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*hb0107*
HOUSE BILL 107
R4 (6lr1327)
ENROLLED BILL
— Environment and Transportation/Judicial Proceedings —
Introduced by Delegate Allen Delegates Allen, Behler, Boyce, Foley, Guyton,
Holmes, Lewis, T. Morgan, Odom, and Ziegler
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and pres ented to the Governor, for his approval this
_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
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Speaker.
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Motor Vehicles – Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program – 2
Establishment 3
FOR the purpose of establishing the Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program; 4
requiring authorizing requiring certain individuals whose driver’s licenses are 5
subject to certain suspension or revocation to participate in the Program; requiring 6
the Motor Vehicle Administration to issue to participants a restrictive license 7
requiring the use of an intelligent speed assistance system; prohibiting a participant 8
from operating a motor vehicle in violation of the requirements of the Program; 9
requiring the District Court to ensure that certain entries are included in a certain 10
schedule of fines; and generally relating to the Intelligent Speed Assistance System 11
Pilot Program. 12
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
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Article – Transportation 1
Section 16–404(c) 2
Annotated Code of Maryland 3
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 4
BY adding to 5
Article – Transportation 6
Section 16–404.2 7
Annotated Code of Maryland 8
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 9
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 10
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 11
Article – Transportation 12
16–404. 13
(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) [and (3) ], (3), AND (4) of this 14
subsection: 15
(i) An initial suspension may not be for less than 2 days nor more 16
than 30 days; and 17
(ii) Any subsequent suspension may not be for less than 15 days nor 18
more than 90 days. 19
(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection, the 20
following suspension periods may apply to a suspension for an accumulation of points under 21
§ 16 –402(a)(29) of this subtitle for a violation of § 21 –902(b) or (c) of this articl e or a 22
suspension imposed under § 16–404.1(f)(1)(iii) of this subtitle: 23
(i) For a first conviction, not more than 6 months; 24
(ii) For a second conviction at least 5 years after the date of the first 25
conviction, not more than 9 months; 26
(iii) For a second conviction less than 5 years after the date of the 27
first conviction or for a third conviction, not more than 12 months; and 28
(iv) For a fourth or subsequent conviction, not more than 24 months. 29
(3) The Administration may issue a restrictive license for the period of the 30
suspension to an individual who participates in the Administration’s Ignition Interlock 31
System Program under § 16–404.1 of this subtitle. 32
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(4) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY IS SUE A RESTRICTIVE LI CENSE FOR 1
THE PERIOD OF THE SU SPENSION AND ANY ADDITIONAL T IME REQUIRED UNDER § 2
16–404.2 OF THIS SUBTITLE TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PARTICIPATES ELECTS TO 3
PARTICIPATE PARTICIPATES IN THE ADMINISTRATION’S INTELLIGENT SPEED 4
ASSISTANCE SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM UNDER § 16–404.2 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 5
[(4)] (5) This subsection does not limit the authority of the 6
Administration to issue a restrictive license or modify a suspension imposed under this 7
subsection. 8
16–404.2. 9
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 10
INDICATED. 11
(2) “APPROVED SERVICE PROVIDER ” MEANS A PERSON WHO I S 12
CERTIFIED BY: 13
(I) THE ADMINISTRATION TO SER VICE, INSTALL, MONITOR, 14
CALIBRATE, TUNE, AND PROVIDE INFORMAT ION ON INTELLIGENT S PEED 15
ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS; AND 16
(II) A MANUFACTURER TO BE QUALIFIED TO SERVICE, INSTALL, 17
MONITOR, CALIBRATE, TUNE, AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENT SPEED 18
ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS. 19
(3) “INTELLIGENT SPEED ASS ISTANCE SYSTEM ” MEANS AN 20
AFTERMARKET DEVICE T HAT DETERMINES THE A PPLICABLE SPEED LIMI T AND 21
ACTIVELY PREVENTS A MOTOR VEHICLE FROM EXCEEDING THE APPLICABLE SPEED 22
LIMIT. 23
(4) “MANUFACTURER” MEANS A PERSON THAT MANUFACTURES OR 24
DISTRIBUTES INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS. 25
(4) (5) “PARTICIPANT” MEANS A PARTICIPANT IN THE 26
INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM. 27
(5) (6) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE 28
SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM. 29
(B) (1) THE ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2027, THE ADMINISTRATION 30
SHALL ESTABLISH AN INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEM PILOT PROGRAM 31
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 32
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(2) (I) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ESTABLISH A PROTOCOL FOR 1
THE PROGRAM THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN 2
MINIMUM STANDARDS FO R ALL SERVICE PROVID ERS WHO SERVICE , INSTALL, 3
MONITOR, CALIBRATE, TUNE, AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENT SPEED 4
ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS. 5
(II) THE REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE THAT: 6
1. A SERVICE PROVIDER WHO APPLIES TO THE 7
ADMINISTRATION FOR CE RTIFICATION AS AN AP PROVED SERVICE PROVI DER 8
DEMONSTRATE THAT THE SERVICE PROVIDER IS ABLE TO COMPETENTLY SERVICE, 9
INSTALL, MONITOR, CALIBRATE, TUNE, AND PROVIDE INFORMAT ION TO THE 10
ADMINISTRATION AT LEAST EVERY 30 DAYS ON INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED TO USE 11
INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS; 12
2. A SERVICE PROVIDER WHO APPLIES TO THE 13
ADMINISTRATION FOR CE RTIFICATION AS AN AP PROVED SERVICE PROVI DER BE 14
CERTIFIED BY A SIGNED AFFIDAVIT FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE SERVICE 15
PROVIDER HAS BEEN TRAINED BY AN AUTHORIZED MANUFACTURER AND THAT THE 16
SERVICE PROVIDER IS COMPETENT TO SERVICE, INSTALL, MONITOR, CALIBRATE, 17
TUNE, AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS; 18
3. APPROVED SERVICE PROVIDERS BE CONSIDERED TO 19
BE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MANUFACTURER; AND 20
4. ANY SERVICE OF NOTICE ON AN A PPROVED SERVICE 21
PROVIDER BE CONSIDER ED TO BE SERVICE OF NOTICE ON THE MANUFA CTURER 22
WHO CERTIFIED THE APPROVED SERVICE PROVIDER. 23
(C) (1) AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL MAY SHALL BE A PARTICIPANT IF THE 24
INDIVIDUAL HAS ACCUM ULATED POINTS IN AN AMOUNT THAT WOULD RESULT IN 25
SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A THE INDIVIDUAL’S DRIVER’S LICENSE UNDER § 26
16–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE DUE TO ANY COMBINATION OF VIOLATIONS OF: 27
(I) § 16–402(A)(3) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 28
(II) § 16–402(A)(17) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 29
(III) § 16–402(A)(24) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 30
(IV) § 16–402(A)(27) OF THIS SUBTITLE; 31
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(V) § 16–402(A)(33) OF THIS SUBTITLE; OR 1
(VI) § 16–402(A)(45) OF THIS SUBTITLE A COMBINATION OF 2
VIOLATIONS FOR EXCEEDING THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT UNDER TITLE 21, SUBTITLE 3
8 OF THIS ARTICLE, RECKLESS DRIVING UNDER § 21–901.1(A)(3) OF THIS ARTICLE, 4
OR PARTICIPATING IN A RACE OR SPEED CONT EST UNDER § 21–1116 OF THIS 5
ARTICLE. 6
(2) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PARTICIPATES IN THE PROGRAM SHALL BE 7
A PARTICIPANT FOR 1 YEAR: 8
(I) FOR A FIRST SUSPENSION AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, 9
90 DAYS; 10
(II) FOR A SECOND OR SUBSE QUENT SUSPENSION AS 11
DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, 180 DAYS; AND 12
(III) FOR A REVOCATION AS D ESCRIBED IN THIS SEC TION, 1 13
YEAR 1 YEAR. 14
(3) IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO THIS SUBSECTION ELECTS TO 15
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO THIS S UBSECTION AND FAILS TO 16
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM OR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, THE 17
ADMINISTRATION SHALL SUSPEND, NOTWITHSTANDING § 16–208 OF THIS TITLE , 18
THE INDIVIDUAL ’S DRIVER ’S LICENSE UNTIL THE INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSFULLY 19
COMPLETES THE PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 16–404 OF THIS SUBTITLE 20
UNTIL THE INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES THE PROGRAM. 21
(D) (1) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL: 22
(I) MODIFY A SUSPENSION A ND ISSUE A RESTRICTI VE 23
DRIVER’S LICENSE REQUIRING THE USE OF AN INTELL IGENT SPEED ASSISTAN CE 24
SYSTEM FOR THE DURATION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION TO A PARTICIPANT WHO 25
IS OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE FOR THE LICENSE; AND 26
(II) REINSTATE THE DRIVER ’S LICENSE , SUBJECT TO A 27
RESTRICTION REQUIRING THE USE OF AN INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEM 28
FOR THE DURATION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION , OF A PARTICIPANT WHO SE 29
DRIVER’S LICENSE HAS BEEN REVOKED. 30
(2) A NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF A D RIVER’S 31
LICENSE AS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION SENT TO AN 32
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INDIVIDUAL SHALL INC LUDE INFORMATION ABO UT THE PROGRAM AN D HOW 1
INDIVIDUALS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. 2
(3) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ESTABLISH A FEE FOR 3
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM THAT IS SUFFI CIENT TO COVER THE C OSTS OF 4
THE PROGRAM. 5
(E) A PARTICIPANT MAY NOT OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE IN VIOLATION OF 6
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM. 7
(F) A PARTICIPANT IS CONSIDERED TO HAVE BEGUN PARTICIPATION IN THE 8
PROGRAM ON THE DAY THE INTELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEM IS INSTALLED 9
IN THE PARTICIPANT’S MOTOR VEHICLE. 10
(G) (1) AN INDIVIDUAL REQUIRE D TO USE AN INTEL LIGENT SPEED 11
ASSISTANCE SYSTEM UNDER THIS SECTION: 12
(I) SHALL BE MONITORED BY THE ADMINISTRATION; AND 13
(II) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS 14
SUBSECTION, SHALL PAY THE FEE RE QUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATION UNDER 15
SUBSECTION (D)(3) OF THIS SECTION. 16
(2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL WAIVE THE FEE REQUIRED UNDER 17
THIS SUBSECTION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS INDIGENT. 18
(H) IF AN INDIVIDUAL COMP LETES THE PROGRAM AND THE INDIV IDUAL’S 19
LICENSE IS NOT REFUSED, REVOKED, SUSPENDED, OR CANCELED UNDER ANOTHER 20
PROVISION OF THIS ARTICL E, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL REINSTATE THE 21
INDIVIDUAL’S DRIVER’S LICENSE OR ISSUE IMMEDIATELY A DRIVER’S LICENSE TO 22
THE INDIVIDUAL, AS APPROPRIATE. 23
(I) (1) IF THE ADMINISTRATION REMOVE S AN INDIVIDUAL FROM THE 24
PROGRAM BECAUSE THE I NDIVIDUAL VIOLATED A REQUIREMENT OF THE 25
PROGRAM, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY AL LOW THE INDIVIDUAL T O REENTER THE 26
PROGRAM AFTER A PERIOD OF 30 10 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF REMOVAL. 27
(2) IF A N INDIVIDUAL REENTER S THE PROGRAM UNDER THIS 28
SUBSECTION, THE INDIVIDUAL SHALL PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM FOR 3 29
MONTHS IN ADDITION T O THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT WAS NECESSARY F OR 30
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM AT THE TIME T HE INDIVIDUAL WAS 31
REMOVED FROM THE PROGRAM. 32
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(J) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPHS (3) AND (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE 1
ADMINISTRATION OR A VENDOR CONTRACTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION MAY SHARE 2
DATA COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION ONLY: 3
(I) WHEN REQUIRED BY COURT ORDER; 4
(II) AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW; 5
(III) WITH THE DEPARTMENT OR A COURT WITH JURISDICTION 6
OVER A PROGRAM PARTICIPANT REGARDING A VIOLATION BY THE PARTICIPANT; OR 7
(IV) FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES, IF THE DATA IS ANONYMIZED. 8
(2) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPHS (3) AND (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE 9
ADMINISTRATION OR A V ENDOR CONTRACTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION MAY 10
RETAIN DATA COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION ONLY TO: 11
(I) CONFIRM COMPLIANCE WI TH PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ; 12
OR 13
(II) EVALUATE OR IMPROVE T HE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 14
PROGRAM. 15
(3) THE ADMINISTRATION OR ANY VENDOR CONTRACTED BY THE 16
ADMINISTRATION SHALL REMOVE FROM ITS RECO RDS AND DESTROY ANY DATA 17
COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER COLLECTING THE DATA. 18
(4) DATA COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY NOT BE SOLD FOR 19
ANY PU RPOSE BY THE ADMINISTRATION OR A V ENDOR CONTRACTED BY THE 20
ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING THE SALE O F SUBSCRIPTIONS OR L ICENSES TO 21
ACCESS DATA. 22
(J) (K) (1) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO 23
CARRY OUT THIS SECTION. 24
(2) THE REGULATIONS ADOPT ED UNDER THIS SUBSEC TION SHALL 25
INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS FOR A PARTICIPANT TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHI CLE 26
EQUIPPED WITH AN INT ELLIGENT SPEED ASSISTANCE SYSTEM IN A SA FE MANNER, 27
AS DETERMINED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. 28
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHE R ENACTED, That the District Court shall 29
ensure that the fine schedule for certain violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law includes 30
separate entries for § 21–901.1(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the Transportation Article. 31
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SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before December 30, 1
2029 2030, the Motor Vehicle Administration shall report to the Governor and, in 2
accordance with § 2 –1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the 3
implementation of this Act, including: 4
(1) a description of the Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program; 5
and 6
(2) the number of individuals who: 7
(i) were eligible to participate in the Pilot Program through 8
September 30, 2030; 9
(ii) participated in the Pilot Program through September 30, 2030; 10
(iii) participated as a result of: 11
1. a first suspension as described in this Act of the 12
participant’s driver’s license; 13
2. a second or subsequent suspension as described in this Act 14
of the participant’s driver’s license; and 15
3. a revocation as described in this Act of the participant’s 16
driver’s license; 17
(iv) 1. elected were required to participate in the Pilot Program 18
and failed to participate in the Pilot Program; 19
2. failed to successfully complete the Pilot Program; and 20
3. reentered the Pilot Program; and 21
(v) successfully completed the Pilot Program through September 30, 22
2030. 23
SECTION 3. 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
October 1, 2026. It shall remain effective for a period of 3 4 years and 9 months and, at the 25
end of June 30, 2030 2031, this Act, with no further action required by the General 26
Assembly, shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 27