# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 17 — Motor Vehicle Administration — Driver Licensing and Identification Documents

### Chapter 15 — Under 21 Alcohol Restriction

**Authority:** Transportation Article, §§12-104(b) and 16-113(b), (c), Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: July 23, 1990 (17:14 Md. R. 1759)

#### Regulation .01 Definitions.

*COMAR 11.17.15.01*

A. In these regulations, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Administration” means the Motor Vehicle Administration.

  (2) “License” means a license to drive as defined in Transportation Article, §11-128, Annotated Code of Maryland.

#### Regulation .02 Application.

*COMAR 11.17.15.02*

A. A licensee under 21 years old may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more as determined by an analysis of the licensee's blood or breath.

B. The prohibition of §A applies to all licensees under 21 years old regardless of whether the restriction has been noted on the licensee's license or driving record.

#### Regulation .03 Notation on Licenses.

*COMAR 11.17.15.03*

A. Licenses issued after July 1, 1989, by the Administration to licensees under 21 years old shall contain the notation “Under 21 Alcohol Restricted”.

B. Pursuant to Chapter 438, §2, 1989 Laws of Maryland, the Administration is not required to recall or reissue the driver's licenses of licensees under 21 years old for the purpose of noting on the license “Under 21 Alcohol Restricted”, until the regular expiration of the person's current driver's license.

#### Regulation .04 Expiration.

*COMAR 11.17.15.04*

The under 21 alcohol restriction imposed in Regulation .02A expires when the licensee becomes 21 years old, regardless of any notations applied on the license under Regulation .03.