1. A. 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.

2. B. Except for fleet policies as provided in §C of this regulation, notifications of all policies, shall include:

   1. (1) The name of the insured;
   2. (2) The Maryland driver's license number of the insured or FEIN if the insured is a business;
   3. (3) The make of the vehicle;
   4. (4) The model year of the vehicle;
   5. (5) The vehicle identification number (VIN);
   6. (6) The current policy number; and
   7. (7) The effective date of the policy.

3. C. For fleet policies, reporting shall include:

   1. (1) Company additions and deletions; and
   2. (2) Policy number changes.

4. D. Rejected Notifications.

   1. (1) The Administration shall reject notifications of all active policies which do not include all of the items specified in §B of this regulation.
   2. (2) 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.

5. E. 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:

   1. (1) “The registration plates must be returned to the Motor Vehicle Administration on or before the date the insurance policy expires or is canceled”; and
   2. (2) “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.”
6. F. 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.

Authority: Transportation Article, §§12-104(b), 17-101, 17-103, 17-104, and 17-106; Insurance Article, §27-611; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: October 9, 1995 (22:20 Md. R. 1545)

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)

Regulation .01 amended effective March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 237)

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)

Regulation .02B amended effective March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 237)

Regulation .03 amended effective July 23, 2001 (28:14 Md. R. 1323); March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 237)

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)

Regulation .04 adopted effective March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 237)