2920                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                                      Ch. 610

(3)  (I) THE ADMINISTRATION PROMPTLY SHALL REQUEST
PROOF OF INSURANCE FROM A REGISTERED VEHICLE OWNER IF:

1.   IT RECEIVES THE NOTICE REQUIRED UNDER
PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION AND THAT NOTICE SHOWS THAT THE
VEHICLE OWNER IS NOT INSURED WITH THAT AGENT OR INSURER;

2.  THE ADMINISTRATION CANNOT DETERMINE
FROM ITS RECORDS THE NAME OF THE VEHICLE OWNER'S AGENT OR INSURER
OR THE VEHICLE OWNER'S POLICY NUMBER.

(II) FOLLOWING A REQUEST UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)
OF THIS PARAGRAPH, [The] THE registered vehicle owner selected
for verification shall submit proof of insurance within 30 days
OF THE REQUEST to the Administration on a form prescribed by the
Administration and certified by an insurer or agent.

[(3) The failure of a vehicle owner to submit the
required proof under this section within a 30 day period shall be
prima facie evidence that the vehicle is uninsured.]

(4)  IT SHALL BE PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE
HAS BEEN UNINSURED SINCE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE VEHICLE'S MOST
RECENT REGISTRATION IF THE VEHICLE OWNER:

(I)  FAILS TO RESPOND WITHIN A 30-DAY PERIOD TO
A REQUEST FOR PROOF OF INSURANCE ISSUED BY THE ADMINISTRATION
UNDER PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION; OR

(II)  RESPONDS WITHIN A 30-DAY PERIOD TO A
REQUEST FOR PROOF OF INSURANCE ISSUED BY THE ADMINISTRATION UNDER
PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION, BUT FAILS TO PROVE COVERAGE BY
THE REQUIRED SECURITY ON THE ORIGINAL DATE SPECIFIED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION UNDER PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(5)  A VEHICLE OWNER WHO HAS MAINTAINED THE REQUIRED
SECURITY, BUT WHO HAS FAILED TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF WITHIN
THE 30-DAY PERIOD, MAY SUBMIT THE REQUIRED PROOF TO REBUT THE
PRESUMPTION MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

(6)  A VEHICLE OWNER AGAINST WHOM A PRESUMPTION HAS
BEEN MADE UNDER PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION MAY SUBMIT PROOF
THAT OWNER'S LAPSE IN REQUIRED SECURITY HAS BEEN FOR A PERIOD OF
SHORTER DURATION THAN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THE PRESUMPTION.

(7)  NOTHING IN THIS SECTION PREVENTS THE
ADMINISTRATION FROM ASSESSING A PENALTY CALCULATED UPON THE
ENTIRE PERIOD OF A LAPSE IN REQUIRED SECURITY SINCE THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THE VEHICLE'S MOST RECENT REGISTRATION.

17-109.

(a) (1) A person shall submit evidence at a conference or
hearing that any vehicle [or vehicles] registered in the person's