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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="17-104.2" title_number="17" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Required Security" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Security Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Uninsured Motorist Education and Enforcement Fund administered by the Uninsured Division of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund under § 20–611 of the Insurance Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The operator of a motor vehicle that is required to be registered in this State shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Be in possession of, or carry in the motor vehicle, evidence of the required security for the motor vehicle, when operating the motor vehicle on a highway in the State; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Present evidence of the required security on the request of a law enforcement officer.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An insurance identification card issued by or on behalf of a motor vehicle insurer under § 19–504.1 of the Insurance Article is a form of evidence of the required security for the motor vehicle.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Evidence of the required security may be produced in electronic format, including display of electronic images on a cellular phone or any other type of portable electronic device.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person who violates subsection (b) of this section is subject to a fine of $50.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The fine under paragraph (1) of this subsection:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>May be waived; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Shall be deposited in the Fund.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Administration may adopt regulations to carry out this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
