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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".18" citation="COMAR 11.15.31.18" title_num="11" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="31" heading="Notice.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Addresses.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Required notices shall be in writing and addressed as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If to the Administration: Manager of Licensing and Consumer Services, Motor Vehicle Administration, 6601 Ritchie Highway, N.E., Glen Burnie, Maryland 21062; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If to a contractor or participant, the address specified in the agreement or in an appropriate change of address notice.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Either party may change an address by providing prompt written notice of the change to the other party and to the Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Computation of Time.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A notice served by mail shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be sent by certified mail; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Be considered received 3 business days following the date of mailing, as established by a United States Postal Service certificate of mailing.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A notice served by hand delivery, overnight delivery, or telecopier is considered to have been received on the date of actual receipt.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Registered Agent for Service of Process. For the purposes of service of legal process and other legal notices, a contractor shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Maintain, within the State, a registered agent and a location of its registered office; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notify the Administration promptly of a change in its registered agent or registered office.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Failure to maintain a registered agent for service of process shall serve as consent for notice to be served with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>