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<chapter num="07" heading="Assessment of Fines" title_num="11" subtitle_num="12">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Standards.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In determining whether to impose an administrative fine on a licensee for any violation under Transportation Article, Title 15, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Administration shall consider:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The seriousness of the violation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>The deleterious effect of the violation on others;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Any acts of good faith on the part of the licensee;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>The licensee's history of previous violations; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Previous counseling or reprimands on the issues under consideration;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Failure to submit title and registration data, fees, and taxes may result in a standard fine which is assessed at a rate of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>For a tag and title service that submits transaction information later than required by the contract between the tag and title service and the Administration, the standard fine shall be:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>For the first late day after the requirement to submit by contract, $30; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Increased by $1 per day thereafter.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>For a dealership that submits transaction information later than 30 days after the transaction date, the standard fine shall be:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>For the first day after 30 days, $30; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Increased by $1 per day thereafter.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Fines levied in §B of this regulation are the standard fines and can be adjusted as determined by the Administration based on circumstance.  Nothing in this section limits additional administrative action as determined by the Administration including license suspension and revocation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Transportation Article, §§12-104(b), 15-110.1, 15-212, 15-315, 15-514, 15-607, 15-710, and 15-807, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: March 20, 2000 (27:5 Md. R. 585)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01B amended effective March 30, 2026 (53:6 Md. R. 291)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01C adopted effective March 30, 2026 (53:6 Md. R. 291)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>