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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" citation="COMAR 11.23.02.13" title_num="11" subtitle_num="23" chapter_num="02" heading="Refusing, Suspending, or Revoking a School Certification.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Under Transportation Article, §16-506, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Administration may, after a hearing, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the certification of a school, or refuse to issue, after notice and hearing, a certification of a school, if the Administration finds the school has failed to comply with any of the requirements pertaining to the program or school certification as:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Set forth in this chapter; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Adopted under Transportation Article, Title 15, Subtitle 7, or Title 16, Subtitle 5, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Administration shall, after notice and hearing, refuse to renew or, after notice and opportunity for hearing, refuse to issue an initial school certification, if the school or applicant:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provides fraudulent, inaccurate, or incomplete information on required applications, forms, reports, or other required documents required by the Administration; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Does not meet the requirements set forth in this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Under Transportation Article, §16-506, Annotated Code of Maryland, the Administration shall immediately suspend or revoke a school certification with notice of the right to a hearing within 7 days of a request, if the Administration determines there is a danger of immediate, substantial, and continuing harm to the public.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A most serious violation, if committed by a school owner or any individual responsible for the operation of the program, shall result in an immediate suspension of a school certification, with notice of the right to a hearing within 7 days of a request, if the Administration determines that there is a danger of immediate, substantial, and continued harm to the public.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A second most serious violation shall result in an immediate revocation of a school certification, with notice of the right to a hearing within 7 days of a request, if the Administration determines that there is a danger of immediate, substantial, and continued harm to the public.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Most serious violations include a charge for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Fraud;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A crime of moral turpitude;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A sex offense;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Contributing to the delinquency of a minor;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>An offense involving a controlled dangerous substance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>An offense involving alcohol or drugs while operating a motor vehicle;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A felony involving the use of a motor vehicle;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Acting in a manner that is unsafe for students participating in the program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Knowingly providing program courses while the school certification is refused, suspended, or revoked;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Knowingly issuing a program completion certificate to an individual who did not complete the program; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Knowingly allowing an individual to teach the program courses, conduct behind-the-wheel instruction, or test or evaluate students without the required instructor permit or certification by the Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Except as provided in §F of this regulation, all other violations shall be considered a serious violation and subject to progressive disciplinary action by the Administration.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The progressive disciplinary action may include a conference, fines, or suspension or revocation of a school certification.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>When a school certification is suspended or revoked the school shall immediately:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Surrender the school certification certificate to the Administration;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Stop conducting program courses and all operations of the program;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Refund the fee paid by the students enrolled in the program courses as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Refund 100 percent of the fee paid if instruction has not started or if the first class of a course was not completed; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In all other cases, refund fees prorated separately based on the hours of instruction in the classroom and behind-the-wheel that have not been completed;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Provide information, in a format acceptable to the Administration, identifying the students who successfully completed program courses and the program courses each student successfully completed; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Surrender all student records and property of the Administration to the Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>