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<chapter num="04" heading="Reporting Requirements for Lapse or Termination of Required Security" title_num="11" subtitle_num="18">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Scope.">
    <text>These regulations apply to mandatory electronic reporting of policies of security and the mandatory electronic Online Insurance Verification (OLV) program operated by the Administration for the purpose of verifying insurance policies in real time.</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>“Fleet policy” has the meaning as stated in Transportation Article, §17-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>“Insurance companies” or “insurer” means licensed Maryland providers of required security as defined in Transportation Article, §17-101, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>“Online Insurance Verification (OLV)” means a program operated by the Administration for the purpose of verifying insurance policies in real time.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(5)">
        <text>“Policy” or “Policies” means a vehicle policy or binder for required security as defined by Transportation Article, §17-101(d), Annotated Code of Maryland, issued by an insurer or other provider of required security.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" 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>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Online Insurance Verification Participation and Program Requirements.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Required Participation. All insurance companies shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Participate in the Administration’s OLV program; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Support a program where the Administration can electronically access the book of business of insured vehicles at any time.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Program Requirements. The OLV Program will consist of the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>The Administration will electronically send an inquiry to an insurance company in real time which will include information required by the Administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Insurance companies shall use the data provided by the Administration to determine the policy status on the verification date and return an electronic response, automatically, in real time to the Administration in an electronic format determined by the Administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>The response from the insurance company shall be used to validate or remove the existing policy in the records of the Administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>The Administration will determine the status of a reported insurance policy at intervals determined by the Administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Transportation Article, §§12-104(b), 17-101, 17-103, 17-104, and 17-106; Insurance Article, §27-611; Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: October 9, 1995 (22:20 Md. R. 1545)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01 amended as an emergency provision effective October 1. 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1304); amended permanently effective January 7, 2013 (39:26 Md. R. 1665)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .01 amended effective March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 237)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02B amended as an emergency provision effective October 1. 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1304); amended permanently effective January 7, 2013 (39:26 Md. R. 1665)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .02B amended effective March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 237)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03 amended effective July 23, 2001 (28:14 Md. R. 1323); March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 237)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .03 amended as an emergency provision effective October 1. 2012 (39:20 Md. R. 1304); amended permanently effective January 7, 2013 (39:26 Md. R. 1665)</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Regulation .04 adopted effective March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 237)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>