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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02-1" citation="COMAR 11.15.21.02-1" title_num="11" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="21" heading="Flag Notification Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Before notifying the Administration to flag the vehicle registration for failure to satisfy fines and penalties as a result of parking and traffic control device violations, the jurisdiction shall notify the vehicle owner:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Of the jurisdiction's intent to request that the Administration flag the vehicle's registration;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>That the Administration will assess an administrative flagging fee which shall be paid to the Administration in addition to any fee or penalty assessed by the jurisdiction for each parking and traffic control device violation reported;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>That failure to pay any fee or penalty assessed by the jurisdiction and the Administration for a parking and traffic control device violation will prevent renewal of the vehicle registration; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>That failure to pay the administrative flagging fee to the Administration will result in the account being referred to the Maryland Central Collection Unit for collection purposes.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>After notifying the vehicle owner, the jurisdiction shall notify the Administration:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>To flag the vehicle registration of owners who fail to pay parking and traffic control device violations by a file transfer protocol process approved by the Administration; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Of the citation number associated with each parking or traffic control device violation reported.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Jurisdictions currently reporting information to the Administration by tape or cartridge shall migrate to a file transfer protocol process.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The Administration shall generate an invoice for administrative flag fees for vehicle registrations flagged under this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>