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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 11.18.04.03" title_num="11" subtitle_num="18" chapter_num="04" heading="Reporting Guidelines.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Required Reporting. Insurance companies shall report on at least a weekly basis and according to the timeline determined by the Administration, all active policies in an electronic format determined by the Administration.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Except for fleet policies as provided in §C of this regulation, notifications of all policies, shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The name of the insured;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Maryland driver's license number of the insured or FEIN if the insured is a business;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The make of the vehicle;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The model year of the vehicle;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The vehicle identification number (VIN);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The current policy number; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The effective date of the policy.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>For fleet policies, reporting shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Company additions and deletions; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Policy number changes.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Rejected Notifications.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Administration shall reject notifications of all active policies which do not include all of the items specified in §B of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The insurer shall resubmit notifications rejected under the provisions of §D(1) of this regulation to the Administration by the date of the next regular file submission.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The insurer shall provide, at each occurrence when the required security will terminate or be canceled, timely notification to the insured of the penalties that may be imposed by the Administration in accordance with Transportation Article, §17-106, Annotated Code of Maryland, for their failure to return evidence of registration when the required security has ended and is not replaced. The notice shall include the following statements:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“The registration plates must be returned to the Motor Vehicle Administration on or before the date the insurance policy expires or is canceled”; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Failure to return the registration plates may result in an uninsured motorist penalty fine which is assessed at a rate of $200 for the first 30 days and is increased by $7 each day thereafter until the insurance is replaced or the registration plates are returned. The uninsured motorist penalty fine is assessed per vehicle.”</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Insurance companies shall report, maintain, and update contact information, in a format required by the Administration, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a database containing the proper address for providing notice to an insurer under Transportation Article §21–10A–04, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>