In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated. Terms Defined. “Administration” means the Motor Vehicle Administration. “Chronic offender” means the owner of a vehicle that has accumulated $1,000 or more in fines and penalties, per vehicle, as the result of parking violations within a jurisdiction. “Flag” means an action to prevent the registration of a vehicle from being renewed or transferred to another vehicle. “Jurisdiction” means a political subdivision of this State, an authorized federal or State agency, the District Court of Maryland, or a United States District Court. “Parking violation” means a violation of any local, State, or federal law or regulation governing the parking of motor vehicles. “Suspend” means an action that, in addition to the action set forth in §B(3) of this regulation, bars the vehicle from being driven on any highway in the State. “Traffic control device violation” means any violation of Transportation Article, §21-202(h), as determined under Transportation Article, §§21-202.1 and 21-1414, Annotated Code of Maryland. Upon notification by a jurisdiction that a vehicle owner has not satisfied parking and traffic control device violations incurred in the jurisdiction, the Administration shall either flag or suspend the vehicle owner's registration. Flag. The Administration shall flag the registration of a vehicle owner who, as determined by the jurisdiction, has not complied with the jurisdiction's requirements concerning parking and traffic control device violations and who is not a chronic offender. The Administration may not renew the registration until notified by the jurisdiction that the parking and traffic control device violations have been satisfied. Suspend. The Administration shall suspend the registration of a vehicle owner who is a chronic offender. Upon suspension of the vehicle registration, the vehicle owner shall return the license plates and registration card to the Administration. Withdrawal of Flag or Suspension. Upon notification by a jurisdiction that the vehicle owner has satisfied the parking and traffic control device violations, the Administration shall remove the flag or suspension from the vehicle's registration record. Upon payment by the vehicle owner of the fee required by Regulation .05 of this chapter, the Administration shall renew the vehicle registration. 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: Of the jurisdiction's intent to request that the Administration flag the vehicle's registration; 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; 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 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. After notifying the vehicle owner, the jurisdiction shall notify the Administration: 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 Of the citation number associated with each parking or traffic control device violation reported. Jurisdictions currently reporting information to the Administration by tape or cartridge shall migrate to a file transfer protocol process. The Administration shall generate an invoice for administrative flag fees for vehicle registrations flagged under this chapter. Upon determination that a vehicle registration shall be suspended, the jurisdiction shall notify the: Vehicle owner of the jurisdiction's intent to request the Administration to suspend the registration of the vehicle; Administration, by the method the Administration requires, to suspend the vehicle's registration. Upon suspending a vehicle's registration under this chapter, the Administration shall immediately notify the vehicle owner of the suspension. A jurisdiction shall ensure the accuracy of all information submitted to the Administration. The Administration shall be held harmless in all actions resulting from inaccurate information submitted by the jurisdiction. Pursuant to Transportation Article, §26-305, Annotated Code of Maryland, whenever the Administration flags, suspends, or denies the renewal of the registration of a vehicle, the owner shall pay a fee as set forth in COMAR 11.11.05 before renewal. The fee imposed under §A of this regulation is applicable to the renewal of all registrations, including those vehicles exempt from registration fees under Transportation Article, §13-903, Annotated Code of Maryland. The Administration may distribute $5 of the fee collected under §A of this regulation to a political subdivision acting as an agent for the Administration. A fee imposed under §A of this regulation may be waived if the jurisdiction requesting the withholding of the registration provides electronic documentation, by the method required by the Administration, that the flag was mistakenly placed on the registration. The fee collected by the Administration pursuant to §A of this regulation is refundable only if the vehicle owner can present written documentation from the jurisdiction requesting the withholding of registration certifying that the vehicle registration was flagged in error by the jurisdiction. Transportation Article, §§12-104(b), 21-202.1, 21-809, 21-1414, and 26-305, Annotated Code of Maryland Effective date: July 12, 1987 (14:14 Md. R. 1574) Regulation .01 amended effective January 1, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2754) Chapter revised effective February 14, 1994 (21:3 Md. R. 194) Regulation .01B amended effective August 1, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1322); September 21, 2020 (47:19 Md. R. 849) Regulation .02 amended effective August 1, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1322) Regulation .02D amended effective September 21, 2020 (47:19 Md. R. 849) Regulation .02-1 adopted effective August 1, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1322) Regulation .05 amended effective September 22, 1997 (24:19 Md. R. 1341) Regulation .05A, D amended effective August 1, 2005 (32:15 Md. R. 1322)