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<chapter num="19" heading="Issuance of Temporary Driver Licenses Valid in Maryland Only" title_num="11" subtitle_num="17">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Purpose.">
    <text>This chapter establishes procedures for the issuance of a 90-day temporary driver's license, valid in Maryland only, as defined in Transportation Article, §16-113(e), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Definitions.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Terms Defined.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>“Administration” means the Motor Vehicle Administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>“Initial violation” means the originating action or charge that led to the suspension or revocation.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>“Jurisdiction” has the meaning stated in Transportation Article, §12-401, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>“Revoked” means to terminate, by formal action, an individual's license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>“Suspended” means to withdraw temporarily, by formal action, an individual's license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>“Temporary driver's license” means a temporary license issued to an eligible individual for a period not to exceed 90 days that allows the individual to operate a motor vehicle in Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Application.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>The Administration may issue a temporary driver's license, which is valid only in Maryland, for a period not to exceed 90 days if the individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Is suspended or revoked in another jurisdiction;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Previously held a valid Maryland driver's license;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Has made application:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>To renew the valid Maryland driver's license,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>For a duplicate or corrected driver's license,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>For a driver's license after approval for reinstatement of a revoked Maryland driver's license, or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(d)">
          <text>For a replacement driver's license after withdrawal of a suspension against the Maryland driver's license;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Is revoked or suspended in another jurisdiction as a result of failing to comply with its licensing requirements, but would not have been suspended or revoked in this State for a comparable violation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Did not receive the initial violation that led to the suspension or revocation within the preceding 5 years;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Is otherwise qualified to be licensed in Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>Has the opportunity to satisfy all requirements of the initial violation and receive clearance from the jurisdiction in question within the 90-day temporary license period.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The Administration may not issue a temporary driver's license which is valid in Maryland if the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Individual is suspended or revoked in more than one jurisdiction;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Individual holds a commercial driver's license, unless the license is downgraded to a noncommercial license;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Initial violation that led to the suspension or revocation occurred less than 5 years before the date of application for the temporary driver's license;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>Initial violation that led to the revocation or suspension resulted from any offense that involved a fatality;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>Initial violation that led to the revocation or suspension resulted from an offense or charges involving the use of alcohol or drugs;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(6)">
        <text>Clearance requirement of the other jurisdiction cannot be met within the 90-day temporary license period;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(7)">
        <text>Applicant's privilege to drive is cancelled, refused, or disqualified in another jurisdiction;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(8)">
        <text>Individual is suspended, revoked, cancelled, refused, or disqualified in Maryland; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(9)">
        <text>Applicant is not otherwise qualified to be licensed in Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Transportation Article, §§12-104(b) and 16-113(e), Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: April 16, 2001 (28:7 Md. R. 692)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>