="1"> <text>A person convicted of a violation of subsection (j) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person convicted of a violation of subsection (k) of this section is subject to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-114" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “mutilated” includes any imperfection of or in a driver’s license, after its issuance, that renders it unsuitable for identification purposes or for verifying its authenticity and validity.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a driver’s license is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, the licensee immediately shall apply for and, after furnishing information satisfactory to the Administration and payment of the required fee, is entitled to obtain a duplicate license. If the duplicate license being applied for is of a type requiring a photo and the licensee is temporarily absent from this State, the Administration may issue a regular license bearing the notation that it is valid without a photo until 15 days after the licensee first returns to this State.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A licensee who is at least 21 years may apply for a duplicate license that includes a frontal photograph of the licensee.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If a person recovers an original license for which a duplicate has been issued, the person promptly shall surrender the original license to the Administration.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-114.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>To obtain a corrected photo commercial driver’s license, an individual shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Apply for a corrected commercial driver’s license on the form required by the Administration;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Surrender the individual’s original license; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Pay the required fee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A corrected photo commercial driver’s license shall expire on the date that the individual’s original license expired.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If an individual other than one who holds a commercial driver’s license desires a corrected photo license in lieu of a correction card for a desired or required correction, the individual shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Apply for a corrected photo license on the form required by the Administration;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Surrender the individual’s original license; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Pay the required fee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A corrected photo license issued under subsection (c) of this section to a driver under age 21 years shall expire 60 days after the driver’s 21st birthday.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If a licensee applies for a photo license to correct an error made by the Administration, the Administration shall issue the corrected license without charging the licensee a fee.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>If an individual, other than one who holds a commercial driver’s license, is temporarily absent from the State and desires a corrected license, the Administration may issue a nonphoto corrected license bearing the notation that it is valid without a photo until 15 days after the licensee first returns to this State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The licensee shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Apply for the corrected license on the form required by the Administration; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Pay the required fee.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-115" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, a license issued under this title to a driver at least 21 years old shall expire on the birth date of the licensee at the end of a period of not more than 8 years determined in regulations adopted by the Administration following the issuance of the license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, a license issued under this title to a driver under the age of 21 years shall expire not later than 60 days after the driver’s 21st birthday.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A license is renewable on the presentation of an application, the payment of the renewal fee required by § 16–111.1 of this subtitle, and satisfactory completion of the examination required or authorized by subsection (i) of this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Within 12 months before its expiration; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>When a driver qualifies for a corrected license issued under § 16–114.1(c) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, the Administration may renew an individual’s license without requiring the individual to appear in person if the photograph for the individual was taken less than 16 years before the renewal.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>If an applicant has temporary lawful status, the Administration may not issue to the applicant a license to drive for a period that extends beyond the expiration date of the applicant’s authorized stay in the United States or, if there is no expiration date, for a period longer than 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Nothing contained in this paragraph may be construed to allow the issuance of a temporary license to drive for a period longer than the period described in this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The Administration shall indicate on the face and in the machine–readable zone of a temporary license to drive that the license is a temporary license to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>A holder of a temporary license to drive who had temporary lawful status at the time of the issuance of the temporary license to drive shall present satisfactory documentary evidence of lawful status if the holder applies for issuance or renewal of any license to drive under this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>At least 60 days before a license expires, the Administration shall mail to each licensee, at the last address of the licensee shown in the records of the Administration, notice of the date on which the license will expire.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Administration may renew a license within 1 year after the expiration date without requiring a driving test.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A license shall remain in full force and effect during an absence from the State if the license is held by:</text> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>A member of the uniformed services who is absent from this State on active service in the uniformed services; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A dependent of the member who is residing with the member outside the State; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>A contract employee working on behalf of a federal agency or branch of the uniformed services who is absent from the State in service of the contract; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A dependent of the contract employee who is residing with the contract employee outside the State.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license also shall remain in effect, if it would otherwise have expired under this section, for a period of 30 days following the date of the licensee’s return to this State, or the member’s discharge or separation from active service:</text> <level label="i"> <text>If the licensee has in the licensee’s immediate possession, together with the licensee’s driver’s license, papers indicating the member’s active service outside this State or the member’s discharge or separation; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the license is not otherwise suspended, revoked, or canceled under this title during the 30–day period.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A license held by an individual who is a member of the Foreign Service of the United States and is absent from the State due to employment in the Foreign Service, or a license held by the spouse or a dependent of the individual who is residing with the individual outside the State, shall remain in full force and effect during the absence.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A license held by an individual described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall also remain in effect, if it would otherwise have expired under this section, for a period of 30 days following the date of the individual’s return to the State, or the individual’s separation from employment in the Foreign Service of the United States if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The individual has in the individual’s immediate possession, together with the individual’s driver’s license, documentation acceptable to the Administration indicating that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The individual is a member of the Foreign Service of the United States, or the spouse or a dependent of a member of the Foreign Service of the United States and resides outside the State; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The individual was formerly a member of the Foreign Service of the United States, or the spouse or a dependent of a former member of the Foreign Service, and has returned to the State on separation of the member from employment with the Foreign Service; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The license is not otherwise suspended, revoked, or canceled under this title during the 30–day period.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>If a licensee is absent from this State for cause, other than as provided in subsection (d) of this section, and is unable to renew the licensee’s license in the manner required by this section, the licensee may renew by mail to the Administration. The renewal application shall be accompanied by the prescribed fee and a statement giving the reason for and the expected length of the absence. On receipt of the application, the Administration may issue a regular license which bears a photo or a notation that it is valid without a photo until 15 days after the licensee first returns to this State.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>An individual may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State if the license issued to him under this title has expired.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>An individual may not attempt to drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State if the license issued to the individual under this title has expired.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of this subsection, the Administration shall require every individual applying for renewal of a driver’s license to pass a vision test as prescribed by the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Administration shall accept a certification of acceptable visual acuity from a licensed physician or optometrist instead of requiring the actual test provided for in this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The examination for which certification is made shall take place within 2 years of the date of application for renewal.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An individual at least 21 years of age but under the age of 40 years may apply for renewal of a driver’s license electronically or by mail or other means authorized by the Administration without taking a vision test if the applicant has passed a vision test authorized by the Administration within the previous 9 years.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>If the Administration has reason to believe that an individual is a safety hazard by reason of a vision deficiency, the Administration may require the vision test provided for in this subsection at a time other than renewal of a driver’s license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Administration may adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>An individual who holds a commercial driver’s license and applies for renewal is exempt from the requirement to pass a vision test if the individual has a current certificate of physical examination on file with the Administration, as required under 49 C.F.R. §§ 391.43 and 391.45.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>Before the expiration of a driver’s license, if the Administration has reason to believe that an individual is not a safety hazard, but the individual is unable to pass a required knowledge test or vision test, the Administration may extend the individual’s privilege to drive for a period not to exceed 90 days.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration may not renew the driver’s license of an applicant who has not paid all undisputed taxes and unemployment insurance contributions payable to the Comptroller or the Secretary of Labor or provided for payment in a manner satisfactory to the unit responsible for collection.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration shall cooperate with the Comptroller and the Maryland Department of Labor to develop procedures and adopt regulations in accordance with this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Regulations adopted under this subsection shall require:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The Comptroller to notify the Administration that an individual has not paid all undisputed taxes; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Maryland Department of Labor to notify the Administration that an individual has not paid all undisputed unemployment insurance contributions.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Administration may issue a temporary renewal for a driver’s license that extends the expiration date for a period not exceeding 2 years for an applicant who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Has the documentation required by federal law, as enumerated in § 16–103.1(10) and (11) of this subtitle, on file with the Administration;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Has a photograph on file with the Administration that will not be 16 years old or older by the expiration date of the temporary renewal; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Has a driver’s license that was issued for the full term under subsection (a)(1) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may make temporary renewal of a driver’s license available to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>An active duty member of the armed forces of the United States or a spouse or dependent of the member;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A member of the Foreign Service of the United States or a spouse or dependent of the member;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A resident of the State who is a student studying outside the State;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A resident of the State who is temporarily residing outside the State for at least 6 months;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>A resident of the State who holds a driver’s license that would have otherwise expired during a state of emergency declared by the Governor; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Any other resident of the State who meets any requirements approved by the Administration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration may not issue a temporary renewal to an applicant who holds a commercial driver’s license.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Administration shall adopt regulations to carry out this subsection.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-116" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>If any individual who has applied for or obtained a driver’s license under this subtitle moves from the address given in the application or shown on the license, the individual shall, within 30 days of the change, notify the Administration in writing of the former address and new address and the identifying number of any license issued to the individual.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If any individual who has applied for or obtained a driver’s license under this subtitle has the individual’s name changed under the common law of this State, by marriage, or by court order, the individual shall, within 30 days of the change, notify the Administration in writing of the former name and new name, and the identifying number of any license issued to the individual.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>On request of the Administration, if the name of a licensee has been changed, the licensee shall surrender his driver’s license to the Administration. After it receives the license, the Administration shall issue a corrected license in the new name.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>If a licensee is required to surrender his license to the Administration to record a change, the Administration shall issue him, without charge, a temporary license valid for not more than 20 days from the date it is issued.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>This section does not apply to an expired license.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-117" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration shall keep a record of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Each driver’s license application that it receives;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each driver’s license that it issues; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Each licensee whose license to drive the Administration has suspended or revoked, and the reasons for the action.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration shall file each accident report and abstract of court disposition records that it receives under the laws of this State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Administration shall keep convenient records or make suitable notations showing the convictions or traffic accidents in which each licensee has been involved and every probation before judgment disposition of any violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law. A record or notation of a probation before judgment disposition, or a first offense of driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more under § 16-205.1 of this title, shall be segregated by the Administration and shall be available only to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Other driver licensing authorities;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The United States Secretary of Transportation;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Current and prospective employers, as defined in § 16-803(e) of this title, of drivers required to hold commercial drivers’ licenses;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The courts;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Criminal justice agencies; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>The defendant or the defendant’s attorney.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>However, a record or notation of a probation before judgment, or a first offense of driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more under § 16-205.1 of this title, may not be received or considered by the courts until a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is made by the defendant or a finding of guilty is made by the court.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>These records or notations shall be made so that they are readily available for consideration by the Administration of any license renewal application and at any other suitable time.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Accident reports and abstracts of court convictions pertaining to driving an emergency vehicle, if received by a person who was driving an emergency vehicle pursuant to the provisions of § 21-106 of this article, shall be segregated by the Administration and shall be available only to the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Except as provided in this section, an employee of the Administration may not disclose any records or information regarding probation before judgment, or a first offense of driving with an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more under § 16-205.1 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If a charge of a Maryland Vehicle Law violation against any individual is dismissed by a court of competent jurisdiction, a record of the charge and dismissal may not be included in the individual’s driving record.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-117.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Child Support Administration” means the Child Support Administration of the Department of Human Services.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Criminal offense” does not include any violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Administration shall expunge the public driving record of a licensee if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The licensee has not been convicted of a moving violation or a criminal offense involving a motor vehicle for the preceding 3 years, and the licensee’s license never has been suspended for reasons related to driver safety, as defined by the Administration, or revoked;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The licensee has not been convicted of a moving violation or a criminal offense involving a motor vehicle for the preceding 5 years, and the licensee’s record shows not more than one suspension for reasons related to driver safety, as defined by the Administration, and no revocations; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Within the preceding 10 years:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The licensee has not been granted probation before judgment for a violation of § 20–102 or § 21–902 of this article; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The licensee has not been convicted of any moving violation or criminal offense involving a motor vehicle, regardless of the number of suspensions or revocations.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>On request of the Child Support Administration, the Administration shall expunge a record of a suspension for failure to pay child support:</text> <level label="i"> <text>For a licensee who is enrolled in and compliant with an employment program approved by the Child Support Administration, if the licensee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Has not been convicted of driving on a license that was suspended for failure to pay child support; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Does not have charges related to the suspension for failure to pay child support pending against the licensee; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the Child Support Administration notifies the Administration that the information reported by the Child Support Administration that led to the suspension was inaccurate.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A request by the Child Support Administration to expunge a record under this subsection may not affect any suspension unrelated to child support.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Administration may refuse to expunge a driving record if it determines that the licensee has not driven a motor vehicle on the highways during the particular conviction–free period on which the expungement is based.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Administration may not expunge:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Any driving records before the expiration of the time they are required to be retained under § 16–819 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any driving record entries required for assessment of subsequent offender penalties; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Any driving record entries related to a moving violation or an accident that resulted in the death of another person.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Human Services, may adopt regulations to implement the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-118" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administrator may appoint a Medical Advisory Board of qualified physicians and optometrists to enable the Administration to comply properly with the provisions of this title regarding the physical and mental condition of individuals who seek to drive on highways in this State.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administrator also may appoint a medical secretary to serve the Board.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Each member of the Medical Advisory Board is entitled to compensation for each meeting that the member attends. The compensation shall be paid out of funds appropriated to the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administrator may refer to the Medical Advisory Board, for an advisory opinion, the case of any licensee or applicant for a license, if the Administrator has good cause to believe that the driving of a vehicle by him would be contrary to public safety and welfare because of an existing or suspected mental or physical disability.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Board shall meet at the pleasure of the Administrator.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the records of the Medical Advisory Board:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Are confidential;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>May be disclosed only on court order; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>May be used only to determine the qualifications of an individual to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may use information in its records for the purpose of driver safety research, provided that personal information is not published or disclosed.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration may contract with third parties to assist with driver safety research.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A person may not use these records for any other purpose.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-118.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration shall develop a form for a voluntary developmental disability self–disclosure card.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A voluntary developmental disability self–disclosure card shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Be approximately the same size as a driver’s license;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Be printed on blue paper;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Include space for an individual to provide details on a developmental disability; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Include written guidance on effective communication between law enforcement officers and people with developmental disabilities.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In developing the form required by this subsection, the Administration shall consult with the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association and at least one independent organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with developmental disabilities.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Beginning January 1, 2021, the Administration shall make a voluntary developmental disability self–disclosure card available to any individual of driving age who requests one.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an individual who requests a voluntary developmental disability self–disclosure card is a minor, the Administration shall provide the card to the individual’s parent or guardian.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Except as required by § 16–118 of this subtitle, the Administration may not maintain any records relating to the issuance of a voluntary developmental disability self–disclosure card.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-119" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Maryland Department of Health, together with the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty and the State Board of Examiners in Optometry, shall define:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Disorders characterized by lapses of consciousness; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Disorders that result in a corrected visual acuity that fails to comply with the vision requirements of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any physician and any other person authorized to diagnose, detect, or treat disorders defined under subsection (a) of this section may report to the Medical Advisory Board and to the subject of the report, in writing, the full name, date of birth, and address of each individual 15 years old or older who has any such disorder.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Unless authorized by the individual in writing, a report may not be made from information derived from the diagnosis or treatment of any individual on whom a confidential or privileged relationship is conferred by law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>On receipt of a report under this section, the Administration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>As soon as practicable, arrange for an examination of each reported individual who holds a driver’s license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the individual fails to meet the requirements of this subtitle, cancel his license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the reports made to the Administration under this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Are confidential;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>May be disclosed only on court order; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>May be used only to determine the qualifications of an individual to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may use information in the reports it receives for the purpose of driver safety research, provided that personal information is not published or disclosed.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration may contract with third parties to assist with driver safety research.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A person may not use these reports for any other purpose.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A civil or criminal action may not be brought against any person who makes a report under this section and who does not violate any confidential or privileged relationship conferred by law.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A report made under this section may not be used as evidence in any civil or criminal trial, except in a legal action involving an alleged violation of a confidential or privileged relationship conferred by law.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-120" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>At regular intervals, the Administration shall request of the Social Services Administration the name of each individual receiving public assistance for blindness. The Social Services Administration promptly shall furnish the requested information.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On receipt of the requested information, the Administration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>As soon as practicable, arrange for an examination of the vision of each named individual who holds a driver’s license; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the individual fails to meet the vision requirements of this subtitle, cancel his license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>The information obtained by the Administration under this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Is confidential;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>May be disclosed only on court order; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>May be used only to determine the qualifications of an individual to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may not use this information for any other purpose.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-121" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>This section applies only to a non–match, described under regulations adopted by the Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Occurs during verification by the Administration of the documentary evidence provided by an applicant for issuance or renewal of an identification card under § 12–301 of this article, a moped operator’s permit under § 16–104.2 of this subtitle, or a license to drive under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Is not resolved by the Administration’s verification of the documentary evidence.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In the event of a non–match, the Administration may not issue to the applicant an identification card under § 12–301 of this article, a moped operator’s permit under § 16–104.2 of this subtitle, or a license to drive under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Nothing in this section prohibits the Administration from issuing or renewing an identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive under § 16–122 of this subtitle to allow the applicant to resolve a non–match.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-122" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the Administration shall, subject to the provisions of this section, issue or renew an identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive that is not acceptable by federal agencies for official purposes determined by the Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security if an applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>Has an unresolved non–match described under § 16–121 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Meets the requirements concerning the non–match contained in regulations adopted by the Administration that are consistent with regulations adopted by the Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Would be otherwise eligible under this article for the issuance or renewal of an identification card under § 12–301 of this article, a moped operator’s permit under § 16–104.2 of this subtitle, or a license to drive under this subtitle, but for the unresolved non–match; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>Does not provide satisfactory documentary evidence that the applicant has lawful status or a valid Social Security number;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Certifies that the applicant does not have a Social Security number;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In the case of an applicant who is not a current holder of an identification card under § 12–301 of this article, a moped operator’s permit under § 16–104.2 of this subtitle, or a license to drive issued under this subtitle, provides documentary evidence that the applicant, for each of the preceding 2 years, has:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>Filed a Maryland income tax return; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>Resided in Maryland and been claimed as a dependent by an individual who has filed a Maryland income tax return; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Would be otherwise eligible for issuance or renewal of an identification card under § 12–301 of this article, a moped operator’s permit under § 16–104.2 of this subtitle, or a license to drive issued under this subtitle, but for the absence of documentary evidence described in item 1 of this item.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This subsection does not apply to any provision of law applicable to the issuance or renewal of a commercial driver’s license under this title.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive that is issued under this subsection shall include a statement that the document may not be used to purchase a firearm.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Administration may require that an application for issuance or renewal of an identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive under this section be made in person.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person may not be a holder of an identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive issued or renewed under this section if the person is the holder of any other identification card, moped operator’s permit, or license to drive issued or renewed under this section or any other section of this article.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Each identification card, moped operator’s permit, and license to drive issued or renewed in accordance with this section shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Clearly state on its face and in its machine–readable zone that it is not acceptable by federal agencies for official purposes;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Have a unique design or color indicator that clearly distinguishes it from the design or color of an identification card under § 12–301 of this article, a moped operator’s permit under § 16–104.2 of this subtitle, or any license to drive under any other section of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Be of the size and design that the Administration requires, tamperproof, to the extent possible, and contain:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The name and address of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The birth date of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The gender of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A description of the applicant;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>A photograph of the applicant taken by the procedure that the Administration requires;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>The expiration date of the identification card, moped operator’s permit, or license to drive;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>The signature of the applicant; and</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>The signature and seal of the issuing agent.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>An identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive issued or renewed under this section shall expire at the end of a period that is equivalent to the expiration period applicable for an identification card under § 12–301 of this article, a moped operator’s permit under § 16–115 of this subtitle, or a license to drive under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, an identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive issued under this section may be used for any purpose as legal identification of the holder to whom the identification card, moped operator’s permit, or license to drive is issued.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Administration may establish a fee for the issuance or renewal of an identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive issued or renewed under this section.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>Except as expressly provided in this section, this section does not limit the application of any other provision of this article to an identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive issued under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-123" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Covered employee” means an employee of the Administration or a contractor for the Administration who is involved in the manufacture or production of identification cards, moped operators’ permits, or licenses to drive or who has the ability to affect the identity information that appears on an identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Personally identifiable information” means any information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity as specified in regulations adopted by the Secretary of the United States Department of Homeland Security, whether the information is stored in a database, on an identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive, or in the machine–readable zone on an identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Administration shall have a security plan for identification cards, moped operators’ permits and licenses to drive issued or renewed for the purposes of complying with the provisions of this article.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>At a minimum, the security plan shall address:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Physical security of the facilities used and storage areas for card stock and other materials used in production; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Security of personally identifiable information maintained at locations of the Administration involved in the enrollment, issuance, manufacture, or production, including the following protections:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the personally identifiable information collected, stored, and maintained in Administration records and information systems, including procedures to prevent unauthorized access, use, or dissemination of applicant information and images of source documents retained and standards and procedures for document retention and destruction;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A privacy policy regarding the personally identifiable information collected and maintained by the Administration;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Requiring that release or use of personal information collected and maintained by the Administration comply with the requirements of the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Document and physical security features for identification cards, moped operators’ permits, and licenses to drive issued by the Administration;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Access control, including:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Employee identification and credentialing, including access badges;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Employee background checks, including a name–based and fingerprint–based criminal history records check, for each covered employee and current employee who will be assigned to the position of a covered employee; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Controlled access systems;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Periodic training requirements in:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Fraudulent document recognition training for all covered employees handling source documents or engaged in the issuance of identification cards, moped operators’ permits, or licenses to drive; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Security awareness training, including threat identification and handling of sensitive security information as necessary;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>Emergency and incident response plan;</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>Internal audit controls; and</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>An affirmation that the Administration possesses the authority and means to produce, revise, expunge, and protect the confidentiality of identification cards, moped operators’ permits, and licenses to drive issued in support of federal, State, or local criminal justice agencies or similar programs that require special licensing or identification to safeguard persons or support their official duties.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The security plan required by this section contains sensitive security information and shall be handled and protected in accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 1520.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-124" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration shall require each fee for issuance or renewal of an original or duplicate identification card, moped operator’s permit, or license to drive under this article to be paid by the applicant at the time of application.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An application fee under this section is nonrefundable, regardless whether the Administration issues or renews, refuses to issue or renew, cancels, or requires to be surrendered an identification card, a moped operator’s permit, or a license to drive under this article.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-201" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration may cancel a driver’s license issued under this title if it determines that the licensee:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Was not entitled to be issued the license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Failed to give the required or correct information in his application; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Committed fraud in making the application or in obtaining the license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On cancellation, the licensee immediately shall surrender the canceled license to the Administration.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-202" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <text>The privilege given to a nonresident to drive a motor vehicle on highways in this State may be suspended or revoked by the Administration in the same way and for the same reasons that a driver’s license issued under this title may be refused, suspended, or revoked.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the Administration receives a record of the conviction in this State of a nonresident driver of any offense under the motor vehicle laws of this State, the Administration may send a certified copy of the record to the motor vehicle administrator in the state in which the convicted person resides or is licensed to drive.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If, after an appeal is taken or on failure to take an appeal, a nonresident’s privilege to drive is suspended, the Administration shall send written information of the suspension to the motor vehicle administrator of the state in which the person resides and of any other state in which he is licensed to drive.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-203" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “Child Support Administration” means the Child Support Administration of the Department of Human Services.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>On notification by the Child Support Administration in accordance with § 10–119 of the Family Law Article that an obligor is 120 days or more out of compliance with the most recent order of the court in making child support payments, the Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Shall suspend an obligor’s license or privilege to drive in the State; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>May issue a work–restricted license or work–restricted privilege to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Prior to the suspension of a license or the privilege to drive in the State and the issuance of a work–restricted license or work–restricted privilege to drive under subsection (b) of this section, the Administration shall send written notice of the proposed action to the obligor, including notice of the obligor’s right to contest the accuracy of the information.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any contest under this subsection shall be limited to whether the Administration has mistaken the identity of the obligor or the individual whose license or privilege to drive has been suspended.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>An obligor may appeal a decision of the Administration to suspend the obligor’s license or privilege to drive.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At a hearing under this subsection, the issue shall be limited to whether the Administration has mistaken the identity of the obligor or the individual whose license or privilege to drive has been suspended.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Administration shall reinstate an obligor’s license or privilege to drive in the State if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration receives a court order to reinstate the license or privilege to drive; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Child Support Administration notifies the Administration that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The individual whose license or privilege to drive was suspended is not in arrears in making child support payments;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The obligor has paid the support arrearage in full;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The obligor has demonstrated good faith by paying the ordered amount of support for 6 consecutive months;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The obligor is a participant in full compliance in an employment program approved by the Child Support Administration; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>One of the grounds under § 10–119(c)(1)(i) of the Family Law Article exists.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with the Secretary of Human Services and the Office of Administrative Hearings, shall adopt regulations to implement this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-204" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 13-406.1(a)(2) of this article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Outstanding warrant” has the meaning stated in § 13-406.1(a)(3) of this article.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Primary law enforcement officer” has the meaning stated in § 13-406.1(a)(4) of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to subsection (h) of this section, on notification by a law enforcement agency that an individual is named in an outstanding warrant, the Administration shall suspend the individual’s license or privilege to drive in the State.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Before suspending a license or privilege to drive under subsection (b) of this section, the Administration shall send written notice of the proposed action to the individual named in the outstanding warrant, including notice of the individual’s right to contest the accuracy of the information on which the suspension is based.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any contest under this subsection shall be limited to whether the Administration has mistaken the identity of the individual named in the outstanding warrant or the individual whose license or privilege to drive has been suspended.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>An individual named in an outstanding warrant may appeal a decision of the Administration under this section to suspend the individual’ s license or privilege to drive.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At a hearing under this subsection, the only issue shall be whether the Administration has mistaken the identity of the individual named in the outstanding warrant or the individual whose license or privilege to drive has been suspended.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>An individual shall be referred to the law enforcement agency that notified the Administration of the outstanding warrant to resolve any question of whether the warrant has been satisfied.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration shall continue the suspension of a license or privilege to drive that was suspended under this section until:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The Administration is ordered by a court to reinstate the license or privilege to drive; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A law enforcement agency notifies the Administration that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The individual named in the outstanding warrant has been arrested; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The outstanding warrant has been otherwise satisfied.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On receipt of an order or notice under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administration shall reinstate a license or privilege to drive unless the license or privilege has been refused, revoked, suspended, or canceled under any other provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration, in consultation with the primary law enforcement officers of the State, shall adopt regulations to implement this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The regulations shall include:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Criteria that a law enforcement agency must meet prior to notifying the Administration that an individual is named in an outstanding warrant;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A procedure for informing an individual named in an outstanding warrant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>That the individual’s license or privilege to drive has been suspended; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Of the manner in which the individual may contest or resolve the suspension;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A procedure which must be followed by the law enforcement agency to notify the Administration of changes in the status of an outstanding warrant; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A procedure for the Administration to carry out the suspension of a license or privilege to drive as authorized under this section.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>If a law enforcement agency meets the criteria established under subsection (g) of this section, the Administration shall enter into an agreement with the appropriate primary law enforcement officer that provides for the notification to the Administration of individuals named in outstanding warrants.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>The procedures specified in this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law for the failure to meet the demands specified in a warrant.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>This section may not be construed to require the Administration to arrest an individual named in an outstanding warrant.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-205" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration may revoke the license of any person who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Is convicted under § 21–902(a) or (d) of this article of driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, while under the influence of alcohol per se, or while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Within a 3–year period, is convicted under § 21–902(b) or (c) of this article of driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person cannot drive a vehicle safely and who was previously convicted of any combination of two or more violations under:</text> <level label="1"> <text>§ 21–902(a) of this article of driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or while under the influence of alcohol per se;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>§ 21–902(b) of this article of driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>§ 21–902(c) of this article of driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person cannot drive a vehicle safely; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>§ 21–902(d) of this article of driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In the notice of proposed revocation, the Administration shall advise an individual who is convicted under § 21–902(a) of this article that the individual, if eligible, is required to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for the following periods:</text> <level label="i"> <text>6 months the first time the individual is required to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>1 year the second time the individual is required to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>3 years the third or any subsequent time the individual is required to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Shall revoke the license of any person who has been convicted under:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Title 2, Subtitle 5 of the Criminal Law Article for homicide by a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, impaired by alcohol, or impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, or a controlled dangerous substance;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>§ 21–902(a), (b), (c), or (d) of this article for driving while under the influence of alcohol or alcohol per se, impaired by alcohol, or impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, or a controlled dangerous substance that contributes to an accident that results in the death or life–threatening injury of another person; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>§ 20–102 of this article for failure to remain at the scene of an accident that results in the death or serious bodily injury of another person; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>May not issue a temporary license to drive for any person whose license has been revoked under item (1) of this subsection during an administrative appeal of the revocation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to subsection (d–1) of this section and § 16–404.1 of this title, the Administration may suspend for not more than 60 days the license of any person who is convicted under § 21–902(b) or (c) of this article of driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person cannot drive a vehicle safely.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A suspension under this subsection shall be concurrent with any other suspension or revocation imposed by the Administration that arises out of the circumstances of the conviction for a violation of § 21–902 of this article described in this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to subsection (d–1) and subsection (e) of this section and § 16–404.1 of this title, the Administration may suspend for not more than 1 year the license of any person who, within a 5–year period, is convicted of any violation of § 21–902 of this article after the person was previously convicted of any violation under § 21–902 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If requested by the person, the Administration may issue a restricted license for the period of a suspension to a person who participates in the Ignition Interlock System Program under § 16–404.1 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A suspension under this subsection shall be concurrent with any other suspension or revocation imposed by the Administration that arises out of the circumstances of the conviction for the violation of § 21–902 of this article described in this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d–1"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding subsections (c) and (d) of this section and subject to § 16–404.1 of this title, for a person who is under the age of 21 years on the date of a violation of § 21–902 of this article, and who is subsequently convicted of the violation under § 21–902 of this article, the Administration shall suspend the person’s license to drive for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>1 year for a first conviction of § 21–902 of this article; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>2 years for a second or subsequent conviction of § 21–902 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A suspension imposed under this subsection shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Be concurrent with any other suspension or revocation imposed by the Administration that arises out of the circumstances of the conviction for a violation of § 21–902 of this article described in this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Receive credit for any suspension period imposed under § 16–113(f) of this title or § 16–205.1 of this subtitle that arises out of the circumstances of the conviction for a violation of § 21–902 of this article described in this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, a person may request on the record that a hearing on a suspension under this subsection and any other hearing on another suspension or revocation under this section, § 16–206(c)(3) or § 16–213 of this subtitle, or § 16–404 of this title that arises out of the circumstances of the conviction for a violation of § 21–902 of this article described in this subsection be consolidated.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A person who requests consolidation of hearings under this paragraph shall waive on the record each applicable notice of right to request a hearing required under Title 12, Subtitle 1 or 2 of this article or Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article that applies to the other suspensions or revocations arising out of the same circumstances.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A hearing under this paragraph may not be postponed at the request of the person who requests consolidation of hearings under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph due to a consolidation of the hearings.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Administration shall consolidate the hearings described in this paragraph unless the administrative law judge finds in writing that good cause exists not to consolidate the hearings.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “motor vehicle” does not include a commercial motor vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this subsection and § 16–404.1 of this title, the Administration shall suspend for 1 year the license of a person who is convicted of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A violation of § 21–902(a) of this article more than once within a 5–year period;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A violation of § 21–902(a) of this article within a 5–year period after the person was previously convicted of a violation of § 21–902(d) of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A violation of § 21–902(d) of this article within a 5–year period after the person was previously convicted of a violation of § 21–902(a) of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>On receiving a record of a conviction of a person for a violation described in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration shall issue to the person a notice of suspension of the person’s license that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>States that the person’s license shall be suspended for 1 year subject to § 16–404.1 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>States that a restricted license may be issued during the 1–year period of suspension if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The person maintains an ignition interlock system on a motor vehicle owned or operated by the person for 1 year or a longer period if required under § 16–404.1 of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The license is restricted to prohibit the person from driving a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Advises the person of the requirements under paragraph (7) of this subsection for a person who does not participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program in accordance with this paragraph during the 1–year period of suspension;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Advises the person of the right to request a hearing on a suspension under this paragraph;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Advises the person of the right, instead of requesting a hearing on a suspension under this paragraph, to be subject to a 1–year period of suspension, during which the person may be issued a restricted license under this paragraph if the following conditions are met:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The person’s driver’s license is not currently suspended, revoked, canceled, or refused;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The person surrenders a valid Maryland driver’s license or signs a statement certifying that the driver’s license is no longer in the person’s possession; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The person elects in writing, within the same time limit for requesting a hearing, to meet the ignition interlock system requirements under this paragraph for 1 year; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Provides information about the Ignition Interlock System Program and how a person participates in the Program under § 16–404.1 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>After notice under paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Administration shall suspend a person’s license under this subsection if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The person does not request a hearing;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>After a hearing, the Administration finds that the person was convicted of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A violation of § 21–902(a) of this article more than once within a 5–year period;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A violation of § 21–902(a) of this article within a 5–year period after the person was previously convicted of a violation of § 21–902(d) of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A violation of § 21–902(d) of this article within a 5–year period after the person was previously convicted of a violation of § 21–902(a) of this article; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The person fails to appear for a hearing requested by the person.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The Administration may modify a suspension under paragraph (4) of this subsection to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Order the person to maintain for 1 year or a longer period if required under § 16–404.1 of this title an ignition interlock system on a motor vehicle owned or operated by the person; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Impose a restriction on the person’s license that prohibits the person from driving a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>A person who participates in the Ignition Interlock System Program for at least 1 year under paragraph (5) of this subsection is exempt from the requirements of paragraphs (7) through (11) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>The Administration shall, within 90 days of the expiration of the 1–year period of suspension, issue to the person a notice, unless this notice requirement was waived at a hearing described in paragraph (4) of this subsection, that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>States that the person shall maintain for not less than 6 months and not less than the period required under § 16–404.1 of this title, dating from the expiration of the 1–year period of suspension, an ignition interlock system on each motor vehicle owned by the person;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>States that the Administration shall impose a restriction on the person’s license that prohibits the person from driving a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system for a period of not less than 6 months and not less than the period required under § 16–404.1 of this title, dating from the expiration of the 1–year period of suspension; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Advises the person of the right to request a hearing under this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <text>After notice under paragraph (7) of this subsection, or a waiver of notice, the Administration shall order a person to maintain for not less than 6 months and not less than the period required under § 16–404.1 of this title, dating from the expiration of the 1–year period of suspension, an ignition interlock system on each motor vehicle owned by the person and impose a license restriction that prohibits the person from driving a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The person does not request a hearing;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Administration finds at a hearing that the person owns one or more motor vehicles and that no financial hardship, as described in paragraphs (9) and (10) of this subsection, will be created by requiring the person to maintain an ignition interlock system on each motor vehicle owned by the person; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The person fails to appear for a hearing requested by the person.</text> </level> </level> <level label="9"> <text>If the Administration finds at a hearing that maintenance of an ignition interlock system on a motor vehicle owned by the person creates a financial hardship on the person, the family of the person, or a co–owner of the motor vehicle, the Administration:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Shall impose a restriction on the license of the person for not less than 6 months and not less than the period required under § 16–404.1 of this title, dating from the expiration of the 1–year period of suspension, that prohibits the person from driving any motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>May not require the person to maintain an ignition interlock system on any motor vehicle to which the financial hardship applies.</text> </level> </level> <level label="10"> <text>An exemption under paragraph (9)(ii) of this subsection applies only under circumstances that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Are specific to the person’s motor vehicle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Meet criteria contained in regulations that shall be adopted by the Administration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="11"> <text>If a person requests a hearing and the Administration finds that the person does not own a motor vehicle at the expiration of the 1–year period of suspension, the Administration shall impose a restriction on the license of the person for not less than 6 months and not less than the period required under § 16–404.1 of this title, dating from the expiration of the 1–year period of suspension, that prohibits the person from driving any motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system.</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>Each notice and hearing under this subsection shall meet the requirements of Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>This subsection does not limit any provision of this article that allows or requires the Administration to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Revoke or suspend a license of a person; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Prohibit a person from driving a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system.</text> </level> </level> <level label="14"> <text>A suspension imposed under this subsection shall be concurrent with any other suspension or revocation imposed by the Administration that arises out of the circumstances of the conviction for a violation of § 21–902(a) or (d) of this article described in this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, a person who is subject to suspension under paragraph (2) of this subsection may not operate a motor vehicle owned or provided by the person’s employer that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device, as set forth in § 27–107(g) of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration may modify any suspension under this section or any suspension under § 16–205.1 of this subtitle and issue a restricted license to a licensee who participates in the Ignition Interlock System Program established under § 16–404.1 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may not modify a suspension and issue a restricted license during a mandatory period of suspension described in subsection (e) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>When a suspension imposed under subsection (c), (d), (d–1), or (e) of this section or § 16–206(b) of this subtitle expires, the Administration immediately shall return the license or reinstate the privilege of the driver, unless the license or privilege has been refused, revoked, suspended, or canceled under any other provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-205.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Specimen of blood” and “1 specimen of blood” means 1 sample of blood that is taken, in a single procedure, in 2 or more portions in 2 or more separate vials.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>“Test” means, unless the context requires otherwise:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A test of a person’s breath or of 1 specimen of a person’s blood to determine alcohol concentration;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A test or tests of 1 specimen of a person’s blood to determine the drug or controlled dangerous substance content of the person’s blood; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Both:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>A test of a person’s breath or a test of 1 specimen of a person’s blood, to determine alcohol concentration; and</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>A test or tests of 1 specimen of a person’s blood to determine the drug or controlled dangerous substance content of the person’s blood.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>“Under the influence of alcohol” includes under the influence of alcohol per se as defined by § 11–174.1 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any person who drives or attempts to drive a motor vehicle on a highway or on any private property that is used by the public in general in this State is deemed to have consented, subject to the provisions of §§ 10–302 through 10–309, inclusive, of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, to take a test if the person should be detained on suspicion of driving or attempting to drive while under the influence of alcohol, while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, in violation of an alcohol restriction, or in violation of § 16–813 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not be compelled to take a test. However, the detaining officer shall advise the person that, on receipt of a sworn statement from the officer that the person was so charged and refused to take a test, or was tested and the result indicated an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, the Administration shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>In the case of a person licensed under this title:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in items 2, 3, and 4 of this item, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the driver’s license for 180 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the driver’s license for 180 days;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in item 4 of this item, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 180 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 270 days;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in item 4 of this item, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing, if the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 6 months; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 1 year;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>For a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing, if the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 1 year; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, revoke the person’s driving privilege; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>For a test refusal:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the driver’s license for 270 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the driver’s license for 2 years;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>In the case of a nonresident or unlicensed person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in items 2, 3, and 4 of this item, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 180 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 180 days;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in item 4 of this item, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 180 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 270 days;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in item 4 of this item, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing, if the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 6 months; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 1 year;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>For a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing, if the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 1 year; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, revoke the person’s driving privilege; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>For a test refusal:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 270 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the person’s driving privilege for 2 years; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>In addition to any applicable driver’s license suspensions authorized under this section, in the case of a person operating a commercial motor vehicle or who holds a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license who refuses to take a test:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Disqualify the person’s commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license for a period of 1 year for a first offense, 3 years for a first offense which occurs while transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded, and disqualify for life if the person’s commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license has been previously disqualified for at least 1 year under:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>§ 16–812(a) or (b) of this title;</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>A federal law; or</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>Any other state’s law; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the person holds a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license issued by another state, disqualify the person’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle and report the refusal and disqualification to the person’s resident state which may result in further penalties imposed by the person’s resident state.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, if a police officer stops or detains any person who the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe is or has been driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, in violation of an alcohol restriction, or in violation of § 16–813 of this title, and who is not unconscious or otherwise incapable of refusing to take a test, the police officer shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Detain the person;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Request that the person permit a test to be taken;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Advise the person of the administrative sanctions that shall be imposed for test results indicating an alcohol concentration of at least 0.08 but less than 0.15 at the time of testing;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Advise the person of the administrative sanctions, including ineligibility for modification of a suspension or issuance of a restricted license unless the person participates in the Ignition Interlock System Program under § 16–404.1 of this title, that shall be imposed for refusal to take the test and for test results indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Advise the person of the additional criminal penalties that may be imposed under § 21–902(g) of this article on conviction of a violation of § 21–902 of this article if the person knowingly refused to take a test arising out of the same circumstances as the violation; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Advise the person that a court shall impose participation in the Ignition Interlock System Program as part of the sentence in accordance with § 21–902.3 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the person refuses to take the test or takes a test which results in an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing, the police officer shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Confiscate the person’s driver’s license issued by this State;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Acting on behalf of the Administration, personally serve an order of suspension on the person;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Issue a temporary license to drive;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Inform the person that the temporary license allows the person to continue driving for 45 days if the person is licensed under this title;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Inform the person that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The person has a right to request, at that time or within 10 days, a hearing to show cause why the driver’s license should not be suspended concerning the refusal to take the test or for test results indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing, and the hearing will be scheduled within 45 days; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a hearing request is not made at that time or within 10 days, but within 30 days the person requests a hearing, a hearing to show cause why the driver’s license should not be suspended concerning the refusal to take the test or for test results indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing will be scheduled, but a request made after 10 days does not extend a temporary license issued by the police officer that allows the person to continue driving for 45 days;</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Advise the person of the administrative sanctions that shall be imposed in the event of failure to request a hearing, failure to attend a requested hearing, or upon an adverse finding by the hearing officer;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>Inform the person that, if the person refuses a test or takes a test that indicates an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing, the person may participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program under § 16–404.1 of this title instead of requesting a hearing under this paragraph, if the following conditions are met:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The person’s driver’s license is not currently suspended, revoked, canceled, or refused; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Within the same time limits set forth in item (v) of this paragraph, the person:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>Surrenders a valid Maryland driver’s license or signs a statement certifying that the driver’s license is no longer in the person’s possession; and</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>Elects in writing to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for 1 year;</text> </level> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>Provide information about the Ignition Interlock System Program and how a person participates in the Program under § 16–404.1 of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="ix"> <text>Within 72 hours after the issuance of the order of suspension, send any confiscated driver’s license, copy of the suspension order, and a sworn statement to the Administration, that states:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the person had been driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle on a highway or on any private property that is used by the public in general in this State while under the influence of alcohol, while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, in violation of an alcohol restriction, or in violation of § 16–813 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The person refused to take a test when requested by the police officer, the person submitted to the test which indicated an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing, or the person submitted to the test which indicated an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The person was fully advised of the administrative sanctions that shall be imposed, including the fact that a person who refuses to take the test or takes a test that indicates an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing is eligible for modification of a suspension or issuance of a restricted license.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>If a person is involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in the death of, or a life threatening injury to, another person and the person is detained by a police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that the person has been driving or attempting to drive while under the influence of alcohol, while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, or in violation of § 16–813 of this title, the person shall be required to submit, as directed by the officer, to a test of:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The person’s breath to determine alcohol concentration;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>One specimen of the person’s blood, to determine alcohol concentration or to determine the drug or controlled dangerous substance content of the person’s blood; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Both the person’s breath under item (i) of this paragraph and one specimen of the person’s blood under item (ii) of this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a police officer directs that a person be tested, then the provisions of § 10–304 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article shall apply.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Any medical personnel who perform any test required by this section are not liable for any civil damages as the result of any act or omission related to such test, not amounting to gross negligence.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>If a police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person has been driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, or in violation of § 16–813 of this title, and if the police officer determines that the person is unconscious or otherwise incapable of refusing to take a test, the police officer shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Obtain prompt medical attention for the person;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If necessary, arrange for removal of the person to a nearby medical facility; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>If a test would not jeopardize the health or well–being of the person, direct a qualified medical person to withdraw blood for a test.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a person regains consciousness or otherwise becomes capable of refusing before the taking of a test, the police officer shall follow the procedure set forth in subsection (b) or (c) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>The tests to determine alcohol concentration may be administered by an individual who has been examined and is certified by the Department of State Police as sufficiently equipped and trained to administer the tests.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Department of State Police may adopt regulations for the examination and certification of individuals trained to administer tests to determine alcohol concentration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this subsection, at the time of, or within 30 days from the date of, the issuance of an order of suspension, a person may submit a written request for a hearing before an officer of the Administration if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The person is arrested for driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, in violation of an alcohol restriction, or in violation of § 16–813 of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>There is an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The person refused to take a test.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A request for a hearing made by mail shall be deemed to have been made on the date of the United States Postal Service postmark on the mail.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If the driver’s license has not been previously surrendered, the license must be surrendered at the time the request for a hearing is made.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>If a hearing request is not made at the time of or within 10 days after the issuance of the order of suspension or revocation, the Administration shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Make the order effective and shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in items 2, 3, and 4 of this item, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the driver’s license for 180 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the driver’s license for 180 days;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in item 4 of this item, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the driver’s license for 180 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the driver’s license for 270 days;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in item 4 of this item, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing, if the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the driver’s license for 6 months; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the driver’s license for 1 year;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>For a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing, if the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the driver’s license for 1 year; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, revoke the driver’s license; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>For a test refusal:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the driver’s license for 270 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second offense or subsequent offense, suspend the driver’s license for 2 years; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>In the case of a person operating a commercial motor vehicle or who holds a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license who refuses to take a test, disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 1 year for a first offense, 3 years for a first offense which occurs while transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded, and for life for a second or subsequent offense which occurs while operating any commercial vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In the case of a person operating a commercial motor vehicle who refuses to take a test, and who holds a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license issued by another state, disqualify the person’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in this State and report the refusal and disqualification to the person’s resident state which may result in further penalties imposed by the person’s resident state.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>If the person requests a hearing at the time of or within 10 days after the issuance of the order of suspension and surrenders the driver’s license or, if applicable, the person’s commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license, the Administration shall set a hearing for a date within 30 days of the receipt of the request.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, a postponement of a hearing under this paragraph does not extend the period for which the person is authorized to drive and the suspension and, if applicable, the disqualification shall become effective on the expiration of the 45–day period after the issuance of the order of suspension.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A postponement of a hearing described under this paragraph shall extend the period for which the person is authorized to drive if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Both the person and the Administration agree to the postponement;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration cannot provide a hearing within the period required under this paragraph; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Under circumstances in which the person made a request, within 10 days of the date that the order of suspension was served under this section, for the issuance of a subpoena under § 12–108 of this article except as time limits are changed by this paragraph:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>The subpoena was not issued by the Administration;</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>An adverse witness for whom the subpoena was requested, and on whom the subpoena was served not less than 5 days before the hearing described under this paragraph, fails to comply with the subpoena at an initial or subsequent hearing described under this paragraph held within the 45–day period; or</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>A witness for whom the subpoena was requested fails to comply with the subpoena, for good cause shown, at an initial or subsequent hearing described under this paragraph held within the 45–day period after the issuance of the order of suspension.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>If a witness is served with a subpoena for a hearing under this paragraph, the witness shall comply with the subpoena within 20 days from the date that the subpoena is served.</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>If a hearing is postponed beyond the 45–day period after the issuance of the order of suspension under the circumstances described in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the Administration shall stay the suspension and issue a temporary license that authorizes the person to drive only until the date of the rescheduled hearing described under this paragraph.</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>To the extent possible, the Administration shall expeditiously reschedule a hearing that is postponed under this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <level label="i"> <text>If a hearing request is not made at the time of, or within 10 days from the date of the issuance of an order of suspension, but within 30 days of the date of the issuance of an order of suspension, the person requests a hearing and surrenders the driver’s license or, if applicable, the person’s commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license, the Administration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="A"> <text>Make a suspension order effective suspending the license for the applicable period of time described under paragraph (4)(i) of this subsection; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="B"> <text>In the case of a person operating a commercial motor vehicle or who holds a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license who refuses to take a test, disqualify the person’s commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license, or privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in this State, for the applicable period of time described under paragraph (4)(ii) of this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Set a hearing for a date within 45 days of the receipt of a request for a hearing under this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A request for a hearing scheduled under this paragraph does not extend the period for which the person is authorized to drive, and the suspension and, if applicable, the disqualification shall become effective on the expiration of the 45–day period that begins on the date of the issuance of the order of suspension.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A postponement of a hearing described under this paragraph shall stay the suspension only if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Both the person and the Administration agree to the postponement;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration cannot provide a hearing under this paragraph within the period required under this paragraph; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Under circumstances in which the person made a request, within 10 days of the date that the person requested a hearing under this paragraph, for the issuance of a subpoena under § 12–108 of this article except as time limits are changed by this paragraph:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>The subpoena was not issued by the Administration;</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>An adverse witness for whom the subpoena was requested, and on whom the subpoena was served not less than 5 days before the hearing, fails to comply with the subpoena at an initial or subsequent hearing under this paragraph held within the 45–day period that begins on the date of the request for a hearing under this paragraph; or</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>A witness for whom the subpoena was requested fails to comply with the subpoena, for good cause shown, at an initial or subsequent hearing under this paragraph held within the 45–day period that begins on the date of the request for a hearing under this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>If a witness is served with a subpoena for a hearing under this paragraph, the witness shall comply with the subpoena within 20 days from the date that the subpoena is served.</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>If a hearing is postponed beyond the 45–day period that begins on the date of the request for a hearing under this paragraph under circumstances described in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the Administration shall stay the suspension and issue a temporary license that authorizes the person to drive only until the date of the rescheduled hearing.</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>To the extent possible, the Administration shall expeditiously reschedule a hearing that is postponed under this paragraph.</text> </level> </level> <level label="7"> <level label="i"> <text>At a hearing under this section, the person has the rights described in § 12–206 of this article, but at the hearing the only issues shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Whether the police officer who stops or detains a person had reasonable grounds to believe the person was driving or attempting to drive while under the influence of alcohol, while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, in violation of an alcohol restriction, or in violation of § 16–813 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Whether there was evidence of the use by the person of alcohol, any drug, any combination of drugs, a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, or a controlled dangerous substance;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Whether the police officer requested a test after the person was fully advised, as required under subsection (b)(2) of this section, of the administrative sanctions that shall be imposed;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Whether the person refused to take the test;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Whether the person drove or attempted to drive a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Whether the person drove or attempted to drive a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>If the hearing involves disqualification of a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license, whether the person was operating a commercial motor vehicle or held a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license; or</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>Whether the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The sworn statement of the police officer and of the test technician or analyst shall be prima facie evidence of a test refusal, a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing, or a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <level label="i"> <text>After a hearing, the Administration shall suspend or revoke the person’s license or privilege to drive if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The police officer who stopped or detained the person had reasonable grounds to believe the person was driving or attempting to drive while under the influence of alcohol, while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, in violation of an alcohol restriction, or in violation of § 16–813 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>There was evidence of the use by the person of alcohol, any drug, any combination of drugs, a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, or a controlled dangerous substance;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The police officer requested a test after the person was fully advised, as required under subsection (b)(2) of this section, of the administrative sanctions that shall be imposed;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="A"> <text>The person refused to take the test; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="B"> <text>A test to determine alcohol concentration was taken and the test result indicated an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>When applicable, the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>After a hearing, the Administration shall disqualify the person from driving a commercial motor vehicle if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The person was detained while operating a commercial motor vehicle or while holding a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The police officer who stopped or detained the person had reasonable grounds to believe that the person was driving or attempting to drive while under the influence of alcohol, while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance, in violation of an alcohol restriction, or in violation of § 16–813 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>There was evidence of the use by the person of alcohol, any drug, any combination of drugs, a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, or a controlled dangerous substance;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The police officer requested a test after the person was fully advised of the administrative sanctions that shall be imposed; and</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The person refused to take the test.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>If the person is licensed to drive a commercial motor vehicle or holds a commercial instructional permit, the Administration shall disqualify the person in accordance with subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, but may not impose a suspension under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The person was detained while operating a commercial motor vehicle or while holding a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The police officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person was in violation of an alcohol restriction or in violation of § 16–813 of this title;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The police officer did not have reasonable grounds to believe the driver was driving while under the influence of alcohol, driving while impaired by alcohol, while so far impaired by any drug, any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol that the person could not drive a vehicle safely, or while impaired by a controlled dangerous substance; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The driver refused to take a test.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>In the absence of a compelling reason for failure to attend a hearing, failure of a person to attend a hearing is prima facie evidence of the person’s inability to answer the sworn statement of the police officer or the test technician or analyst, and the Administration summarily shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Suspend the driver’s license or privilege to drive; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the driver is detained in a commercial motor vehicle or holds a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license, disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="v"> <text>The suspension imposed shall be:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in items 2 and 3 of this subparagraph, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, a suspension for 180 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, a suspension for 180 days;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in item 3 of this subparagraph, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, a suspension of 180 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, a suspension of 270 days;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in item 4 of this subparagraph, for a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing, if the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the driver’s license for 6 months; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, suspend the driver’s license for 1 year;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>For a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing, if the person was involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, suspend the driver’s license for 1 year; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, revoke the driver’s license; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>For a test refusal:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For a first offense, a suspension for 270 days; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, a suspension for 2 years.</text> </level> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>A disqualification imposed under subparagraph (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph shall be for a period of 1 year for a first offense, 3 years for a first offense which occurs while transporting hazardous material required to be placarded, and life for a second or subsequent offense which occurs while operating or attempting to operate any commercial motor vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>A disqualification of a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license is not subject to any modifications, nor may a restricted commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license be issued in lieu of a disqualification.</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>A disqualification for life may be reduced if permitted by § 16–812(d) of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Instead of requesting a hearing or on a suspension or revocation under subsection (f) of this section, a person may request to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program under § 16–404.1 of this title if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The person’s driver’s license is not currently suspended, revoked, canceled, or refused; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Within the same time limits set forth in subsection (f) of this section, the person:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Surrenders a valid Maryland driver’s license or signs a statement certifying that the driver’s license is no longer in the person’s possession; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Elects in writing to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>180 days for an offense of a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of at least 0.08 but not more than 0.14;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>1 year for an offense of a test result indicating an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>1 year for an offense of a test refusal.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <level label="1"> <text>An initial refusal to take a test that is withdrawn as provided in this subsection is not a refusal to take a test.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person who initially refuses to take a test may withdraw the initial refusal and subsequently consent to take the test if the subsequent consent:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Is unequivocal;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Does not substantially interfere with the timely and efficacious administration of the test; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Is given by the person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Before the delay in testing would materially affect the outcome of the test; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="A"> <text>For the purpose of a test for determining alcohol concentration, within 2 hours of the person’s apprehension; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="B"> <text>For the purpose of a test for determining the drug or controlled dangerous substance content of the person’s blood, within 4 hours of the person’s apprehension.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>In determining whether a person has withdrawn an initial refusal for the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, among the factors that the Administration shall consider are the following:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Whether the test would have been administered properly:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For the purpose of a test for determining alcohol concentration, within 2 hours of the person’s apprehension; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For the purpose of a test for determining the drug or controlled dangerous substance content of the person’s blood, within 4 hours of the person’s apprehension;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Whether a qualified person, as defined in § 10–304 of the Courts Article, to administer the test and testing equipment were readily available;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Whether the delay in testing would have interfered with the administration of a test to another person;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Whether the delay in testing would have interfered with the attention to other duties of the arresting officer or a qualified person, as defined in § 10–304 of the Courts Article;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Whether the person’s subsequent consent to take the test was made in good faith; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Whether the consent after the initial refusal was while the person was still in police custody.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>In determining whether a person has withdrawn an initial refusal for the purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, the burden of proof rests with the person to establish by a preponderance of the evidence the requirements of paragraph (2) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="i"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a driver’s license is suspended based on multiple administrative offenses of refusal to take a test, or a test to determine alcohol concentration taken that indicated an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more at the time of testing, or any combination of these administrative offenses committed at the same time, or arising out of circumstances simultaneous in time and place, or arising out of the same incident, the Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Shall suspend the driver’s license for the administrative offense that results in the lengthiest period of suspension; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>May not impose any additional periods of suspension for the remainder of the administrative offenses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a test for drug or controlled dangerous substance content under this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>May not be requested as described under subsection (b) of this section, required as described under subsection (c) of this section, or directed as described under subsection (d) of this section, by a police officer unless the law enforcement agency of which the officer is a member has the capacity to have such tests conducted;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>May only be requested as described under subsection (b) of this section, required as described under subsection (c) of this section, or directed as described under subsection (d) of this section, by a police officer who is a trainee, has been trained, or is participating directly or indirectly in a program of training that is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Designed to train and certify police officers as drug recognition experts; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Conducted by a law enforcement agency of the State, or any county, municipal, or other law enforcement agency in the State described in item (3)(i)1 through 12 of this subsection:</text> <level label="1"> <text>In conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>As a program of training of police officers as drug recognition experts that contains requirements for successful completion of the training program that are the substantial equivalent of the requirements of the Drug Recognition Training Program developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>May only be requested as described under subsection (b) of this section, required as described under subsection (c) of this section, or directed as described under subsection (d) of this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>In the case of a police officer who is a trainee, or who is participating directly or indirectly in a program of training described in item (2) of this subsection, if the police officer is a member of, and is designated as a trainee or a participant by the head of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The Department of State Police;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Baltimore City Police Department;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A police department, bureau, or force of a county;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A police department, bureau, or force of an incorporated city or town;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The Maryland Transit Administration Police Force;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>The Maryland Port Administration Police Force of the Department of Transportation;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>The Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>The Police Force of a University of Maryland campus or another institution in the University System of Maryland or Morgan State University;</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>The police force for a State university or college under the direction and control of the University System of Maryland;</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>A sheriff’s department of any county or Baltimore City;</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>The Natural Resources Police Force or the Forest and Park Service Police Force of the Department of Natural Resources; or</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>The Maryland Capitol Police of the Department of General Services; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>In the case of a police officer who has been trained as a drug recognition expert, if the police officer is a member of, and certified as a drug recognition expert by the head of one of the law enforcement agencies described in item (i)1 through 12 of this item.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <text>If the Administration imposes a suspension, revocation, or disqualification after a hearing, the person whose license or privilege to drive has been suspended, revoked, or disqualified may appeal the final order of suspension or revocation as provided in Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="l"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to § 16–812(p) of this title, this section does not prohibit the imposition of further administrative sanctions if the person is convicted for any violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law arising out of the same occurrence.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>This subsection may not be construed as limiting the provisions of § 16–404.1(m) of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="m"> <level label="1"> <text>The determination of any facts by the Administration is independent of the determination of the same or similar facts in the adjudication of any criminal charges arising out of the same occurrence.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The disposition of those criminal charges may not affect any suspension imposed under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a suspension imposed under this section may not be stayed by the Administration pending appeal.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the person files an appeal and requests in writing a stay of a suspension imposed under this section, the Director of the Division of Administrative Adjudication of the Administration may stay a suspension imposed under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="o"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies only to a licensee who takes a test that indicates an alcohol concentration of at least 0.08 but less than 0.15 and did not elect to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may modify a suspension under this section or issue a restricted license if the Administration finds that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The licensee is required to drive a motor vehicle in the course of employment;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The license is required for the purpose of attending an alcohol prevention or treatment program;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The licensee has no alternative means of transportation available to or from the licensee’s place of employment and, without the license, the licensee’s ability to earn a living would be severely impaired;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The license is required for the purpose of obtaining health care treatment, including a prescription, that is necessary for the licensee or a member of the licensee’s immediate family and the licensee and the licensee’s immediate family have no alternative means of transportation available to obtain the health care treatment; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>The license is required for the purpose of attending a noncollegiate educational institution as defined in § 2–206(a) of the Education Article or a regular program at an institution of postsecondary education.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="p"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies only to a licensee who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Refused to take a test; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Took a test that indicated an alcohol concentration of 0.15 or more at the time of testing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may modify a suspension under this section or issue a restricted license only if the licensee participates in the Ignition Interlock System Program for 1 year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="q"> <level label="1"> <text>If the Administration modifies a suspension under this section or issues a restricted license on condition that the licensee participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program and the licensee does not successfully complete the Program, the Administration shall suspend the licensee’s driver’s license or driving privilege for the full period of suspension specified in this section for the applicable violation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration shall notify a licensee of a suspension under this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A licensee may request an administrative hearing on a suspension imposed under this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>If a licensee requests a hearing under this subsection, the suspension shall be stayed pending the decision at the administrative hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="r"> <text>The provisions of this section relating to disqualification do not apply to offenses committed by an individual in a noncommercial motor vehicle before:</text> <level label="1"> <text>September 30, 2005; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The initial issuance to the individual of a commercial instructional permit by any state.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-205.2" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <text>A police officer who has reasonable grounds to believe that an individual is or has been driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or while impaired by alcohol may, without making an arrest and prior to the issuance of a citation, request the individual to submit to a preliminary breath test to be administered by the officer using a device approved by the toxicologist in the Department of State Police Forensic Sciences Division.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The police officer requesting the preliminary breath test shall advise the person to be tested that neither a refusal to take the test nor the taking of the test shall prevent or require a subsequent chemical test pursuant to § 16-205.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The results of the preliminary breath test shall be used as a guide for the police officer in deciding whether an arrest should be made and may not be used as evidence by the State in any court action. The results of the preliminary breath test may be used as evidence by a defendant in a court action. The taking of or refusal to submit to a preliminary breath test is not admissible in evidence in any court action. Any evidence pertaining to a preliminary breath test may not be used in a civil action.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Refusal to submit to a preliminary breath test shall not constitute a violation of § 16-205.1 of this subtitle and the taking of a preliminary breath test shall not relieve the individual of the obligation to take the test required under § 16-205.1 of this subtitle if requested to do so by the police officer.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-206" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration may suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew the license of any resident or the privilege to drive of any nonresident on a showing by its records or other sufficient evidence that the applicant or licensee:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Has been convicted of moving violations so often as to indicate an intent to disregard the traffic laws and the safety of other persons on the highways;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Is an unfit, unsafe, or habitually reckless or negligent driver of a motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of a license, identification card, or a facsimile of a license or identification card;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Has used a license, identification card, or a facsimile of a license or identification card in an unlawful or fraudulent manner, unless the applicant or licensee is subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of this section;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Has committed an offense in another state that, if committed in this State, would be grounds for suspension or revocation; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Has knowingly made a false certification of required security in any application for a certificate of title or for the registration of a vehicle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may suspend a license to drive of an individual who fails to attend:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A driver improvement program or an alcohol education program required under § 16–212 of this subtitle; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A private alternative program or an alternative program that is provided by a political subdivision of this State under § 16–212 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration may suspend or revoke a provisional license under § 16–213 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>Pursuant to a court order under § 4–503, § 9–504, or § 9–505 of the Criminal Law Article, the Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Shall initiate an action to suspend the driver’s license or driving privilege of an individual for a time specified by the court; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>May issue a restricted license that is limited to driving a motor vehicle:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>For the purpose of attending an alcohol education or alcoholic prevention or treatment program;</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>That is required in the course of employment;</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>For the purposes of driving to or from a place of employment if the individual’s employment would be adversely affected because the individual has no reasonable alternative means of transportation to or from the place of employment; or</text> </level> <level label="D"> <text>For the purposes of driving to or from school or any other place of educational instruction if the individual’s education would be adversely affected because the individual has no reasonable alternative means of transportation for educational purposes.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If an individual subject to a suspension under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph does not possess the privilege to drive on the date of the disposition, the suspension shall commence:</text> <level label="1"> <text>If the individual is at an age that is eligible to obtain the privilege to drive on the date of the disposition, on the date of the disposition; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the individual is younger than an age that is eligible to obtain the privilege to drive on the date of the disposition, on the date the individual is eligible to obtain driving privileges.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>The Administration may suspend the license of a person who is convicted of a moving violation that contributed to an accident resulting in the death of another person.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A suspension under this paragraph may not exceed 6 months.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>This paragraph does not limit the authority of the Administration to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue or renew a license under any other provision of law.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Upon notification by the clerk of the court that a child has been adjudicated delinquent for a violation of § 21–902 of this article, or that a finding has been made that a child violated § 21–902 of this article, the Administration shall suspend the license to drive of the child in accordance with § 3–8A–23(a)(4)(i) of the Courts Article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On notification by the clerk of the court that a child has been adjudicated delinquent for a violation of § 13–401(b) of this article for driving an off–highway recreational vehicle on a highway, or of § 20–102, § 20–103, or § 21–904 of this article, or that a finding has been made that a child violated § 13–401(b) of this article for driving an off–highway recreational vehicle on a highway, or of § 20–102, § 20–103, or § 21–904 of this article, the Administration shall suspend the child’s license to drive in accordance with § 3–8A–23(a)(5) of the Courts Article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If a child subject to a suspension under this subsection does not hold a license to operate a motor vehicle on the date of the disposition, the suspension shall commence:</text> <level label="i"> <text>If the child is at least 16 years old on the date of the disposition, on the date of the disposition; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the child is younger than 16 years of age on the date of the disposition, on the date the child reaches the child’s 16th birthday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A suspension imposed under this subsection shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Be concurrent with any other suspension or revocation imposed by the Administration that arises out of the circumstances of the adjudication of delinquency or finding that the child is in violation of § 13–401(b) of this article for driving an off–highway recreational vehicle on a highway, or of § 20–102, § 20–103, § 21–902, or § 21–904 of this article as described in this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Receive credit for any suspension period imposed under § 16–113(f) of this title or § 16–205.1 of this subtitle that arises out of the circumstances of the violation of § 21–902 of this article described in this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, a person may request on the record that a hearing on a suspension under this subsection and any other hearing on another suspension or revocation under subsection (c) of this section, § 16–213 of this subtitle, or § 16–404 of this title that arises out of the circumstances of the conviction for a violation of § 21–902 of this article described in this subsection be consolidated.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A person who requests consolidation of hearings under this paragraph shall waive on the record each applicable notice of right to request a hearing required under Title 12, Subtitle 1 or 2 of this article or Title 10, Subtitle 2 of the State Government Article that applies to the other suspensions or revocations arising out of the same circumstances.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A hearing under this paragraph may not be postponed at the request of the person who requests consolidation of hearings under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph due to a consolidation of the hearings.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, the Administration shall consolidate the hearings described in this paragraph unless the administrative law judge finds in writing that good cause exists not to consolidate the hearings.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Pursuant to a court order under § 3–8A–19(e) of the Courts Article, the Administration shall initiate an action to suspend the driving privilege of a child for the time specified by the court.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If a child subject to a suspension under § 3–8A–19(e) of the Courts Article does not hold a license to operate a motor vehicle on the date of the court order, the suspension shall commence:</text> <level label="i"> <text>If the child is at least 16 years of age on the date of the disposition, on the date of the disposition; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the child is younger than 16 years of age on the date of the disposition, on the date the child reaches the child’s 16th birthday.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>On receipt of a notice described under § 10–119(k) of the Criminal Law Article, the Administration shall suspend the license of an individual described under § 10–119(k) of the Criminal Law Article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For a first offense, for 6 months; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, until the individual is 21 years old or for a period of 1 year, whichever is longer.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>On receipt of a notice described under § 13–401(b)(2) of this article, the Administration shall suspend the license of an individual described under § 13–401(b)(2) of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For a first offense, for 6 months; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, for 1 year.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>If an individual subject to a suspension under paragraph (3) of this subsection does not hold a license to operate a motor vehicle on the date that the individual is found guilty of the violation, the suspension shall begin on the date that the license is issued, or after the individual applies and becomes qualified to receive a license, or on the individual’s twenty–first birthday, whichever occurs first.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The Administration may modify a suspension under this subsection or subsection (b) of this section or issue a restricted license if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The license is required for the purpose of attending an alcohol education or alcoholic prevention or treatment program;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The child or individual is required to drive a motor vehicle in the course of employment;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>It finds that the individual’s or child’s employment would be adversely affected because the individual or child has no reasonable alternative means of transportation to or from a place of employment; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>It finds that the individual’s or child’s education would be adversely affected because the individual or child has no reasonable alternative means of transportation for educational purposes.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>After the Administration refuses to issue a license under this section, determines that a suspension should be imposed under subsection (a)(2) of this section, or determines that a suspension or revocation should be imposed under subsection (a)(3) of this section, the Administration immediately shall give written notice to the applicant or licensee, and the applicant or licensee may request a hearing as provided in Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>After the Administration suspends the driver’s license or driving privilege of an individual under subsection (a)(4) of this section, the Administration shall send written notice to the individual, including notice of the individual’s right to contest the accuracy of the information.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Any contest under this subsection shall be limited to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Whether the Administration has mistaken the identity of the individual whose license or privilege to drive has been suspended; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Whether the individual may be issued a restricted license that is limited to driving a motor vehicle:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For the purpose of attending an alcohol education or alcoholic prevention or treatment program;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>That is required in the course of employment;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>For the purposes of driving to or from a place of employment if the individual’s employment would be adversely affected because the individual has no reasonable alternative means of transportation to or from the place of employment; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>For the purposes of driving to or from school or any other place of educational instruction if the individual’s education would be adversely affected because the individual has no reasonable alternative means of transportation for educational purposes.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Administration may suspend or revoke a license under this section only after a hearing under Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>If the Administration determines that there is a likelihood of substantial and immediate danger and harm to the licensee or others if the license is continued pending a hearing, the Administration:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Immediately may suspend the license;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Within 7 days of a request for a hearing, shall grant the licensee a hearing as provided in Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>After the hearing, render an immediate decision as to whether or not it should continue the suspension or revoke the license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>If a licensee fails to appear for a hearing after receiving the written notice under subsection (d)(1) of this section, the Administration may suspend the license until the licensee appears for a hearing.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A rescheduled hearing shall be held within 30 days of the date of the request.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>In accordance with Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article, the Administration shall provide notice of a suspension under subsection (a)(5) of this section and the licensee may request a hearing.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-206.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, on receipt of notice described under § 7-104(h) of the Criminal Law Article that an individual licensed in the State has been convicted of a violation under § 7-104 of the Criminal Law Article for a failure to pay for motor fuel after the motor fuel was dispensed into a vehicle, the Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For a first violation, may suspend the individual’s license for up to 30 days; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a second or subsequent violation, shall suspend the individual’s license for 30 days.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Subject to the provisions of Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article, a licensee may request a hearing on a suspension under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-207" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration may require a licensee to submit to reexamination, on at least 7 days’ written notice, if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The licensee is involved in an accident resulting in the death of another; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration has good cause to believe that the licensee is unfit, unsafe, or otherwise not qualified to be licensed.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may not use the age of the licensee as grounds for reexamination.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>After reexamination, the Administration, as appropriate, may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Suspend or revoke the licensee’s driver’s license under § 16-206 of this subtitle; however, the Administration may not suspend or revoke a licensee’s driver’s license if the suspension or revocation is based on any records or evidence by a person alleging that the licensee is an unsafe or unfit driver, unless the person has been identified to the licensee and the licensee is given an opportunity to cross-examine that person at a hearing;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Permit the licensee to retain the license; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Issue a new license subject to any restrictions permitted by this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Administration may suspend or revoke the driver’s license of any licensee who refuses or neglects to submit to a reexamination under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-208" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, §§ 16–205(d–1) and 16–206(a)(4), (b), and (c) of this subtitle, § 16–404(c)(2) and (3) of this title, and § 3–8A–23 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, the Administration may not suspend a license or privilege to drive for a period of more than 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>After notice and hearing, the Administration may suspend for an indefinite period the license or privilege of any individual who cannot drive safely because of his physical or mental condition.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>This subsection does not apply to or affect the suspension of any license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>For failure to comply with the required security provisions of Title 17 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For failure to appear at a hearing as provided in Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>For failure to obey a citation, as provided in Title 26 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>For failure to pay a fine in accordance with the court’s directive as provided in Title 27 of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>For failure to pay child support, as provided in § 16–203 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Any individual whose license or privilege to drive has been revoked may apply for reinstatement of the individual’s license or privilege as provided in this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>If it is the individual’s first revocation, the individual may file a reinstatement application at any time after the day the revoked license is surrendered to and received by the Administration or, in the case of an individual who does not have a license issued under this title, after the effective date of the revocation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (7) of this subsection, on receipt of the application, the Administration may reinstate the license or privilege 6 months after the revoked license is received by the Administration or, in the case of an individual who does not have a license issued under this title, 6 months after the effective date of revocation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>If it is the individual’s second revocation, the individual may file a reinstatement application at any time after 1 year from the day the revoked license is surrendered to and received by the Administration or, in the case of an individual who does not have a license issued under this title, after 1 year from the effective date of revocation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (7) of this subsection, on receipt of the application, the Administration may reinstate the license or privilege.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>If it is the individual’s third revocation, the individual may file a reinstatement application at any time after 18 months from the day the revoked license is surrendered to and received by the Administration or, in the case of an individual who does not have a license issued under this title, after 18 months from the effective date of revocation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (7) of this subsection, on receipt of the application, the Administration may reinstate the license or privilege.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>If it is the individual’s fourth or subsequent revocation, the individual may file a reinstatement application at any time after 2 years from the day the revoked license is surrendered to and received by the Administration or, in the case of an individual who does not have a license issued under this title, after 2 years from the effective date of revocation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (7) of this subsection, on receipt of the application, the Administration may reinstate the license or privilege.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <level label="i"> <text>Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if the individual’s license is revoked under § 16–205(b) of this subtitle, the individual may file a reinstatement application at any time after 5 years from the day the revoked license is surrendered to and received by the Administration or, in the case of an individual who does not have a license issued under this title, after 5 years from the effective date of revocation.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The individual may file a reinstatement application at any time after 2 years from the day the revoked license is surrendered to and received by the Administration or, in the case of an individual who does not have a license issued under this title, after 2 years from the effective date of revocation if the Administration finds that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Not allowing the individual to file a reinstatement application will cause undue hardship; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Extenuating circumstances exist justifying the filing of a reinstatement application.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (7) of this subsection, on receipt of the application, the Administration may reinstate the license or privilege.</text> </level> </level> <level label="7"> <level label="i"> <text>The Administration may not reinstate a license or privilege to drive under this subsection if the license or privilege has been refused, revoked, suspended, or canceled under any other provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subparagraph, “alcohol–related or drug–related driving incident” means a:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>Conviction or probation before judgment for a violation of § 21–902(a), (b), (c), or (d) of this article or a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction;</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>Refusal to submit to a test under § 16–205.1 of this subtitle or a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction; or</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>Test result that indicates an alcohol concentration of 0.10 or more at the time of testing under § 16–205.1 of this subtitle or a substantially similar law of another jurisdiction.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Alcohol–related or drug–related driving incidents committed at the same time or arising out of the same circumstances may not be considered separate alcohol–related or drug–related driving incidents for the purpose of this subparagraph.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (6) of this subsection, the Administration may reinstate a license or privilege to drive only if, after an investigation of an individual’s habits and driving ability, the Administration is satisfied it will be safe to reinstate the license or privilege of an individual who has been:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>Involved in any combination of three or more separate alcohol–related or drug–related driving incidents;</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>Involved in a vehicular accident resulting in the death of another person; or</text> </level> <level label="C"> <text>Convicted of a violation for failing to stop after a vehicular accident resulting in bodily injury or death.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <text>Except as otherwise provided in this title, before issuing a new license, the Administration shall require the applicant to submit to the examinations that it considers appropriate.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-208.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <text>In addition to any suspensions or revocations of an individual’s license or privilege to drive provided for in this title, if the individual holds a Class A, B, or C license issued under § 16–815 of this title or is operating a commercial motor vehicle, the Administration shall disqualify the individual from operating a commercial motor vehicle if the convictions resulted from an offense or offenses that occurred in this State or any other state that would subject the individual to disqualification under § 16–812 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Any disqualification imposed under subsection (a) of this section shall be for the period of time provided in § 16–812 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If an individual has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, but that individual is otherwise eligible for a license or privilege to operate vehicles other than commercial motor vehicles, the Administration may issue a noncommercial driver’s license to that individual.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Administration may not issue a commercial driver’s license to an individual until the disqualification imposed under subsection (a) of this section has expired.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if an individual has been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle under the provisions of § 16–812(i) of this title, that individual may not drive a commercial motor vehicle as defined in § 16–812(i) until the period of disqualification is completed and the individual is issued a commercial driver’s license by the Administration.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-209" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <text>On filing an application for a new license or for reinstatement of the privilege to drive, any individual whose license or privilege to drive has been revoked shall pay to the Administration a fee established by the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If the applicant’s license was revoked as a result of a conviction under § 21–902 of this article or a violation of an alcohol restriction, the applicant shall pay a fee established by the Administration in addition to the amount charged under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-210" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <text>On canceling, suspending, or revoking a driver’s license, the Administration shall require that the license be surrendered to the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>At the end of a suspension period, the Administration shall issue a driver’s license to the licensee.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>When the Administration suspends or revokes a Maryland driver’s license or issues a restricted license, the suspension, revocation, or restriction is effective at the time the decision is rendered, unless otherwise ordered by the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Credit for the term of the suspension, revocation, or period of restriction shall begin only after the Administration has received:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The driver’s license issued to the licensee immediately prior to the decision to suspend, revoke, or restrict the license; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A certification that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A Maryland driver’s license is not in the possession of the licensee; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the Maryland driver’s license comes into the licensee’s possession, the licensee shall immediately surrender the license to the Administration.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-211" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <text>An individual whose license or privilege to drive has been refused under this title may not drive a motor vehicle in this State after the refusal under any license or permit issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise, until a new license or privilege is obtained under this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An individual whose license or privilege to drive has been suspended under this title may not drive a motor vehicle in this State during the suspension under any license or permit issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise, until a new license or privilege is obtained under this title.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An individual whose license or privilege to drive has been revoked under this title may not drive a motor vehicle in this State after the revocation under any license or permit issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise, until a new license or privilege is obtained under this title.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An individual whose license or privilege to drive has been refused under this title may not drive a motor vehicle in this State after the refusal under any registration certificate issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise, until a new license or privilege is obtained under this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>An individual whose license or privilege to drive has been suspended under this title may not drive a motor vehicle in this State during the suspension under any registration certificate issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise, until a new license or privilege is obtained under this title.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>An individual whose license or privilege to drive has been revoked under this title may not drive a motor vehicle in this State after the revocation under any registration certificate issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise, until a new license or privilege is obtained under this title.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-212" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration may conduct:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A driver improvement program, including a driver improvement program designed specifically for young drivers; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An alcohol education program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The purpose of the programs authorized under this section is to provide driver rehabilitation.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration shall determine the content of the programs.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If an individual is convicted of one or more moving violations:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding item (2) of this subsection, after a hearing as provided in Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article, as a condition of reinstatement of a driver’s license, the Administration may require an individual to attend a driver improvement program or alcohol education program; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A court may require an individual to attend a driver improvement program or alcohol education program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>In carrying out an order of the court, a probation officer or health department officer may assign an individual to attend a driver improvement program or alcohol education program.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>An individual who attends a program under this section shall pay, in advance, a fee as provided in this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration shall set a reasonable fee based on the costs of operating the programs authorized by this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The funds collected by the Administration under this subsection may not be credited to the Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account for distribution under § 8–403 or § 8–404 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration may waive attendance at an alcohol education program conducted by the Administration if an individual attends a private alcohol education program or an alcohol education program provided by a political subdivision of the State that is approved by the Behavioral Health Administration and the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may waive attendance at a driver improvement program conducted by the Administration if an individual attends a private driver improvement program or a driver improvement program provided by a political subdivision of the State that is approved by the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration shall establish criteria for approving private providers of alcohol education or driver improvement programs provided by a political subdivision of the State.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Upon application for approval to provide the programs allowed under this section, a private provider shall pay an application fee established by the Administration.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-212.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration, in cooperation with the Behavioral Health Administration, shall establish the 3–hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program to educate driver’s license applicants who are subject to the provisions of § 16–105(f)(3) of this title. This program also shall be included as part of the driver education course established under Subtitle 5 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The 3–hour Roadway Safety Driving Education Program shall provide instruction on:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Understanding signs, signals, and pavement markings;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Dangerous driving behaviors;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Work zone safety;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The hazards of driving while impaired or intoxicated;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The criminal penalties and administrative sanctions for alcohol– and drug–related motor vehicle violations;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>The medical, biological, and psychological effects of the consumption of alcohol and drugs and their impact on the operation of a motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>The Maryland driving record and points systems; and</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>Any other roadway safety–related information that the Administration determines would be beneficial to applicants for a driver’s license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Administration shall adopt regulations establishing criteria for certifying a private entity to offer the 3–hour Roadway Safety Education Program established under this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-213" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Education and employment only restriction” means a restriction that allows a licensed driver to drive only:</text> <level label="i"> <text>To or from a school class or an official school activity; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>To or from, or in the course of, the licensee’s employment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Offense” means a moving violation committed by an individual who:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Held a provisional license under § 16–111 of this title on the date the violation was committed;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Was convicted of, or granted a probation before judgment under § 6–220 of the Criminal Procedure Article for, the violation; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Was not eligible for a license under § 16–111.1 of this title at the time of the violation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in § 16–205(d–1) or § 16–206(b) of this subtitle, the sanctions under this section are in addition to any other penalty or sanctions that might apply as a result of a moving violation.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For a first offense, shall require the offender to attend a driver improvement program under § 16–212 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a second offense:</text> <level label="i"> <text>For an adult, may suspend the offender’s license for up to 30 days; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For an individual under the age of 18 years, may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Suspend the offender’s license for up to 30 days; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Impose, on completion of the suspension, an education and employment only restriction on the offender’s license effective for 90 days;</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>For a third offense:</text> <level label="i"> <text>For an adult, may suspend the offender’s license for up to 180 days; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For an individual under the age of 18 years, may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Suspend the offender’s license for up to 180 days;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Require the offender to attend a driver improvement program designed for young drivers under § 16–212 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Impose, on completion of the suspension, an education and employment only restriction on the offender’s license effective for 180 days; and</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>For a fourth or subsequent offense:</text> <level label="i"> <text>For an adult, may suspend or revoke the offender’s license for up to 180 days; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For an individual under the age of 18 years, may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Revoke the offender’s license for not less than 180 days; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Require the offender, in addition to applying for reinstatement as required under § 16–208(b) of this subtitle, to pass the examinations required under § 16–110 of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-301" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Violation of License Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not knowingly or fraudulently obtain or attempt to obtain a license to drive or a moped operator’s permit by misrepresentation.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not in any application for a license to drive or a moped operator’s permit:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Use a false or fictitious name;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Knowingly make a false statement;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Knowingly conceal a material fact;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Use a false, fictitious, or fraudulently altered document; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Otherwise commit a fraud.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person may not display or cause or permit to be displayed any canceled license.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person may not display or cause or permit to be displayed any revoked license.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A person may not display or cause or permit to be displayed any suspended license.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A person may not display or cause or permit to be displayed any fictitious license.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A person may not display or cause or permit to be displayed any fraudulently altered license.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>A person may not possess any canceled license.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>A person may not possess any revoked license.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <text>A person may not possess any suspended license.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <text>A person may not possess any fictitious license.</text> </level> <level label="l"> <text>A person may not possess any fraudulently altered license.</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>A person may not lend his license to any other person or knowingly permit the use of his license by another.</text> </level> <level label="n"> <text>A person may not display or represent as his own any license not issued to him.</text> </level> <level label="o"> <text>A person may not fail or refuse to surrender to the Administration on its lawful demand any license that has been suspended, revoked, or canceled.</text> </level> <level label="p"> <text>A person may not permit any unlawful use of a license issued to him.</text> </level> <level label="q"> <text>A person may not engage in any fraudulent or dishonest conduct in the examination or testing process for the issuance or renewal of a driver’s license or moped operator’s permit, including for the driver skills examination, the driver knowledge test, or any required vision or medical examinations.</text> </level> <level label="r"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, a person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or a fine not exceeding $2,500 or both.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A person convicted of a violation of subsection (c), (d), (e), (h), (i), or (j) of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-302" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Violation of License Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not duplicate or reproduce the following:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Any identification card issued under this title by the Administration; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A driver’s license issued under this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not produce a facsimile of an identification card issued by the Administration or a driver’s license unless the facsimile is:</text> <level label="1"> <text>In black and white; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Less than one-half or more than twice the size of the identification card issued by the Administration or driver’s license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Administration may apply to a circuit court of this State for an injunction, as provided by the Maryland Rules, to restrain a person from violating or continuing to violate any provision of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-303" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Violation of License Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is refused in this State or any other state.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is canceled in this State.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is suspended in this State.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is revoked in this State.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license issued by any other state is canceled.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license issued by any other state is suspended.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license issued by any other state is revoked.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is suspended under § 16–203, § 16–206(a)(2) for failure to attend a driver improvement program, § 17–106, § 26–204, § 26–206, or § 27–103 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies only to a person whose license or privilege to drive is suspended under the traffic laws or regulations of another state for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Failure to comply with a notice to appear in a court of that state contained in a traffic citation issued to the person; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Failure to pay a fine for a violation of any traffic laws or regulations of that state.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway or on any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article while the person’s license or privilege to drive is suspended under the traffic laws or regulations of any other state as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any individual who violates a provision of this section shall be assessed the points as provided for in § 16–402(a)(35) of this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any individual who violates a provision of subsection (h) or (i) of this section shall be assessed the points as provided for in § 16–402(a)(14) of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense committed within 3 years of the prior conviction, imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A person charged with a violation of subsection (h) or (i) of this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Must appear in court; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>May not prepay the fine.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A person convicted of a violation of subsection (h) or (i) of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $500.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-303.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Violation of License Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>In this section, “police department” has the meaning stated in § 25–201 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>For the purpose of impounding or immobilizing a vehicle under this section, the police department may use its own personnel, equipment, and facilities or, subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection and except as provided in § 25–115 of this article, use other persons, equipment, and facilities for immobilizing vehicles or removing, preserving, and storing impounded vehicles.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A police department may not authorize the use of a tow truck under paragraph (1) of this subsection unless the tow truck is registered under § 13–920 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>As a sentence, a part of a sentence, or a condition of probation, a court may order, for not more than 180 days, the impoundment or immobilization of a solely owned vehicle used in the commission of a violation of § 16–303(c) or (d) of this subtitle if, at the time of the violation:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The owner of the vehicle was driving the vehicle; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The owner’s license was suspended or revoked under § 16–205 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Among the factors that a court may consider before ordering an impoundment or immobilization of a vehicle is whether the vehicle is the primary means of transportation available for the use of the individual’s immediate family.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <level label="i"> <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a court may not order impoundment or immobilization of a vehicle under this section if the registered owner of the vehicle made a bona fide sale, gift, or other transfer of the vehicle to another person before the date of the finding of a violation of § 16–303(c) or (d) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The registered owner of the vehicle has the burden of proving that a bona fide sale, gift, or other transfer of the vehicle has occurred.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The registered owner of a vehicle impounded or immobilized under this section is responsible for all actual costs incurred as a result of the immobilization of the vehicle or the towing, preserving, and storing of the impounded vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The court may require the registered owner of a vehicle impounded or immobilized under this section to post a bond or other adequate security equal to the actual costs of immobilizing the vehicle or towing, preserving, and storing the vehicle and providing the notices required under subsection (f) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Subject to this section, a police department that impounds a vehicle by taking the vehicle into custody or immobilizes a vehicle under this section promptly shall return possession or use of the vehicle to the registered owner of the vehicle on payment of all actual costs of immobilizing the vehicle or towing, preserving, and storing the impounded vehicle and providing the notices required under subsection (f) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If a court orders the impoundment or immobilization of a vehicle under this section, the court shall provide for the execution of the impoundment or immobilization by a police department.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>If a court orders the impoundment or immobilization of a vehicle under this section, the police department that executes the immobilization or the impoundment by taking the vehicle into custody, shall, as soon as reasonably possible and within 7 days after the police department executes the court order, send a notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Each registered owner of the vehicle as shown in the records of the Administration; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Each secured party, as shown in the records of the Administration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The notice shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>State that the vehicle has been immobilized or impounded by being taken into custody;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Describe the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Provide the location where the vehicle is immobilized or the location of the facility where the vehicle is impounded;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Include the amount of the actual costs of immobilization or towing, preservation, and storage of an impounded vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Include the amount of the actual costs of the notices required under this subsection; and</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Provide that, if an impounded vehicle is not reclaimed within 10 days after the date specified in a court order under this section, the impounded vehicle will be considered an abandoned vehicle and subject to Title 25, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If an impounded vehicle is not reclaimed within 10 days after the date specified in a court order under this section, the vehicle shall be considered an abandoned vehicle subject to Title 25, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>This section may not be construed to prohibit a lienholder from exercising its rights under applicable law, including the right to sell a vehicle that has been impounded or immobilized under this section, in the event of a default in the obligation giving rise to the lien.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>A lienholder that exercises the right to sell a vehicle that has been impounded or immobilized under this section shall notify, in writing, the police department with custody of the vehicle of the lienholder’s intention to sell the vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The notice shall be accompanied by a copy of each document giving rise to the lien and shall include an affidavit under oath by the lienholder that the underlying obligation is in default and the reasons for the default.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>On request of the lienholder and on payment of all costs required under this section, the vehicle shall be released to the lienholder.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, the rights and duties provided by law to the lienholder for the sale of collateral securing an obligation in default shall govern the repossession and sale of the vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>The lienholder may not be required to take possession of the vehicle before a sale of the vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The proceeds of any sale shall be applied first to the actual costs of immobilization or towing, preservation, and storage of an impounded vehicle and the actual costs of the notices required under subsection (f) of this section, then as provided by law for distribution of proceeds of a sale by the lienholder.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>If the interest of the owner in the vehicle is redeemed, the lienholder shall, within 10 days after the redemption, mail a notice of the redemption to the police department that impounded or immobilized the vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If the vehicle has been repossessed or otherwise lawfully taken by the lienholder and the time specified by a court order under this section has not expired, the lienholder shall return the vehicle within 21 days after the redemption to the police department that impounded or immobilized the vehicle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>This section does not affect the requirements of Title 25, Subtitle 2 of this article regarding abandoned vehicles.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-304" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Violation of License Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not cause his child or ward under the age of 15 to drive a motor vehicle on any highway:</text> <level label="1"> <text>If the minor is not authorized by this title to drive; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not knowingly permit the person’s child or ward under the age of 15 to drive a motor vehicle on any highway:</text> <level label="1"> <text>If the minor is not authorized by this title to drive; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this title.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-305" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Violation of License Provisions"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him to be driven on any highway by any person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>If the person is not authorized by this title to drive; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person may not knowingly permit a motor vehicle under the person’s control to be driven on any highway by any person:</text> <level label="1"> <text>If the person is not authorized by this title to drive; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Otherwise in violation of any of the provisions of this title.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-401" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Refusal, Suspension, and Revocation Under Point System"> <text>In addition to any other provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law, the Administration shall maintain a point system for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of drivers’ licenses issued under this title.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-402" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Refusal, Suspension, and Revocation Under Point System"> <level label="a"> <text>After the conviction of an individual for a violation of Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 2–209, § 3–211, or § 10–110 of the Criminal Law Article, or of the vehicle laws or regulations of this State or of any local authority, points shall be assessed against the individual as of the date of violation and as follows:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Any moving violation not listed below and not contributing to an accident…………………………………………………………………………………...1 point</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Following another vehicle too closely 2 points</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Speeding in excess of the posted speed limit by 10 miles per hour or more…………………………………………………………………………………..2 points</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Driving with an improper class of license 2 points</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Failing to stop for a school vehicle with activated alternately flashing red lights……………………………………………………………………...3 points</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Any violation of § 21–1111 of this article 2 points</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Passing an emergency or police vehicle under the provisions of § 21–405(d) of this article 2 points</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>A violation of § 21–511(a) of this article 2 points</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>Failure to stop a vehicle for a steady red traffic signal in violation of § 21–202 of this article or a nonfunctioning traffic control signal in violation of § 21–209 of this article 2 points</text> </level> <level label="10"> <text>Operating a limousine in violation of § 21–1127(a) of this article…………………………………………………………………………………….2 points</text> </level> <level label="11"> <text>Use of a motor vehicle in violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law under § 10–110(f)(2)(i) of the Criminal Law Article 2 points</text> </level> <level label="12"> <text>Use of a motor vehicle in violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law under § 10–110(f)(2)(ii) of the Criminal Law Article 2 points</text> </level> <level label="13"> <text>Negligent driving ……………………………………….........2 points</text> </level> <level label="14"> <text>Any moving violation contributing to an accident…………3 points</text> </level> <level label="15"> <text>Any violation of § 16–303(h) or (i) of this title 3 points</text> </level> <level label="16"> <text>Any violation, except violations committed on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, of § 21–1411 of this article 3 points</text> </level> <level label="17"> <text>A violation of § 16–301(c), (d), (e), (h), (i), or (j) of this title ………………………………………………………………………...….…...........3 points</text> </level> <level label="18"> <text>Driving while not licensed 5 points</text> </level> <level label="19"> <text>Failure to report an accident 5 points</text> </level> <level label="20"> <text>Driving on a learner’s permit unaccompanied 5 points</text> </level> <level label="21"> <text>Any violation of § 17–107 of this article 5 points</text> </level> <level label="22"> <text>Any violation of § 16–304 or § 16–305 of this title 5 points</text> </level> <level label="23"> <text>Any violation of § 22–404.5 of this article 5 points</text> </level> <level label="24"> <text>Speeding in excess of a posted speed limit of 65 miles per hour by 20 miles per hour or more 5 points</text> </level> <level label="25"> <text>Aggressive driving in violation of § 21–901.2 of this article…………………………………………………………………………………….5 points</text> </level> <level label="26"> <text>Use of a motor vehicle in violation of the Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law under § 10–110(f)(2)(iii) of the Criminal Law Article……..5 points</text> </level> <level label="27"> <text>Reckless driving 6 points</text> </level> <level label="28"> <text>Speeding in excess of the posted speed limit by 30 miles per hour or more..……………..…..……………..….……………..…...……………..…..……..6 points</text> </level> <level label="29"> <text>Driving while impaired by alcohol or while impaired by a drug, combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol, or driving within 12 hours after arrest under § 21–902.1 of this article……………… …8 points</text> </level> <level label="30"> <text>Turning off lights of a vehicle to avoid identification……………………………………………………………………………8 points</text> </level> <level label="31"> <text>Failing to stop after accident resulting in damage to attended vehicle or property……………………………………………………………………..8 points</text> </level> <level label="32"> <text>Failing to stop after accident resulting in damage to unattended vehicle or property……………………………………………………………………..8 points</text> </level> <level label="33"> <text>Any violation of § 16–815 or § 16–816 of this title…………8 points</text> </level> <level label="34"> <text>Except as provided in item (45) of this subsection, participating in a race or speed contest on a highway...............................................................8 points</text> </level> <level label="35"> <text>Except as provided in item (46) of this subsection, engaging in exhibition driving on a highway...........................................................................8 points</text> </level> <level label="36"> <text>Failing to stop after an accident resulting in bodily injury or death................................................................................................................... 12 points</text> </level> <level label="37"> <text>Any violation of § 16–303 of this title, excluding § 16–303(h) or (i)……………………………………………………………………………………….. 12 points</text> </level> <level label="38"> <text>Any violation of § 16–301(a), (b), (f), (g), or (k) through (q), § 16–302, § 16–804, or § 16–808(a)(1) through (9) or (b) of this title………….. 12 points</text> </level> <level label="39"> <text>Homicide, life threatening injury under § 3–211 of the Criminal Law Article, or assault committed by means of a vehicle 12 points</text> </level> <level label="40"> <text>Driving while under the influence of alcohol, while under the influence of alcohol per se, or while impaired by an illegally used controlled dangerous substance……………………………………………………………………………… 12 points</text> </level> <level label="41"> <text>Any felony involving use of a vehicle 12 points</text> </level> <level label="42"> <text>Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer 12 points</text> </level> <level label="43"> <text>The making of a false affidavit or statement under oath, or falsely certifying to the truth of any fact or information to the Administration under the Maryland Vehicle Law or under any law relating to the ownership or operation of motor vehicles…………………………………………………………………………12 points</text> </level> <level label="44"> <text>Any violation involving an unlawful taking or unauthorized use of a motor vehicle under § 7–105 or § 7–203 of the Criminal Law Article, or § 14–102 of this article…………………………………………………………………………..12 points</text> </level> <level label="45"> <text>A violation of § 21–1124.3 of this article 12 points</text> </level> <level label="46"> <text>Participating in a race or speed contest on a highway resulting in serious bodily injury, as defined in § 20–102(c) of this article, to another person..................................................................................................................12 points</text> </level> <level label="47"> <text>Engaging in exhibition driving on a highway resulting in serious bodily injury, as defined in § 20–102(c) of this article, to another person..................................................................................................................12 points</text> </level> <level label="48"> <text>A violation of § 21–902(h) of this article 12 points</text> </level> <level label="49"> <text>A violation of § 21–908(i) of this article 12 points</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If a conviction occurs on multiple charges based on offenses alleged to have been committed at the same time or arising out of circumstances simultaneous in time and place, the Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Shall assess points against the individual convicted only on the charge that has the highest point assessment; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>May not assess points on the remainder of the multiple charges.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>On receiving a record of conviction of any moving violation by an individual whose license is currently revoked, the Administration may extend the date before which the individual is eligible for reinstatement and, if the date is extended, shall issue to the individual a notice that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>States the duration of the extension of the license revocation, dating from the date of the violation, during which the individual’s license may not be reinstated; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Advises the individual of the right to request a hearing.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A notice issued under this subsection, and a hearing requested by the individual, shall meet the requirements of Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration may extend the period of a license revocation under this subsection for not more than the period of time specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>If the individual does not request a hearing as provided by Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>After a hearing, if the individual is determined to have been convicted of a violation described in this subsection while the individual’s license to drive was revoked; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>If the individual fails to appear for a hearing requested by the individual under this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Administration may extend the period of license revocation for not more than:</text> <level label="i"> <text>1 year if it is the individual’s first violation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>18 months if it is the individual’s second violation; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>2 years if it is the individual’s third or subsequent violation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Administration may not revoke a license that is currently revoked.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-402.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Refusal, Suspension, and Revocation Under Point System"> <level label="a"> <text>When the Administration receives a notice of conviction from a party state to the Driver License Compact under Subtitle 7 of this title, the Administration may not assess points against an individual, except upon receipt of reports of the following convictions:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a narcotic drug, while intoxicated per se, or while under the influence of any other drug to a degree that renders the driver incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used; or</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Failure to stop and render aid in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Points assessed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be assessed as if the licensee were convicted of the offense under the Maryland Vehicle Law.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-403" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Refusal, Suspension, and Revocation Under Point System"> <text>On the arrest of any individual in military service for a violation, if the case is turned over to military authorities, the Administration shall assess points immediately after it has been notified that the military authorities have taken disciplinary action as a result of the arrest.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-404" future_version_removed="true" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Refusal, Suspension, and Revocation Under Point System"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration shall take the following actions for points accumulated within any 2–year period:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Send a warning letter to each individual who accumulates 3 points;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Require attendance at a driver improvement program conducted under § 16–212 of this title by each individual who accumulates 5 points, except that a Class A, B, or C licensee who submits evidence acceptable to the Administration that he is a professional driver may not be called in until he accumulates 8 points; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in § 16–405 of this subtitle:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Suspend the license of each individual who accumulates 8 points; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Revoke the license of each individual who accumulates 12 points.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 16–405 of this subtitle:</text> <level label="i"> <text>If an individual accumulates 8 points, the Administration shall issue a notice of suspension; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If an individual accumulates 12 points, the Administration shall issue a notice of revocation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each notice shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Be personally served or sent by certified mail, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>State the duration of the suspension or revocation; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Advise the individual of his right, within 10 days after the notice is sent (Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excepted), to file a written request for a hearing before the Administrator.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Unless a hearing is requested, each notice of suspension or revocation is effective at the end of the 10–day period after the notice is sent.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection:</text> <level label="i"> <text>An initial suspension may not be for less than 2 days nor more than 30 days; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Any subsequent suspension may not be for less than 15 days nor more than 90 days.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection, the following suspension periods may apply to a suspension for an accumulation of points under § 16–402(a)(29) of this subtitle for a violation of § 21–902(b) or (c) of this article or a suspension imposed under § 16–404.1(f)(1)(iii) of this subtitle:</text> <level label="i"> <text>For a first conviction, not more than 6 months;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For a second conviction at least 5 years after the date of the first conviction, not more than 9 months;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>For a second conviction less than 5 years after the date of the first conviction or for a third conviction, not more than 12 months; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>For a fourth or subsequent conviction, not more than 24 months.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration may issue a restrictive license for the period of the suspension to an individual who participates in the Administration’s Ignition Interlock System Program under § 16–404.1 of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Administration may issue a restrictive license for the period of the suspension and any additional time required under § 16–404.2 of this subtitle to an individual who participates in the Administration’s Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>This subsection does not limit the authority of the Administration to issue a restrictive license or modify a suspension imposed under this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>If the holder of a provisional driver’s license who is under the age of 18 years accumulates 5 or more points in a 12–month period, the Administration shall suspend the individual’s driver’s license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>For a first offense, for 6 months; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For a second or subsequent offense, for 1 year.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual subject to a license suspension under this subsection may request a hearing as provided for a suspension or revocation under Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-404.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Refusal, Suspension, and Revocation Under Point System"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Approved service provider” means a person who is certified by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The Administration to service, install, monitor, calibrate, and provide information on ignition interlock systems; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A manufacturer to be qualified to service, install, monitor, calibrate, and provide information on ignition interlock systems.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Manufacturer” means a person who manufactures ignition interlock systems and who certifies that approved service providers are qualified to service, install, monitor, calibrate, and provide information on ignition interlock systems.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Participant” means a participant in the Ignition Interlock System Program.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Program” means the Ignition Interlock System Program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration shall establish an Ignition Interlock System Program in accordance with this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration shall establish a protocol for the Program by regulations that require certain minimum standards for all service providers who service, install, monitor, calibrate, and provide information on ignition interlock systems and include requirements that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A service provider who applies to the Administration for certification as an approved service provider shall demonstrate that the service provider is able to competently service, install, monitor, calibrate, and provide information to the Administration at least every 30 days on individuals required to use ignition interlock systems;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A service provider who applies to the Administration for certification as an approved service provider shall be certified by a signed affidavit from the manufacturer that the service provider has been trained by an authorized manufacturer and that the service provider is competent to service, install, monitor, calibrate, and provide information on ignition interlock systems;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Approved service providers be deemed to be authorized representatives of a manufacturer; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Any service of notice upon an approved service provider, who has violated any laws or regulations or whose ignition interlock system has violated any laws or regulations, be deemed as service upon the manufacturer who certified the approved service provider.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An individual may be a participant if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The individual’s license is suspended or revoked under § 16–205 of this title for a violation of § 21–902(c) of this article or § 16–404 of this subtitle for an accumulation of points under § 16–402(a)(29) of this subtitle for driving while impaired by a drug, a combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The individual’s license has an alcohol restriction imposed under § 16–113(g)(1) of this title; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration modifies a suspension or issues a restricted license to the individual under § 16–205.1 of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, an individual shall be a participant if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The individual is convicted of, or is granted probation before judgment under § 6–220 of the Criminal Procedure Article for, a violation of § 21–902(a) or (b) of this article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The individual’s license is suspended or revoked under § 16–205 of this title for a violation of § 21–902(b) of this article or under § 16–404 of this subtitle for an accumulation of points under § 16–402(a)(29) of this subtitle for driving while impaired by alcohol;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The individual’s license is suspended or revoked under § 16–205 of this title or § 16–402(a)(38) of this subtitle for a violation of § 21–902(a) of this article;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The individual’s license is revoked under § 16–205(b) of this title or suspended or revoked for an accumulation of points under § 16–402(a)(37) of this subtitle for:</text> </level> <level label="A"> <text>Homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or alcohol per se, homicide by motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, or homicide by motor vehicle while impaired by a combination of one or more drugs and alcohol; or</text> </level> <level label="B"> <text>Life–threatening injury by motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or alcohol per se, life–threatening injury by motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, or life–threatening injury by motor vehicle while impaired by one or more drugs and alcohol; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The individual is required to be a participant by a court order under § 27–107.1 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If an individual is subject to this paragraph and fails to participate in the Program or successfully complete the Program, the Administration shall suspend, notwithstanding § 16–208 of this title, the individual’s license until the individual successfully completes the Program.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Nothing contained in this paragraph limits the authority of the Administration to modify a suspension imposed under this paragraph to allow an individual to be a participant in accordance with subsection (e) or (o) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The Administration shall issue a restricted license to an individual who is required to participate in the Program under this section and who is otherwise eligible.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, an individual shall be a participant as a condition of modification of a suspension or revocation of a license or issuance of a restricted license if the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Is required to be a participant by a court order under § 21–902.2 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Was under the age of 21 years on the date of a violation by the individual of § 21–902(c) of this article;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Violated an alcohol restriction imposed under this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If an individual is subject to this paragraph and the individual fails to participate in the Program or does not successfully complete the Program, the Administration shall suspend the individual’s license for 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Nothing contained in this paragraph limits the authority of the Administration to modify a suspension imposed under this paragraph to allow an individual to be a participant in accordance with subsection (e) or (o) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>The Administration shall issue a restricted license to an individual who is required to participate in the Program under this section and who is otherwise eligible.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Except as provided in § 16–205 of this title, an individual who is subject to this subsection shall participate in the Program for:</text> <level label="i"> <text>6 months the first time the individual is required under this subsection to participate in the Program;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>1 year the second time the individual is required under this subsection to participate in the Program; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>3 years the third or any subsequent time the individual is required under this subsection to participate in the Program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Paragraph (3) of this subsection does not limit a longer period of Program participation that is required by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A court order under § 21–902.2 of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Administration in accordance with another provision of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>If an individual subject to subsection (c) or (d) of this section does not initially become a participant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The individual may apply later to the Administration to be a participant; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may reconsider any suspension or revocation of the driver’s license of the individual arising out of the same circumstances and allow the individual to participate in the Program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration may:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Modify a suspension and issue a restricted license to an individual who is a participant in the Program as provided under § 16–205 or § 16–205.1 of this title or § 16–404 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Reinstate the driver’s license of a participant whose license has been revoked:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For a violation of § 21–902(b) or (c) of this article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For an accumulation of points under § 16–402(a)(29) of this subtitle for a violation of § 21–902(b) or (c) of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Under § 16–205.1(b) or (f) of this title; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, impose on a participant a period of suspension in accordance with § 16–404(c)(2) and (3) of this subtitle in lieu of a license revocation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For a violation of § 21–902(b) or (c) of this article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For an accumulation of points under § 16–402(a)(29) of this subtitle for a violation of § 21–902(b) or (c) of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Under § 16–205.1(b) or (f) of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administration shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Modify a suspension and issue a restricted license to an individual who is a participant in the Program as provided under § 16–205 or § 16–205.1 of this title or § 16–404 of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Reinstate the driver’s license of a participant whose license has been revoked:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For a violation of § 21–902(a) of this article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For an accumulation of points under § 16–402(a)(38) of this subtitle for a violation of § 21–902(a) of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Under § 16–205.1(b) or (f) of this title.</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, impose on a participant a period of suspension in accordance with § 16–404(c)(2) and (3) of this subtitle in lieu of a license revocation:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For a violation of § 21–902(a) of this article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For an accumulation of points under § 16–402(a)(38) of this subtitle for a violation of § 21–902(a) of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Under § 16–205.1(b) or (f) of this title.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A notice of suspension or revocation sent to an individual under this title shall include information about the Program and how individuals participate in the Program.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Administration shall establish a fee for the Program that is sufficient to cover the costs of the Program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>Subject to § 21–902.2(g)(2) of this article, the Administration shall impose a restriction on the individual’s license that prohibits the individual from driving a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock system for the period of time that the individual is required to participate in the Program under this section.</text> </level> <level label="h"> <text>A participant is considered to have begun participation in the Program on the day the ignition interlock system is installed in the participant’s vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>An individual whose license is suspended under § 16–404(c)(2)(iv) of this subtitle is a habitual offender whose license may not be reinstated unless the individual participates in the Program for at least 24 months.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <level label="1"> <text>For purposes of an ignition interlock system used under § 16–205(f) of this title, this section, or a court order under § 21–902.2 of this article, the Administration shall permit only the use of an ignition interlock system that meets or exceeds the technical standards for breath alcohol ignition interlock devices published in the Federal Register from time to time.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For purposes of an ignition interlock system used under this section, the Administration shall require the Program protocol adopted by the Administration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <level label="1"> <text>An individual required to use an ignition interlock system under a court order or this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Shall be monitored by the Administration; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall pay the fee required by the Administration under subsection (f)(3) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration shall waive the fee required under this subsection for an individual who is indigent.</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>A court order that requires the use of an ignition interlock system is not affected by § 16–404(c)(3) of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="m"> <level label="1"> <text>If an individual participates in the Program under this section and participates in the Program in accordance with any other provision of law arising out of the same incident, the periods of participation in the Program shall be concurrent.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an individual participates in the Program under § 16–205.1 of this title, the individual shall receive credit toward the length of participation in the Program arising out of the same incident as authorized under subsection (c) of this section or as required under subsection (d) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="n"> <text>The Administration shall consider a participant to have successfully completed the Program if the Administration receives from the participant’s approved service provider a certification that in the 3 consecutive months before a participant’s date of release from the Program there was not:</text> <level label="1"> <text>An attempt to start the vehicle with a breath alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more unless a subsequent test performed within 10 minutes registered a breath alcohol concentration lower than 0.04;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A failure to take or pass a random test with a breath alcohol concentration of 0.025 or lower unless a subsequent test performed within 10 minutes registered a breath alcohol concentration lower than 0.025; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A failure of the participant to appear at the approved service provider when required for maintenance, repair, calibration, monitoring, inspection, or replacement of the device causing the device to cease to function as required under this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="o"> <text>If an individual successfully completes the Program and the individual’s license is not refused, revoked, suspended, or canceled under another provision of this article, the Administration shall immediately issue a license to the licensee.</text> </level> <level label="p"> <level label="1"> <text>Notwithstanding § 16–208 of this title, if the Administration removes an individual from the Program because the individual violated requirements of the Program, the Administration may allow the individual to reenter the Program after a period of 30 days from the date of removal.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an individual reenters the Program under this subsection, the individual shall participate in the Program for the entire period of time that was initially necessary for successful completion of the Program without any credit for the period of participation before the individual was removed from the Program.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Nothing contained in paragraph (2) of this subsection limits a period of participation in the Program required under any other provision of this title or § 21–902.2 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="q"> <text>A suspension or revocation of a license of an individual subject to subsection (c) or (d) of this section that is imposed as a result of the failure of the individual to participate in the Program or successfully complete the Program shall be concurrent with any other suspension or revocation arising out of the same incident for which the individual is subject to subsection (c) or (d) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="r"> <level label="1"> <text>If a person is required to be a participant under subsection (d) of this section, the Administration shall include in the notice of proposed suspension or revocation a warning in bold conspicuous type that the person shall participate in the Program.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>At the time that the Administration issues a license to a person who is under the age of 21 years, the Administration shall provide to the person a written warning in bold conspicuous type that the person shall participate in the Program if the Administration finds the person violated the alcohol restriction on a driver under the age of 21 years or the person violated any provision of § 21–902 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>A person may not raise the absence of the warning described under this subsection or the failure to receive that warning as a basis for limiting the authority of the Administration to require that the person participate in the Program in accordance with this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="s"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration shall collect the following information about the individuals required to participate in the Program under subsections (c) and (d) of this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The number of individuals who were convicted of a violation of § 21–902 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The number of individuals who were granted a probation before judgment under § 6–220 of the Criminal Procedure Article for a violation of § 21–902 of this article; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The number of individuals who were granted a probation before judgment under § 6–220 of the Criminal Procedure Article for a violation of § 21–902 of this article and were subsequently charged with or convicted of a further violation of § 21–902 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On or before December 1, 2028, and each December 1 thereafter, the Administration shall report the information collected under paragraph (1) of this subsection to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-404.2" effective_note="EFFECTIVE UNTIL JUNE 30, 2031 PER CHAPTERS 869 AND 870 OF 2026" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Refusal, Suspension, and Revocation Under Point System"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Approved service provider” means a person who is certified by:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The Administration to service, install, monitor, tune, and provide information on intelligent speed assistance systems; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A manufacturer to be qualified to service, install, monitor, tune, and provide information on intelligent speed assistance systems.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>“Intelligent speed assistance system” means an aftermarket device that determines the applicable speed limit and actively prevents a motor vehicle from exceeding the applicable speed limit.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>“Manufacturer” means a person that manufactures or distributes intelligent speed assistance systems.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>“Participant” means a participant in the Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program.</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>“Program” means the Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>On or before October 1, 2027, the Administration shall establish an Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program in accordance with this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Administration shall establish a protocol for the Program through the adoption of regulations that require certain minimum standards for all service providers who service, install, monitor, tune, and provide information on intelligent speed assistance systems.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The regulations shall require that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A service provider who applies to the Administration for certification as an approved service provider demonstrate that the service provider is able to competently service, install, monitor, tune, and provide information to the Administration at least every 30 days on individuals required to use intelligent speed assistance systems;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A service provider who applies to the Administration for certification as an approved service provider be certified by a signed affidavit from the manufacturer that the service provider has been trained by an authorized manufacturer and that the service provider is competent to service, install, monitor, tune, and provide information on intelligent speed assistance systems;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Approved service providers be considered to be authorized representatives of the manufacturer; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Any service of notice on an approved service provider be considered to be service of notice on the manufacturer who certified the approved service provider.</text> </level> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>An individual shall be a participant if the individual has accumulated points in an amount that would result in suspension or revocation of the individual’s driver’s license under § 16–404 of this subtitle due to a combination of violations for exceeding the posted speed limit under Title 21, Subtitle 8 of this article, reckless driving under § 21–901.1(a)(3) of this article, or participating in a race or speed contest under § 21–1116 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual who participates in the Program shall be a participant for 1 year.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>If an individual is subject to this subsection and fails to participate in the Program or successfully complete the Program, the Administration shall suspend, notwithstanding § 16–208 of this title, the individual’s driver’s license until the individual successfully completes the Program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration shall:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Modify a suspension and issue a restrictive driver’s license requiring the use of an intelligent speed assistance system for the duration of Program participation to a participant who is otherwise eligible for the license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Reinstate the driver’s license, subject to a restriction requiring the use of an intelligent speed assistance system for the duration of Program participation, of a participant whose driver’s license has been revoked.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A notice of suspension or revocation of a driver’s license as described in subsection (c) of this section sent to an individual shall include information about the Program and how individuals may participate in the Program.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration shall establish a fee for participation in the Program that is sufficient to cover the costs of the Program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>A participant may not operate a motor vehicle in violation of the requirements of the Program.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>A participant is considered to have begun participation in the Program on the day the intelligent speed assistance system is installed in the participant’s motor vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>An individual required to use an intelligent speed assistance system under this section:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Shall be monitored by the Administration; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, shall pay the fee required by the Administration under subsection (d)(3) of this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration shall waive the fee required under this subsection for an individual who is indigent.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>If an individual completes the Program and the individual’s license is not refused, revoked, suspended, or canceled under another provision of this article, the Administration shall reinstate the individual’s driver’s license or issue immediately a driver’s license to the individual, as appropriate.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>If the Administration removes an individual from the Program because the individual violated a requirement of the Program, the Administration may allow the individual to reenter the Program after a period of 10 days from the date of removal.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If an individual reenters the Program under this subsection, the individual shall participate in the Program for 3 months in addition to the period of time that was necessary for successful completion of the Program at the time the individual was removed from the Program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, the Administration or a vendor contracted by the Administration may share data collected under this section only:</text> <level label="i"> <text>When required by court order;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>As required by State law;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>With the Department or a court with jurisdiction over a Program participant regarding a violation by the participant; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>For research purposes, if the data is anonymized.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, the Administration or a vendor contracted by the Administration may retain data collected under this section only to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Confirm compliance with Program requirements; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Evaluate or improve the effectiveness of the Program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration or any vendor contracted by the Administration shall remove from its records and destroy any data collected under this section within 30 days after collecting the data.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Data collected under this section may not be sold for any purpose by the Administration or a vendor contracted by the Administration, including the sale of subscriptions or licenses to access data.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The regulations adopted under this subsection shall include requirements for a participant to operate a motor vehicle equipped with an intelligent speed assistance system in a safe manner, as determined by the Administration.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-405" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Refusal, Suspension, and Revocation Under Point System"> <text>Except as provided in §§ 16–205(e) and 16–205.1 of this title, if the suspension or revocation of a license would affect adversely the employment or opportunity for employment of a licensee, the hearing officer may:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Decline to order the suspension or revocation; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Modify the suspension or revocation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-406" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Refusal, Suspension, and Revocation Under Point System"> <text>If the driver of a motor vehicle is an employee of the vehicle’s owner, a violation may not be recorded, except for the Administration’s own use, against the driver for a violation of the vehicle laws on improper or faulty equipment or improper size, weight, or load.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-407" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Refusal, Suspension, and Revocation Under Point System"> <text>A point assessed under this subtitle shall be retained for a period of 2 years from the date of violation.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-501" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Driver Education Program"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Driver education course” means a standardized course of instruction under a driver education program, adopted or approved by the Administration in consultation with the State Department of Education, intended to teach individuals to safely drive a noncommercial motor vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Driver education instructor” means an individual who has completed required certification courses and is certified by the Administration to teach a driver education course, whether or not the individual is required to be licensed under Title 15, Subtitle 8 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Driver education program” means the courses and learning activities designated by the Administration in consultation with the State Department of Education that an individual may be required to complete before obtaining a noncommercial driver’s license under this title.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Driver education school” means a school approved by the Administration to conduct driver education courses in accordance with this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-502" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Driver Education Program"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a driver education program, established as part of the highway safety program of this State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The purpose of the driver education program is to provide a complete program of driver education to eligible individuals.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-503" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Driver Education Program"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the regulations adopted under § 16-505(b) of this subtitle on the required offering of the program:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The complete program shall be offered to all eligible individuals before they may obtain a provisional license under § 16-111 of this title; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any individual to whom the program initially is offered remains eligible to enroll in the program until the individual becomes eligible to qualify for a provisional license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Once enrolled in the program, an individual is considered eligible until the individual completes the course.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-504" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Driver Education Program"> <text>To qualify as a certified driver education instructor, an individual shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Meet the qualifications established by the Administration in consultation with the State Department of Education;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Successfully complete the Administration approved certification courses; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Demonstrate a proficiency in teaching the adopted or approved driver education course.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-505" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Driver Education Program"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration shall, in consultation with the State Department of Education, adopt and enforce regulations not inconsistent with this subtitle to implement a standardized driver education program conducted by driver education schools under its jurisdiction.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Regulations adopted under this section shall be administered by the Administration and shall include:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Curriculum, equipment, and facility standards for classroom, laboratory, and on-road instruction phases;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Minimum student performance standards for an approved driver education program based upon the standardized curriculum approved by the Administration, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at least 6 hours of highway driving instruction;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Standards for the certification of schools and instructors;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>A system to evaluate the effectiveness of the driver education program;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Standards governing the required offering of the driver education program, based on the capacity, enrollment, staff, and facilities of the schools; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Standards for the eligibility of individuals to enroll in the program.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-506" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Driver Education Program"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration may suspend, revoke, or refuse to grant or renew certification under the driver education program of any drivers’ school or of any classroom or laboratory instructor of a drivers’ school, if it finds that the school or instructor has:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Failed to comply with any of the provisions of or any rule or regulation adopted under:</text> <level label="i"> <text>This subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Title 15, Subtitle 7 of this article, as to drivers’ schools; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Title 15, Subtitle 8 of this article, as to driving instructors; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>If the Administration refuses to grant or renew a certification under this subtitle, the applicant may request a hearing under Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the Administration may suspend or revoke a certification under this subtitle only after a hearing under Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the Administration determines that there is a danger of immediate, substantial, and continuing harm to the public if the certification is continued pending a hearing, the Administration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Immediately suspend the certification;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Within 7 days of a request for a hearing, grant a hearing as provided in Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>After a hearing, render an immediate decision as to whether the Administration shall continue the suspension or revoke or reinstate the certification.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-507" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="5" subtitle_name="Driver Education Program"> <text>This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Driver Education Program Act.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-601" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Motorcycle Safety Program"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Mobile training center” means a mobile unit equipped and managed by the Administration that may be available for the offering of motorcycle safety courses and for conducting public awareness activities at various locations in the State.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Motorcycle safety courses” and “courses” mean courses of instruction, designated and approved by the Administration and offered by a training center, in the safe use and operation of motorcycles operated under a Class M driver’s license, including instruction in the safe on–road operation of motorcycles, the rules of the road, and the laws of this State relating to motor vehicles.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Motorcycle safety training center” and “training center” mean places designated and approved by the Administration where approved motorcycle safety courses are offered.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-601.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Motorcycle Safety Program"> <text>It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Promote motorcycle safety;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Provide access to motorcycle safety courses; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Maintain a staff that is sufficient for the implementation and administration of the Motorcycle Safety Program established under this subtitle.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-602" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Motorcycle Safety Program"> <level label="a"> <text>There is a Motorcycle Safety Program as a part of the Highway Safety Program of this State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The purpose of the Motorcycle Safety Program is to improve the safety of motorcyclists through programs of cyclist training to improve rider skills and to generally provide for a public awareness effort that will benefit all highway users.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Program shall be funded as provided in the State budget.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-603" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Motorcycle Safety Program"> <level label="a"> <text>The Department and the Administration shall administer the Motorcycle Safety Program.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Administration, a State or community college, a State university, an agency of a political subdivision, or any other person approved and designated by the Administration may organize and manage a motorcycle safety training center and may offer motorcycle safety courses at those centers that it operates.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Administration may operate a mobile training center to provide courses at various locations in the State.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>Subject to the regulations adopted under this subtitle, any resident of this State who possesses a valid Class E or Class M driver’s license, a Class E or Class M learner’s instructional permit, or is eligible for a Class M learner’s instructional permit, may enroll in a course.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A nonresident may apply for and be accepted for enrollment in courses authorized under this subtitle; however, the reimbursement provided under § 16–605(b) of this subtitle may not be made for a nonresident trainee.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>An eligible individual may take a course more than one time, but the reimbursement provided in § 16–605(b) of this subtitle may only be paid one time for any individual.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>For a course that is to be reimbursed under this subtitle, a training center may charge a trainee a reasonable course registration fee.</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>For a course offered at a training center operated by the Administration, the Administration may collect a reasonable course registration fee established by the Administration.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The courses may be offered throughout the calendar year.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The successful completion of the Administration approved basic motorcycle safety course shall be considered the equivalent of passing the skills and knowledge test required under §§ 16–105 and 16–110 of this title for obtaining a Class M driver’s license.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>The Department shall provide a program coordinator to organize and administer all tasks related to the achievement of the purpose of the Motorcycle Safety Program as provided under this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The program coordinator shall be experienced in the motorcycle safety field and shall possess those qualifications as may be specified by the Secretary.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-604" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Motorcycle Safety Program"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration shall adopt and enforce regulations consistent with this subtitle to implement the motorcycle safety courses in training centers throughout the State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Regulations adopted under this section shall include, but not be limited to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Curriculum, equipment, and facility standards for both classroom and laboratory phases;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Minimum student performance standards for successful completion of the courses;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Standards for the certification of training centers, classroom instructors, and laboratory instructors;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Guidelines for payment of the State reimbursement to training centers;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>Standards for determining the eligibility of individuals to enroll in the courses; and</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>Guidelines for the provision of funds, equipment, and materials by the Administration to the training centers.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-605" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Motorcycle Safety Program"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration may award contracts out of the appropriation to the Department for the Motorcycle Safety Program to qualifying motorcycle safety training centers for the conduct of approved motorcycle safety courses. These contracts may provide funding, equipment, and materials to establish and maintain the training centers.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration may award contracts in accordance with Division II of the State Finance and Procurement Article out of the appropriation to the Department for the Motorcycle Safety Program for the procurement of services and products to be used to achieve the purpose of the Motorcycle Safety Program.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>From the funds appropriated for the Motorcycle Safety Program, the Department shall fund the costs incurred in the implementation and operation of activities under this subtitle, including administrative costs. The Administration may reimburse a motorcycle safety training center at a rate established by the Administration for each eligible person completing the course. The reimbursement rate may be in addition to the assistance provided under subsection (a) of this section.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The funds provided under this section shall be in addition to any other State aid.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration may not contract for the provision of any services under this program the aggregate costs of which exceed the funds appropriated for the Motorcycle Safety Program.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Administration shall recover the full costs of operating the Program from any miscellaneous fees as defined in § 12-120(a) of this article.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-606" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Motorcycle Safety Program"> <text>This subtitle may be cited as the Motorcycle Safety Program Act.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-701" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Driver License Compact"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Article” means an article of the Driver License Compact.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Compact” means the Driver License Compact.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Executive head”, with reference to this State, means the Governor.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Licensing authority”, with reference to this State, means the Administration.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-702" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Driver License Compact"> <text>The Driver License Compact is enacted into law and entered into with other jurisdictions that join in the Compact in the form substantially as the Compact appears in § 16-703 of this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-703" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Driver License Compact"> <text>Article I</text> <text>Findings and Declaration of Policy</text> <level label="a"> <text>The party states find that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The safety of their streets and highways is materially affected by the degree of compliance with state laws and local ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Violation of such a law or ordinance is evidence that the violator engages in conduct which is likely to endanger the safety of persons and property.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The continuance in force of a license to drive is predicated upon compliance with laws and ordinances relating to the operation of motor vehicles, in whichever jurisdiction the vehicle is operated.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>It is the policy of each of the party states to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Promote compliance with the laws, ordinances, and administrative rules and regulations relating to the operation of motor vehicles by their operators in each of the jurisdictions where such operators drive motor vehicles.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Make the reciprocal recognition of licenses to drive and eligibility therefor more just and equitable by considering the overall compliance with motor vehicle laws, ordinances and administrative rules and regulations as a condition precedent to the continuance or issuance of any license by reason of which the licensee is authorized or permitted to operate a motor vehicle in any of the party states.</text> <text>Article II</text> <text>Definitions</text> <text>As used in this Compact:</text> </level> </level> <level label="a"> <text>“State” means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Home state” means the state which has issued and has the power to suspend or revoke the use of the license or permit to operate a motor vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Conviction” means a conviction of any offense related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle which is prohibited by state law, municipal ordinance or administrative rule or regulation, or a forfeiture of bail, bond or other security deposited to secure appearance by a person charged with having committed any such offense, and which conviction or forfeiture is required to be reported to the licensing authority.</text> <text>Article III</text> <text>Reports of Conviction</text> <text>The licensing authority of a party state shall report each conviction of a person from another party state occurring within its jurisdiction to the licensing authority of the home state of the licensee. Such report shall clearly identify the person convicted; describe the violation specifying the section of the statute, code or ordinance violated; identify the court in which action was taken; indicate whether a plea of guilty or not guilty was entered, or the conviction was a result of the forfeiture of bail, bond or other security; and shall include any special findings made in connection therewith.</text> <text>Article IV</text> <text>Effect of Conviction</text> </level> <level label="a"> <text>The licensing authority in the home state, for the purposes of suspension, revocation or limitation of the license to operate a motor vehicle, shall give the same effect to the conduct reported, pursuant to Article III of this Compact, as it would if such conduct had occurred in the home state, in the case of convictions for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Manslaughter or negligent homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a narcotic drug, or under the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders the driver incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle is used;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Failure to stop and render aid in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>As to any other convictions, reported pursuant to Article III, the licensing authority in the home state shall record the conviction on the individual’s driving record, but may not assess points for the conviction.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If the laws of a party state do not provide for offenses or violations denominated or described in precisely the words employed in subdivision (a) of this article, such party state shall construe the denominations and descriptions appearing in subdivision (a) hereof as being applicable to and identifying those offenses or violations of a substantially similar nature, and the laws of such party state shall contain such provisions as may be necessary to ensure that full force and effect is given to this article.</text> <text>Article V</text> <text>Applications for New Licenses</text> <text>Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a party state shall ascertain whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of a license to drive issued by any other party state. The licensing authority in the state where application is made shall not issue a license to drive to the applicant if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The applicant has held such a license, but the same has been suspended by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation and if such suspension period has not terminated.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The applicant has held such a license, but the same has been revoked by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation and if such revocation has not terminated, except that after the expiration of 1 year from the date the license was revoked, such person may make application for a new license if permitted by law. The licensing authority may refuse to issue a license to any such applicant if, after investigation, the licensing authority determines that it will not be safe to grant to such person the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the public highways.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The applicant is the holder of a license to drive issued by another party state and currently in force unless the applicant surrenders such license.</text> <text>Article VI</text> <text>Applicability of Other Laws</text> <text>Except as expressly required by provisions of this Compact, nothing contained herein shall be construed to affect the right of any party state to apply any of its other laws relating to licenses to drive to any person or circumstance, nor to invalidate or prevent any driver license agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a party state and a nonparty state.</text> <text>Article VII</text> <text>Compact Administrator and Interchange of Information</text> </level> </level> <level label="a"> <text>The head of the licensing authority of each party state shall be the administrator of this Compact for his state. The administrators, acting jointly, shall have the power to formulate all necessary and proper procedures for the exchange of information under this Compact.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Administrator of each party state shall furnish to the Administrator of each other party state any information or documents reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration of this Compact.</text> <text>Article VIII</text> <text>Entry into Force and Withdrawal</text> </level> <level label="a"> <text>This Compact shall enter into force and become effective as to any state when it has enacted the same into law.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Any party state may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until 6 months after the executive head of the withdrawing state has given notice of the withdrawal to the executive heads of all other party states. No withdrawal shall affect the validity or applicability by the licensing authorities of states remaining party to the Compact of any report of conviction occurring prior to the withdrawal.</text> <text>Article IX</text> <text>Construction and Severability</text> <text>This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state party thereto, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-704" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Driver License Compact"> <level label="a"> <text>The Motor Vehicle Administrator is the Compact Administrator in this State.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>The Motor Vehicle Administrator may designate an alternate from among the officers and employees of the Administration to serve in the Motor Vehicle Administrator’s place as the Compact Administrator.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Subject to the provisions of the Compact, the Motor Vehicle Administrator shall determine the authority and responsibilities of the alternate.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-705" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Driver License Compact"> <text>The Administration shall furnish to the appropriate authorities of other party states information or documents reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration of Articles III, IV, and V of the Compact.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-706" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Driver License Compact"> <text>The Compact Administrator described in Article VII of the Compact may not be entitled to additional compensation for service as the Administrator, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with the Administrator’s duties and responsibilities as Administrator, in the same manner as for expenses incurred in connection with other duties or responsibilities of the Administrator’s office or employment.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-707" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Driver License Compact"> <level label="a"> <text>For the purposes of Article IV(a) and (c) of the Compact, the Administration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Give the same effect to a conviction described in Article IV(a)(1) of the Compact as the Administration would for a conviction under Title 2, Subtitle 5 or § 2-209 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Give the same effect to a conviction described in Article IV(a)(2) of the Compact as the Administration would for a conviction under § 21-902(a), § 21-902(b), § 21-902(c), or § 21-902(d) of this article;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Give the same effect of a conviction described in Article IV(a)(3) of the Compact as the Administration would for a conviction for a felony involving use of a vehicle in this State; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Give the same effect to a conviction described in Article IV(a)(4) of the Compact as the Administration would for a conviction under § 20-102 or § 20-104 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>For the purposes of Article IV(b) of the Compact, the Administration shall give the same effect to a conviction in another state reported under Article III of the Compact, other than a conviction described under Article IV(a) of the Compact, as the Administration would for an identical or substantially similar conviction under the Maryland Vehicle Law.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-708" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="7" subtitle_name="Driver License Compact"> <level label="a"> <text>Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, an act or omission of an official or employee of this State done or omitted under, or in enforcement of, the provisions of the Compact shall be subject to judicial review under the provisions of Title 10, Subtitle 2 (Administrative Procedure Act) of the State Government Article.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Judicial review of the validity of a conviction in another state reported under Article III of the Compact shall be limited to establishing the identity of the individual who was convicted in another state.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-801" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <text>This subtitle may be cited as the Maryland Commercial Driver’s License Act.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-802" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>The purpose of this subtitle is to implement the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title XII of Public Law 99-570) and reduce or prevent heavy and commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities, and injuries by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Disqualifying drivers for certain criminal offenses and serious traffic violations; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Strengthening licensing and testing standards.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>This subtitle is a remedial law and shall be liberally construed to promote the public health, safety, and welfare.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>To the extent that this subtitle conflicts with other subtitles of this title, this subtitle prevails.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Where this subtitle is silent, the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law apply.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-803" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Commerce” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Trade, traffic, and transportation within the jurisdiction of the United States between a place in a state and a place outside of the state, including a place outside the United States; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Trade, traffic, and transportation in the United States which affects any trade, traffic, and transportation within the jurisdiction of the United States between a place in a state and a place outside of the state, including a place outside the United States.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>“Commercial motor vehicle (CMV)” means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used to transport passengers or property, if the motor vehicle:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Has a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds inclusive of a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Is of any size and is used in the transportation of materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and which requires the motor vehicle to be placarded under hazardous materials regulations (49 C.F.R. Part 172, Subpart F).</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Commercial motor vehicle (CMV)” does not include a vehicle that is:</text> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>Controlled and operated by a farmer;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies to or from a farm;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Not used in the operations of a common or contract motor carrier; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Used within 150 miles of the person’s farm;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>An emergency vehicle:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Equipped with audible and visual signals; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Operated by a member of or a person in the employ of a volunteer or paid fire or rescue organization;</text> </level> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A vehicle owned or operated by the United States Department of Defense if it is controlled and operated by:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Any active duty military personnel;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any member of the military reserves or National Guard on active duty, including personnel on full–time National Guard duty and personnel on part–time training; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Any National Guard military technician; or</text> </level> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A motor vehicle designed and constructed primarily to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Conviction” means a final unvacated adjudication of guilt, or a determination that an individual has violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or by an authorized administrative tribunal, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the person’s appearance in court, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court, the payment of a fine or court cost, a probation before judgment finding, or violation of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty is rebated, suspended, or probated.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Employer” means any individual, including the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle or assigns drivers to operate such a vehicle. An individual who employs himself as a commercial motor vehicle driver is considered to be both an employer and a driver for the purposes of this subtitle.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Endorsement” means an authorization to an individual’s commercial driver’s license required to permit the individual to operate certain types of commercial motor vehicles.</text> </level> <level label="g"> <text>“Gross combination weight rating (GCWR)” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination or articulated vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>In the absence of a value specified by the manufacturer, GCWR shall be determined by adding the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the power unit and the total weight of the towed unit and its load.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>“Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)” means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <text>“Hazardous materials” means any material that has been designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. § 5103 and is required to be placarded under Subpart F of 49 C.F.R. Part 172 or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 C.F.R. Part 73.</text> </level> <level label="j"> <level label="1"> <text>“Serious traffic violation” means:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Excessive speeding, as defined by the United States Secretary of Transportation by regulation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Reckless driving;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>A violation of any state or local law relating to operating a motor vehicle, other than a parking violation, arising in connection with an accident or collision resulting in death to any individual;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Driving a commercial motor vehicle without obtaining a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>Driving a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial instructional permit or a commercial driver’s license in the driver’s possession;</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>Driving a commercial motor vehicle without the proper class of commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license;</text> </level> <level label="vii"> <text>Driving a commercial motor vehicle without the proper endorsements for the commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license; or</text> </level> <level label="viii"> <text>Any other violation of a state or local law which the United States Secretary of Transportation determines by regulation to be serious.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>“Serious traffic violation” does not include vehicle weight and vehicle defect violations.</text> </level> </level> <level label="k"> <level label="1"> <text>“Tank vehicle” means any commercial motor vehicle that is designed to transport any liquid or gaseous material within a tank that is either permanently or temporarily attached to the vehicle or chassis.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Tank vehicles include cargo tanks and portable tanks.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Tank vehicle does not include portable tanks having a rated capacity under 1,000 gallons.</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>“United States” means the 50 states and the District of Columbia.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-804" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <text>An individual who drives a commercial motor vehicle may not have more than 1 driver’s license.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-805" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a driver’s license issued by this State, who is convicted of violating any federal law, State law, or local ordinance relating to operating a motor vehicle in any other state, other than parking violations, shall notify the Administration in the manner specified by the Administration within 30 days of the date of conviction.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle holding a commercial driver’s license issued by this State, who is convicted of violating any federal law, State law, or local ordinance relating to operating a motor vehicle in this or any other state, other than parking violations, shall notify the driver’s employer in writing of the conviction within 30 days of the date of conviction.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle whose driver’s license is suspended, revoked, or canceled by any state, or who is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for any period, shall notify the driver’s employer of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, or disqualification before the end of the business day following the day that the driver received notice of that fact.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Any individual who applies for employment as a driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall provide the employer, at the time of the application, with the following information for the 10 years preceding the date of application:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A list of the names and addresses of the applicant’s previous employers for which the applicant was a driver of a commercial motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The dates the applicant was employed by each employer; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The reason for leaving that employment.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An applicant for employment as a driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall certify that all information furnished on the application is true and complete.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Unless otherwise prohibited by law, an employer may require an applicant to provide information in addition to that required by subsection (c) of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-806" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>Each employer shall require the information specified in § 16–805(c) of this subtitle to be provided by the applicant.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>An employer may not knowingly allow, require, permit, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle in the United States:</text> <level label="1"> <text>During any period in which the driver has a driver’s license suspended, revoked, or canceled by a state or has lost the privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle in a state;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>During any period in which the driver has been disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>During any period in which the driver has more than 1 driver’s license;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>During any period in which the driver, the motor vehicle he or she is driving, or the motor carrier operation, is subject to an out–of–service order; or</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>In violation of any of the provisions of §§ 21–701 through 21–704 of this article pertaining to railroad crossings or any other federal, state, or local law or regulation substantially similar to a provision of §§ 21–701 through 21–704 of this article, pertaining to railroad grade crossings.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>This subsection applies only to an employer that:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Is regulated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Operates a physical place of business in the State; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Employs more than one driver in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On a bona fide offer of employment, an employer shall provide a prospective employee driver with its U.S. Department Of Transportation number and the website address for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Safety and Fitness Records (SAFER) System.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An employer that is convicted of violating subsection (b)(4) or (5) of this section is subject to the civil penalties specified in regulation by the United States Secretary of Transportation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-807" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>Except when driving under a commercial driver’s instructional permit and accompanied by the holder of a driver’s license valid for the class of vehicle being driven, an individual may not drive a commercial motor vehicle unless the individual:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Has been issued a commercial driver’s license that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Is valid for the class of vehicle being operated; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Has the proper endorsements for the specific vehicle or vehicle combination being operated or for the passengers or type of cargo being transported; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Is in immediate possession of a driver’s license valid for the class of vehicle being driven.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>It shall be a valid defense to a charge of violating paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection for the driver to provide a certified record either from the Administration or from the licensing authority of the driver’s home state showing that the driver held a valid commercial driver’s license on the date of the violation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Except as provided in § 16–807.1 of this subtitle, an individual may not be issued a commercial driver’s license until the individual has passed the knowledge and skill tests for driving a commercial motor vehicle which complies with the minimum federal standards established by the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title XII of Public Law 99–570), and has satisfied all other requirements of that act as well as any other requirements of this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The tests shall be prescribed and conducted at the direction of the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration shall adopt regulations to waive the skill test required under paragraph (1) of this subsection in a manner consistent with 49 C.F.R. § 383.77.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A commercial driver’s license may be issued only to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>An individual who drives or will drive a commercial motor vehicle and who is a resident of this State; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Those nonresidents who may qualify under § 16–817 of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>A commercial driver’s license may not be issued to an individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>While the individual is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>While the individual’s driver’s license is suspended, revoked, or canceled in this State or any other state; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>While the individual holds a commercial driver’s license or driver’s license issued by any other jurisdiction, unless the individual surrenders that license for return to the issuing jurisdiction for cancellation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>A commercial driver’s instructional permit may be issued for the class of commercial driver’s license applied for only to an individual who has passed the appropriate knowledge and vision screening tests.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The holder of a commercial driver’s instructional permit may drive a commercial motor vehicle on a highway only when the individual is accompanied by and under the immediate supervision of the holder of a driver’s license valid for the type of vehicle driven, if the accompanying driver:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Is at least 21 years old; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Has been licensed for at least 3 years in this State or in another state to drive vehicles of the class then being driven.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <text>Except as provided in § 16–101 of this title, a person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a second offense, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>For a third or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-807.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration shall establish a program to assist veterans and members of the military who are transitioning out of military service to obtain a commercial driver’s license.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>As part of the program, the Administration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Waive the skills test required under § 16–807(b) of this subtitle for program participants who meet eligibility criteria established by the Administration, consistent with federal law; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Coordinate and consult with military bases throughout the State, community colleges that offer commercial driver’s license training courses, the Maryland Motor Truck Association, Inc., and any other party that the Administration determines is appropriate to explore the feasibility of providing a commercial driver’s license training course on military bases in the State.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Administration may adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-807.2" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>A commercial driver’s license training school shall include as part of its curriculum education and training on the recognition, prevention, and effective reporting of human trafficking.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Administration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Include as part of its Commercial Driver’s License Manual content on the recognition, prevention, and effective reporting of human trafficking; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Provide to an applicant renewing a commercial driver’s license information from the Manual on the recognition, prevention, and effective reporting of human trafficking.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-808" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle on any highway or any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Unless authorized to do so under this title;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is refused in this State or any other state;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is canceled in this State;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is canceled by any other state;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is suspended in this State;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is suspended by any other state;</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is revoked in this State;</text> </level> <level label="8"> <text>While the person’s driver’s license or privilege to drive is revoked by any other state; or</text> </level> <level label="9"> <text>While the person is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle in this State or any other state; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle by the United States Department of Transportation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>While a person is subject to a driver or vehicle out–of–service order, as defined in § 16–812(i)(1)(ii) of this subtitle, the person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle on any highway or any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article:</text> <level label="1"> <text>While transporting nonhazardous materials;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>While transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>While operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>If a person has been issued a valid commercial driver’s license, the person may not drive a commercial motor vehicle on any highway or any property specified in § 21–101.1 of this article without the valid commercial driver’s license in the person’s possession.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A person convicted of a violation of subsection (c) of this section is subject to:</text> <level label="i"> <text>For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For a second offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>For a third or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $3,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-809" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <text>A person may drive a commercial motor vehicle if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The person holds a valid commercial driver’s license issued by any:</text> <level label="i"> <text>State in accordance with the minimum federal standards for the issuance of a commercial driver’s license; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Foreign jurisdiction that the United States Department of Transportation has determined issues commercial drivers’ licenses in accordance with the minimum federal standards;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The person’s driver’s license is not refused, suspended, revoked, or canceled;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The person is not disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle in any state;</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The person is not disqualified from driving a commercial vehicle by the United States Department of Transportation;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The person is not subject to an out-of-service order as defined in § 16-812(i)(1)(ii) of this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>The person has the commercial driver’s license in the person’s possession; and</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>The person’s commercial driver’s license is valid for the type of vehicle being driven, as determined by regulation established by the United States Department of Transportation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-810" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>Each application for a commercial driver’s license or commercial driver’s instructional permit shall be made on the form the Administration requires.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In addition to the information specified by § 16-106 of this title, each application shall contain:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The applicant’s Social Security number;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A consent to release a complete driving record to any employer or prospective employer;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Certifications and information required by federal regulation; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Any other pertinent information that the Administration requires.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Under penalty of perjury, the applicant shall sign the application and certify that the statements made are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>When a licensee changes the licensee’s name, mailing address, or residence, an application for a corrected license shall be submitted to the Administration within 30 days.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Within 30 days after establishing a residence in this State, the holder of a commercial driver’s license shall apply for a commercial driver’s license in this State.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-811" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>An applicant is entitled to receive the commercial driver’s license applied for if the applicant:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Passes the examination required by this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Is eligible to drive pursuant to the Commercial Driver’s License Information System and the National Driver Register;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Surrenders any previously issued commercial driver’s instructional permit or license; and</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>Pays the fees prescribed by this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Each commercial driver’s license issued by the Administration shall be identified clearly as to its specific class. A Class M license may be issued in combination with any other class of license.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The Administration shall assign an identifying number to each license it issues.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Each commercial driver’s license issued by the Administration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Be marked “commercial driver’s license” or “CDL”; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Include the following information:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The licensee’s:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Full name and current mailing address;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Physical description including sex, height, and weight;</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Color photograph or photo-image;</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The date of issuance;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The date of expiration; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Any other information required by the Code of Federal Regulations or the Administration.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>Before issuing a commercial driver’s license, the Administration shall obtain driving record information from the National Driver Register and any state in which the individual has been licensed.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>Within 10 days after issuing a commercial driver’s license, the Administration shall notify the Commercial Driver’s License Information System of that fact, providing all information required to ensure the identification of the licensee.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-812" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration shall disqualify any individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 1 year if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The individual is convicted of committing any of the following offenses while driving a commercial motor vehicle:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A violation of § 21–902 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A violation of a federal law or any other state’s law which is substantially similar in nature to the provisions in § 21–902 of this article;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Leaving the scene of an accident which requires disqualification as provided by the United States Secretary of Transportation;</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A crime, other than a crime described in subsection (e) of this section, that is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year;</text> </level> <level label="v"> <text>A violation of § 25–112 of this article; or</text> </level> <level label="vi"> <text>A violation of § 2–209, § 2–503, § 2–504, § 2–505, or § 2–506 of the Criminal Law Article;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The individual holds a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license and is convicted of committing any of the following offenses while driving a noncommercial motor vehicle:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A violation of § 21–902(a), (c), or (d) of this article;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A violation of a federal law or any other state’s law which is substantially similar in nature to the provisions in § 21–902(a), (c), or (d) of this article;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Leaving the scene of an accident which requires disqualification as provided by the United States Secretary of Transportation; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>A crime, other than a crime described in subsection (e) of this section, that is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The individual, while driving a commercial motor vehicle or while holding a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license, refuses to undergo testing as provided in § 16–205.1 of this title or as is required by any other state’s law or by federal law in the enforcement of 49 C.F.R. § 383.51 Table 1, or 49 C.F.R. § 392.5(a)(2);</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The individual drives or attempts to drive a commercial motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration of the person’s blood or breath is 0.04 or greater;</text> </level> <level label="5"> <text>The individual, while holding a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license, drives or attempts to drive any motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration of the person’s blood or breath is 0.08 or greater; or</text> </level> <level label="6"> <text>The individual drives a commercial motor vehicle when, as a result of prior violations committed while driving a commercial motor vehicle, the driver’s commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license is revoked, suspended, or canceled or the driver is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>If any of the offenses in subsection (a) of this section occurred while transporting a hazardous material required to be placarded, the Administration shall disqualify the individual for a period of 3 years.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Administration shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for life for 2 or more violations of any of the offenses specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this section, or any combination of those offenses, arising from 2 or more separate incidents.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Administration shall adopt regulations establishing guidelines, including conditions, under which a disqualification for life may be reduced to a period of time which may be permitted by federal regulations.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>The Administration shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for life who is convicted of using a motor vehicle in the commission of any felony involving the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of a controlled dangerous substance, or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled dangerous substance.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>The Administration shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 60 days if convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of 2 serious traffic violations arising from separate incidents occurring within a 3–year period committed:</text> <level label="1"> <text>While operating a commercial motor vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>While holding a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license and operating a noncommercial vehicle, and the conviction would result in suspension, revocation, or cancellation of the driver’s license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <text>The Administration shall disqualify any person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 120 days if convicted under the laws of this State or any other state of 3 serious traffic violations arising from separate incidents occurring within a 3–year period committed:</text> <level label="1"> <text>While operating a commercial motor vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>While holding a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license and operating a noncommercial motor vehicle, and the conviction would result in suspension, revocation, or cancellation of the driver’s license.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>The Administration may disqualify a person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a controlled dangerous substance offense in the manner provided under Article 41, Title 1, Subtitle 5 of the Code.</text> </level> <level label="i"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection the following terms have the meanings indicated:</text> <level label="i"> <text>“Commercial motor vehicle” means:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A “commercial motor vehicle” as defined in § 16–803 of this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Except as provided in § 16–803(c)(2) of this subtitle, any self–propelled or towed vehicle used on a public highway to transport passengers or property, if the vehicle has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>“Out–of–service order” means a declaration by an authorized enforcement officer of a federal, State, Canadian, Mexican or local jurisdiction that a driver, a commercial motor vehicle, or a motor carrier operation, is put out of service pursuant to Title 49, §§ 386.72, 392.5, 392.9A, 395.13, and 396.9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, compatible laws, or the North American Uniform Out–of–Service Criteria.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A driver who is convicted of violating an out–of–service order while driving a commercial motor vehicle is:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Disqualified for the period of time specified in regulation by the United States Secretary of Transportation; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Subject to the civil penalties specified in regulation by the United States Secretary of Transportation.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="j"> <text>A driver who is convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of §§ 21–701 through 21–704 of this article pertaining to railroad grade crossings or any other federal, state, or local law or regulation pertaining to railroad grade crossings that is substantially similar to §§ 21–701 through 21–704 of this article, while operating a commercial motor vehicle, is disqualified for the period of time specified in regulation by the United States Secretary of Transportation.</text> </level> <level label="k"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration shall cancel a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license if the applicant provides information that is incomplete or incorrect.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If the Administration determines, in its check of an applicant’s license status and record prior to issuing a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license, or at any time after the commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license has been issued, that the applicant has falsified any information or certification submitted in connection with an application for a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license, the Administration shall suspend, cancel, or revoke the commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license or pending application, or disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle, for a period of not less than 60 days.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration shall cancel the commercial driver’s license of any individual who fails to submit to the Administration a current certificate of physical examination, as required under 49 C.F.R. § 391.43 and § 391.45.</text> </level> </level> <level label="l"> <text>After suspending, revoking, or canceling a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license, or after disqualifying a person who holds a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license from operating a commercial motor vehicle, the Administration shall update its records to reflect that action within 10 days.</text> </level> <level label="m"> <text>After suspending, revoking, or canceling a nonresident commercial driver’s privilege, or after disqualifying a nonresident driver from operating a commercial motor vehicle, the Administration shall notify the licensing authority of the state which issued the commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license within 10 days.</text> </level> <level label="n"> <text>An individual who is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle under this section shall surrender the individual’s driver’s license to the Administration.</text> </level> <level label="o"> <level label="1"> <text>The Administration may issue a noncommercial driver’s license of an appropriate class to an individual who is disqualified or whose commercial driver’s license is canceled under this section if:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The individual surrenders the commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The individual’s driving privilege is not otherwise refused, suspended, revoked, or canceled in this State or any other state.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>The Administration may immediately reinstate an individual’s noncommercial driving privilege and, subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, issue a noncommercial driver’s license of an appropriate class to an individual whose commercial driver’s license is canceled under subsection (k)(3) of this section if:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The cancellation results solely from the failure to submit a certificate of physical examination;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The individual’s driving privilege is not expired; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The individual’s driving privilege is not otherwise refused, suspended, revoked, or canceled in this State or any other state.</text> </level> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Administration may not issue a noncommercial driver’s license under this paragraph unless the individual surrenders the commercial driver’s license.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="p"> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>On termination of a disqualification period of less than 1 year, an individual may apply for restoration of the individual’s commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The Administration shall reissue a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license under this paragraph when the applicant pays any required fees.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>On termination of a disqualification period of at least 1 year, an individual may apply for a new commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration shall issue a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license to the applicant when the applicant:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Passes the skills and knowledge tests required by this subtitle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Is eligible to drive pursuant to the Commercial Driver’s License Information System, and National Driver’s Register;</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Surrenders any previously issued driver’s instructional permit or license; and</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Pays the fees required by § 16–818(a)(1) of this subtitle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="q"> <text>If an individual is disqualified based on multiple offenses committed at the same time, or arising out of circumstances simultaneous in time and place, or arising out of the same incident, the Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Shall disqualify the individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle for the offense which results in the lengthiest period of disqualification; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>May not impose any additional periods of disqualification for the remainder of the offenses.</text> </level> </level> <level label="r"> <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an offense described in this section or § 16–205.1 of this title committed by an individual in a noncommercial motor vehicle may not be considered an offense for the purposes of disqualification if the offense occurred before:</text> <level label="1"> <text>September 30, 2005; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The initial issuance to the individual of a commercial instructional permit by any state.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-813" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>An individual may not drive, operate, or be in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle while the individual has any alcohol concentration in the individual’s blood or breath.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection and for the purpose of disqualifying an individual’s commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license for a violation of § 16–812(a) of this subtitle, an individual may not drive, operate, or be in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle while the individual has an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater in the individual’s blood or breath.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person who drives, operates, or is in physical control of a commercial motor vehicle while having alcohol in the person’s system or who, subject to § 16–205.1 of this title, refuses to take a chemical test to determine the alcohol concentration, shall be placed out of service for the 24–hour period immediately following the time the police officer or employer detects alcohol in the driver’s blood or breath.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-813.1" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>A person may not knowingly or fraudulently obtain a commercial driver’s license by misrepresentation.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 5 years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 or both.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-814" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <text>Within 10 days of the conviction, the Administration shall notify the driver licensing authority in the licensing state of the conviction of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Any nonresident holder of a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver’s license for the violation of any State law or local ordinance relating to operating a motor vehicle, other than parking violations;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Any nonresident holder of a noncommercial driver’s license for the violation of any State law or local ordinance relating to operating a motor vehicle, other than parking violations, committed in a commercial motor vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Any nonresident who does not hold any type of license to drive, or whose license to drive is suspended, revoked, or canceled, for the violation of any State law or local ordinance relating to operating a commercial motor vehicle, other than parking violations.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-815" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <level label="1"> <text>A Class A commercial driver’s license authorizes the licensee to drive the following motor vehicles and combinations of motor vehicles:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Any combination of vehicles with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 or more pounds if the GVWR of the vehicles being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Any vehicle or combination of vehicles that a Class B commercial driver’s license authorizes its holder to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual who is issued a Class A commercial driver’s license under this subsection may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State unless a Class A commercial driver’s license or an appropriately endorsed Class A commercial driver’s license authorizes the individual to drive a vehicle of the class that the individual is driving or attempting to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>A Class B commercial driver’s license authorizes the licensee to drive the following motor vehicles and combinations of motor vehicles:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,001 or more pounds;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Any vehicle that a Class C commercial driver’s license authorizes its holder to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual who is issued a Class B commercial driver’s license under this subsection may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State unless a Class B commercial driver’s license or an appropriately endorsed Class B commercial driver’s license authorizes the individual to drive a vehicle of the class that the individual is driving or attempting to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <level label="1"> <text>A Class C commercial driver’s license authorizes the licensee to drive the following motor vehicles and combinations of motor vehicles:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Any single vehicle less than 26,001 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR);</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Any vehicle which a noncommercial Class C driver’s license authorizes its holder to drive, except for motorcycles.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An individual who is issued a Class C commercial driver’s license under this subsection may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State unless a Class C commercial driver’s license or an appropriately endorsed Class C commercial driver’s license authorizes the individual to drive a vehicle of the class that the individual is driving or attempting to drive.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <level label="1"> <text>A commercial driver’s instructional permit authorizes the holder to operate commercial motor vehicles of Class A, B, and C subject to the conditions of Subtitle 1 of this title.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An instructional permit is not a license within the meaning of the single license restriction placed upon drivers of commercial motor vehicles.</text> </level> </level> <level label="e"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to the requirements contained in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, an operator must obtain State–issued endorsements of an operator’s commercial driver’s license to operate commercial motor vehicles which are:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Double/triple trailers;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Vehicles designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver (passenger vehicles);</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>School buses; or</text> </level> <level label="iv"> <text>Tank vehicles.</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>A school bus endorsement authorized under this subsection is also an endorsement for vehicles designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the driver (passenger vehicles).</text> </level> </level> <level label="f"> <level label="1"> <text>In addition to the requirements contained in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, an operator must obtain a State–issued endorsement of an operator’s commercial driver’s license to operate a commercial motor vehicle that is required to be placarded for hazardous materials.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Before an operator can obtain a State–issued endorsement under this subsection, the operator shall apply to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository for a national and State criminal history records check.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>The Administration may not issue a hazardous materials endorsement of a commercial driver’s license without the approval of the Transportation Security Administration of the federal Department of Homeland Security.</text> </level> <level label="4"> <text>The Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services and the Director of the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository, in consultation with the Administration, may adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="g"> <level label="1"> <text>In this subsection, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An operator requesting a State–issued endorsement under subsection (f) of this section shall apply to the Central Repository for a national and a State criminal history records check.</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>As part of the application for a criminal history records check, the operator shall submit to the Central Repository:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Two complete sets of the operator’s legible fingerprints taken in a format approved by the Director of the Central Repository and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The fee authorized under § 10–221(b)(7) of the Criminal Procedure Article for access to Maryland criminal history records; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The mandatory processing fee required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check.</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <level label="i"> <text>The Central Repository shall provide a receipt to the operator for the fees paid under paragraph (3)(ii) and (iii) of this subsection.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>The operator’s employer may pay the fees or reimburse the operator for the fees required under paragraph (3)(ii) and (iii) of this subsection.</text> </level> </level> <level label="5"> <level label="i"> <text>In accordance with §§ 10–201 through 10–234 of the Criminal Procedure Article, the Central Repository shall forward to the operator and the Transportation Security Administration of the federal Department of Homeland Security, a printed statement of the operator’s criminal history record information.</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If criminal history record information is reported to the Central Repository after the date of the criminal history records check, the Central Repository shall provide to the Transportation Security Administration of the federal Department of Homeland Security and the operator a revised printed statement of the operator’s criminal history record information.</text> </level> </level> <level label="6"> <text>In accordance with regulations adopted by the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Administration shall verify periodically a list of operators of commercial motor vehicles that are required to be placarded for hazardous materials.</text> </level> <level label="7"> <text>Information obtained from the Central Repository under this section shall be:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Confidential and may not be disseminated; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Used only for the purpose authorized by this section.</text> </level> </level> <level label="8"> <text>The subject of a criminal history records check under this subsection may contest the contents of the printed statement issued by the Central Repository as provided in § 10–223 of the Criminal Procedure Article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="h"> <text>Except as provided in § 16–101 of this title, a person convicted of a violation of subsection (e) of this section is subject to:</text> <level label="1"> <text>For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 2 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For a second offense, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>For a third or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-816" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>An individual may not drive a school vehicle on any highway in this State unless the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Passes an appropriate medical examination; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For driving a school bus, has been issued a commercial driver’s license endorsed school bus.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a driver of a school vehicle may not allow an individual who is not a student or school employee to board or ride on the school vehicle.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>An individual may board and ride on a school vehicle as a school vehicle attendant if the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <level label="i"> <text>Is an employee of the local school system or transportation company that operates the school vehicle;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Is otherwise authorized by the local school system to act as a school vehicle attendant for a child on the school vehicle; or</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Is a nurse, an aide, or any other individual assigned or authorized to work with a student in accordance with the student’s individualized education program, 504 Plan under the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or other student–specific written plan; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <level label="i"> <text>Is in possession of photo identification that identifies the local school system or transportation company that employs the individual as a school vehicle attendant; or</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Is in possession of photo identification or another document issued by the local school system that authorizes the individual to act as a school vehicle attendant for a child on the school vehicle.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>An individual may board and ride on a school vehicle with the written permission of the local school system.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>With the advice of the State Department of Education, the Administration may adopt regulations concerning the qualifications of school vehicle drivers.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-817" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Administration may not issue a commercial driver’s license or a commercial driver’s instructional permit to any individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Who is not a resident of Maryland; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Who is not at least 21 years of age.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Administration may issue a Class A, B, or C commercial driver’s license or a commercial driver’s instructional permit to an individual under the age of 21, if the individual is at least 18 years of age. The license:</text> <level label="1"> <text>May not include a hazardous materials endorsement;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>May not be valid for commercial interstate operation except as permitted by 49 C.F.R. Parts 390 to 399; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Shall be valid for commercial intrastate and all noncommercial operation.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Consistent with the Code of Federal Regulations, the Administration may issue a commercial driver’s license to an applicant domiciled in a foreign country.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-818" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>An applicant for a commercial driver's license shall pay the Administration the following fees established by the Administration:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Upon application for a new commercial driver's license or a commercial driver's license of a class other than that which the applicant holds:</text> <level label="i"> <text>The base license fee if a commercial driver's instructional permit is required or an amount established by the Administration if an instructional permit is not required;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A commercial driver's license fee; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The applicable fees listed in subsection (b) of this section;</text> </level> </level> <level label="2"> <text>For the renewal of any class of commercial driver's license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A renewal fee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A commercial driver's license fee; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The applicable fees listed in subsection (b) of this section;</text> </level> </level> <level label="3"> <text>For the conversion of a Maryland Class A, B, C, or D driver's license to a commercial driver's license:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A renewal fee;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>A commercial driver's license fee; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>The applicable fees listed in subsection (b) of this section; and</text> </level> </level> <level label="4"> <text>For issuance of a duplicate or corrected commercial driver's license, a duplicate or corrected driver's license fee.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>In addition to the fees required by subsection (a) of this section, the applicant shall pay the Administration a fee established by the Administration for a required skills test or for a skills retest.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>Fees collected under this section:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Shall be deposited in the Transportation Trust Fund; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Are not subject to the provisions of Title 8, Subtitle 4 of this article on the disposition of highway user revenues.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-819" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration shall retain a record of:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Each commercial driver’s license application that it receives; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each commercial driver’s license that it issues.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Administration shall retain as part of the driving record:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Each conviction for any offense related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle which is prohibited by State law, municipal ordinance, or administrative rule or regulation, or reported by another state’s driver licensing authority; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Each administrative action taken by the Administration or reported by another state’s driver licensing authority.</text> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Administration shall retain the driving records of individuals who have been issued commercial driver’s licenses for at least the period of time required by the Commercial Driver’s License Information System (CDLIS) established by the Secretary, United States Department of Transportation.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-820" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="8" subtitle_name="Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act"> <text>The Administration may adopt and enforce regulations not inconsistent with the Maryland Vehicle Law, the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act, and the Code of Federal Regulations in order to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-901" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Driver's Licenses -- Immunities and Privileges -- Requirements"> <text>This subtitle applies only to an individual who displays a driver’s license issued by the U.S. Department of State to a police officer or who otherwise claims immunities or privileges under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code with respect to the individual’s violation of Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 2-209, or § 3-211 of the Criminal Law Article, or a moving violation under the vehicle laws or regulations of this State or any local authority.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-902" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Driver's Licenses -- Immunities and Privileges -- Requirements"> <text>If a driver who is subject to this subtitle is stopped by a police officer who has probable cause to believe that the driver has committed a violation described in this subtitle, the police officer shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>As soon as practicable contact the U.S. Department of State office in order to verify the driver’s status and immunity, if any;</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Record all relevant information from any driver’s license or identification card, including a driver’s license or identification card issued by the U.S. Department of State; and</text> </level> <level label="3"> <text>Within 5 workdays after the date of the stop, forward the following to the Administration:</text> <level label="i"> <text>A vehicle accident report, if the driver was involved in a vehicle accident;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>If a citation or other charging document was issued to the driver, a copy of the citation or other charging document; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>If a citation or other charging document was not issued to the driver, a written report of the incident.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-903" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Driver's Licenses -- Immunities and Privileges -- Requirements"> <text>The Administration shall:</text> <level label="1"> <text>File each vehicle accident report, citation or other charging document, and incident report that the Administration receives under this subtitle; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Keep convenient records or make suitable notations showing each:</text> <level label="i"> <text>Conviction;</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>Probation before judgment disposition of any violation of § 21-902 of this article; and</text> </level> <level label="iii"> <text>Vehicle accident.</text> </level> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-904" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Driver's Licenses -- Immunities and Privileges -- Requirements"> <text>The Administration shall send a copy of each document and record described under § 16-903 of this subtitle to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, of the U.S. Department of State.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-905" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Driver's Licenses -- Immunities and Privileges -- Requirements"> <text>The provisions of this subtitle do not prohibit or limit the application of any law to a criminal or motor vehicle violation by an individual who has or claims immunities or privileges under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code.</text> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-1001" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Electronic Credentials"> <level label="a"> <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <text>“Credential holder” means the individual to whom an electronic credential is issued.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>“Data field” means a discrete piece of information printed or otherwise appearing on a license or an identification card.</text> </level> <level label="d"> <text>“Electronic credential” means an electronic representation of a license, an identification card, or a data field.</text> </level> <level label="e"> <text>“Full profile” means all the information provided on a license or an identification card.</text> </level> <level label="f"> <text>“Limited profile” means a portion of the information provided on a license or an identification card.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-1002" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Electronic Credentials"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration may issue an electronic credential to an individual in addition to, and not instead of, a license or an identification card if the Administration has issued to the individual:</text> <level label="1"> <text>A license; or</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>An identification card under § 12–301 of this article.</text> </level> </level> <level label="b"> <text>The Administration may enter into agreements with an agency of the State, another state, or the United States, or through a national association of motor vehicle agencies, to facilitate the issuance, use, and verification of electronic credentials issued by the Administration or another state.</text> </level> <level label="c"> <text>The Administration may create an electronic credential that:</text> <level label="1"> <text>Is capable of producing both a full profile and a limited profile; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>Satisfies the purpose for which the profile is being presented.</text> </level> </level> <level label="d"> <text>The Administration shall design the electronic credential in a manner that allows the credential holder to maintain physical possession of the device on which the electronic credential is accessed during verification.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-1003" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Electronic Credentials"> <level label="a"> <text>The Administration may operate a verification system for electronic credentials.</text> </level> <level label="b"> <level label="1"> <text>Access to the verification system and any data field by a person presented with an electronic credential requires the credential holder’s consent.</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>If consent is granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Administration may release through the verification system:</text> <level label="i"> <text>For a full profile, all data fields that appear on the physical credential that corresponds with the electronic credential that is being verified; and</text> </level> <level label="ii"> <text>For a limited profile, only the data fields represented in the limited profile for the physical credential that corresponds with the electronic credential that is being verified.</text> </level> </level> </level> <level label="c"> <text>A third party may administer on behalf of the Administration any system developed to facilitate the issuance, verification, and use of electronic credentials.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-1004" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Electronic Credentials"> <text>The Administration may charge a fee for:</text> <level label="1"> <text>The issuance of an electronic credential; and</text> </level> <level label="2"> <text>The use of an electronic verification system.</text> </level> </section> <section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-1005" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Electronic Credentials"> <text>The Administration may adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.</text> </section>