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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 11.19.04.10" title_num="11" subtitle_num="19" chapter_num="04" heading="School Vehicle Tag Certification.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>School vehicles shall be acceptance inspected for registration by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An MVA compliance agent; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The supervisor or director of transportation of a local school system or a representative appointed by the supervisor or director of transportation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>After completing the acceptance inspection of a school vehicle, the MVA compliance agent shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If submitting the inspection certification in paper form to the Administration:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Complete the prenumbered inspection certification in ink;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Issue the white copy of the inspection certification to the school vehicle owner; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Return one copy of the certification to the Administration’s Vehicle Inspection Services Division; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Submit electronically to the Administration’s Vehicle Inspection Services Division.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The school vehicle owner shall submit the original inspection certification to the Administration when applying for tags. Copies of the inspection certification may not be accepted.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If an original inspection certification is lost, a duplicate shall be issued and cross-reference shall be made to the original certification.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>If an original inspection certification is damaged, incorrect, or illegible:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>All copies shall be marked VOID and returned to the Administration's Vehicle Inspection Services Division; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A duplicate shall be issued and cross-reference shall be made to the original certification.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The supervisor or director of transportation of the local school system shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit inspection certifications as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If submitting the inspection certification in paper form to the Administration:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Issue the inspection certification in strict numbered sequence;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Maintain strict security of unused inspection certifications in a locked safe, cabinet, or desk;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Ensure that only designated personnel have access to the inspection certifications;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Immediately notify the Administration if any inspection certifications are stolen, lost, or destroyed; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Make certifications available for audit by the Administration during duty hours of the school system involved; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Submit electronically; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notify the Administration when any change in the supervisor or director of transportation position is made.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The Vehicle Inspection Services Division shall notify the Administration’s Vehicle Registration Section not to accept stolen, lost, or destroyed certifications, which the Administration is notified of, under §F(1)(a)(iv) of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The administrative penalties for failure to comply with this regulation are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Confiscation of all inspection certification forms by the Administration; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Suspension of the authority of the supervisor or director of transportation and their representative to issue inspection certification.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>