# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 08 — State Rail Transit Safety Oversight

### Chapter 03 — Inspections and Audits

**Authority:** Transportation Article, §§2-102(c)(5) and 7-203.1, Annotated Code of Maryland;49 U.S.C. §5329 and 49 CFR Part 674

**Administrative History:** Effective date: March 26, 2018 (45:6 Md. R. 321)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 amended effective January 5, 2026 (52:26 Md. R. 1309)

#### Regulation .01 Compliance Inspections and Triennial Safety Audits.

*COMAR 11.08.03.01*

The State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) shall conduct compliance inspections and triennial safety audits in accordance with the MDOT Rail Safety Oversight Program Standard and the RTA Agency Safety Plan and in accordance with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. §5329(e). The SSOA is authorized to conduct unannounced inspections and reviews, including as listed in 11.08.02.03.