# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 12 — Motor Vehicle Administration — Licensing of Businesses and Occupations

### Chapter 06 — Issuance of Citations by Motor Vehicle Administration Personnel

#### Regulation .04 Employee Qualifications.

*COMAR 11.12.06.04*

A. Character.

  (1) A person designated as an enforcement agent shall successfully pass a preemployment background investigation and may not have been convicted of a felony.

  (2) A person designated as an enforcement agent who fails to maintain a good character shall be immediately relieved of the authority to issue citations under Transportation Article, § 12-104.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, and may not be reinstated as an enforcement agent without the express authority of the Administrator.

B. Training. A person designated as an enforcement agent shall be trained:

  (1) In all provisions of the Transportation Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, with particular emphasis on Titles 11, 13, 17, and 26;

  (2) In the preparation of citations, by an instructor who has been certified by the Maryland Police Training Commission; and

  (3) In courtroom procedures.

C. Experience and Education. A person to be designated as an enforcement agent shall have a minimum of 3 years experience in an investigative or law enforcement capacity, or shall have satisfactorily completed a minimum of 3 years at an accredited college or university.