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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05-2" citation="COMAR 11.03.01.05-2" title_num="11" subtitle_num="03" chapter_num="01" heading="Commercial Vehicles and Courtesy Vehicles — Disciplinary Proceedings.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If a permit holder engages in a prohibited act, as defined by Regulation .05-1C of this chapter, the Division may:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Issue a written warning to the permit holder;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Suspend a permit; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Revoke a permit.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If a permit holder engages in a prohibited act under Regulation .05-1C(10)—(12) of this chapter, the Division may suspend or revoke a permit without first issuing a warning to the permit holder.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Letter of Warning.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Division shall issue a letter of warning to a permit holder by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first-class mail on:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Receipt of a first complaint against the permit holder; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The permit holder's first violation of Regulation .05E of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The letter of warning shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>State the substance of the complaint or the regulation violated;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Give the permit holder an opportunity to provide a written explanation to the Division within 10 calendar days from the date the warning letter is mailed to the permit holder; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>State that failure of the permit holder to provide an explanation shall result in the Division sustaining the warning.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the permit holder provides a timely explanation, the Division may accept or reject the explanation within 30 calendar days from the date the Division receives the explanation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If the Division accepts the explanation, the Division shall send written notice to the permit holder and rescind the letter of warning.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If the Division rejects the permit holder's explanation, the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Division shall sustain the warning;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Division shall send written notice to the permit holder by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first-class mail;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Warning shall become part of the permit holder's record maintained by the Division; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Division shall send a copy of the warning to the Maryland Public Service Commission or the Office of Motor Carriers of the Federal Highway Administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>If the permit holder fails to file a timely explanation, the notice in §C(5) of this regulation shall be mailed within 30 calendar days from the deadline by which the permit holder was required to submit the explanation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Suspension of Permit.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Division may suspend any permits issued to a permit holder on:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Verification of a complaint against the permit holder under Regulation .05-1C(10)—(12) of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The issuance of a second warning to a permit holder within a 12-month period before the date of issuance of the most recent warning; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The permit holder's second violation of Regulation .05E of this chapter within a 12-month period before the date of issuance of the most recent violation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Division shall send a written notice of proposed suspension to the permit holder by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first-class mail.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The notice of proposed suspension shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>State the substance of the complaint or the regulation violated;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Identify prior complaints or regulations violated;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Give the permit holder an opportunity to provide a written explanation to the Division within 10 calendar days from the date the notice of proposed suspension is mailed to the permit holder; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>State that failure of the permit holder to provide an explanation shall result in the Division sustaining the notice of proposed suspension.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If the permit holder provides a timely explanation, the Division may accept or reject the explanation within 30 calendar days from the date the Division receives the explanation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If the Division accepts the explanation, the Division shall send written notice to the permit holder and cancel the notice of proposed suspension.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>If the Division rejects the permit holder's explanation, the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Division shall sustain the notice of proposed suspension;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Division shall send written notice of the suspension to the permit holder by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first-class mail;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Notice shall identify the permits suspended and length of the suspension and state the effective date;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Notice shall state the grounds for suspension;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Notice shall inform the aggrieved permit holder that it may appeal the suspension within 10 calendar days from the date of the letter of suspension; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Division's decision shall become part of the permit holder's record maintained by the Division.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>If the permit holder fails to file a timely explanation, the notice in §D(6) of this regulation shall be mailed within 30 days from the deadline by which the permit holder was required to submit the explanation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>An aggrieved permit holder may appeal the suspension in accordance with Regulation .05-3 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>If the permit holder fails to file a timely appeal, the Division's decision is the final agency decision.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>During the suspension period, the Division may not issue a new permit to the permit holder.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>If no appeal is filed, within 10 calendar days of the date of the decision to suspend, the permit holder shall surrender to the Administration any permits suspended.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>The Division shall send a copy of a final agency decision suspending the permit holder to the Maryland Public Service Commission or the Office of Motor Carriers of the Federal Highway Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Revocation of Permit.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Division may revoke any permits issued to a permit holder on:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Verification of a complaint against the permit holder under Regulation .05-1C(10)—(12) of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The issuance of a third warning to a permit holder within a 24-month period before the date of issuance of the most recent warning; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The permit holder's third violation of Regulation .05E of this chapter within a 24-month period before the date of issuance of the most recent violation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Division shall send a written notice of proposed revocation to the permit holder by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first-class mail.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The notice of proposed revocation shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>State the substance of the complaint or the regulation violated;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Identify prior complaints or regulations violated;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Give the permit holder an opportunity to provide a written explanation to the Division within 10 calendar days from the date the notice of proposed revocation is mailed to the permit holder; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>State that failure of the permit holder to provide an explanation shall result in the Division sustaining the notice of proposed revocation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If the permit holder provides a timely explanation, the Division may accept or reject the explanation within 30 calendar days from the date the Division receives the explanation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If the Division accepts the explanation, the Division shall send written notice to the permit holder and cancel the proposed notice of revocation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>If the Division rejects the permit holder's explanation, the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Division shall sustain the notice of proposed revocation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Division shall send written notice of the revocation to the permit holder by certified mail, return receipt requested, and first-class mail;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Notice shall identify the permits revoked and the effective date of the revocation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Notice shall state the grounds for revocation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Notice shall inform the aggrieved permit holder that it may appeal the revocation within 10 calendar days from the date of the letter of revocation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Division's decision shall become part of the permit holder's record maintained by the Division.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>If the permit holder fails to file a timely explanation, the notice in §E(6) of this regulation shall be mailed within 30 calendar days from the deadline by which the permit holder was required to submit the explanation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>An aggrieved permit holder may appeal the revocation in accordance with Regulation .05-3 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>If the permit holder fails to file a timely appeal, the Division's decision is the final agency decision.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>During the revocation period, the Division may not issue a new permit to the permit holder.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>If no appeal is filed, within 10 calendar days of the date of the decision to revoke, the permit holder shall surrender to the Administration any permits revoked.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>The Division shall send a copy of a final agency decision revoking a permit to the Maryland Public Service Commission or the Office of Motor Carriers of the Federal Highway Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>For a 1-year period following the effective date of the revocation, the Division may not issue a new permit to the permit holder.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>