# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 18 — Motor Vehicle Administration — Financial Responsibility Requirements

### Chapter 03 — Adjustment of Uninsured Motorist Penalty Fee for Lapse of Insurance

**Authority:** Transportation Article, §§12-104(b) and 17-106(e), Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: August 7, 1989 (16:15 Md. R. 1651)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 amended effective January 1, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2756); June 18, 2007 (34:12 Md. R. 1067)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02F amended effective November 13, 2000 (27:22 Md. R. 2061)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .02 amended effective June 18, 2007 (34:12 Md. R. 1067)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .03 amended effective June 18, 2007 (34:12 Md. R. 1067)

#### Regulation .01 Purpose.

*COMAR 11.18.03.01*

This chapter establishes guidelines for determining when a penalty assessed under Transportation Article, §17-106(e), Annotated Code of Maryland, may be adjusted.

#### Regulation .02 Adjustment of Penalty Assessment.

*COMAR 11.18.03.02*

The penalty may be adjusted in the following situations, upon presentation of:

A. Written verification from a licensed insurance company that the insurance company has erred;

B. Written verification from a licensed insurance company that the vehicle was insured during the entire period in question;

C. A certified statement and evidence acceptable to the Administration from the vehicle owner that the vehicle:

  (1) Was not operated during the period of lapse;

  (2) Was not involved in an accident or collision during the period of lapse;

  (3) Was not issued a citation during the period of lapse; and

  (4) Had no prior insurance lapse; or

D. Written verification from the Maryland Insurance Administration that the vehicle owner, with good intent to be insured, paid the proper premiums to an insurance agent, insurance broker, or insurance company, who failed to provide motor vehicle liability insurance.

#### Regulation .03 Condition of Acceptance.

*COMAR 11.18.03.03*

Prior to an adjustment under Regulation .02 of this chapter, the Administration shall review all information submitted and may conduct an investigation to verify its accuracy.