B. 10% to the Administration; and
               2. Of any amount collected that is over $150:                     

A.      50% to be allocated to THE VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION
FUND, the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund and the General Fund as provided in
subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph; and

B.       50% to the Administration,

(ii) The percentage of the penalties specified under subparagraph (i)
of this paragraph shall be distributed as follows:

1. In Fiscal Year 1994:                                             

A.       $2,700,000 to the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; and

B.       The balance to the General Fund.

2. In each fiscal year after Fiscal Year 1994:           

A. $2,000,000 TO THE VEHICLE. THEFT PREVENTION FUND
ESTABLISHED UNDER ARTICLE 41, § 4-1604 OF THE CODE;

[A.] B. The amount distributed to the Maryland Automobile
Insurance Fund in the prior fiscal year under the provisions of this subparagraph adjusted
by the change for the calendar year preceding the .fiscal year in the Consumer Price Index
— All Urban Consumers — Medical Care as published by the United States Bureau of
Labor Statistics to the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; and

[B.] C. The balance to the General Fund.

(3)      If the Administration assesses a. vehicle owner of co-owner with a
penalty under this subsection, the Administration may not take any of the following

. actions until the penalty is paid:                                                                               

(i) Reinstate a registration suspended under this subsection;

(ii) Issue a new registration for any vehicle that is owned or co-owned
by that person and is titled after the violation date; or

(iii) Renew a registration for a vehicle that is owned or co-owned by
that person and is titled after the violation date.

(4)      (i) In this paragraph, "family member" means any individual whose
relationship to the vehicle owner is one of those listed under § 13-810(b)(1) of this article
as being exempt from paying the excise tax imposed on the transfer of a vehicle.

(ii) The monetary penalties provided in this subsection may not be
avoided by transferring title to the vehicle.                      

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1994 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 459