§ 12-104.1. Issuance of citations

   (a) Appointment of employees. -- The Administrator may designate employees of the Investigative Division of the Administration to exercise the powers specified in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Scope of authority. --

   (1) An employee appointed under this section may issue citations to the same extent as a police officer if authorized by the Administration, for violations of:

      (i) The provisions of Title 13 of this article;

      (ii) The provisions of Title 17 of this article relating to required security;

      (iii) The provisions of Title 14 of this article relating to falsified, altered, or forged documents and plates;

      (iv) The provisions of Title 16 of this article relating to unlawful application for a license, vehicle operation during periods of cancellation, revocation, and suspension of a driver's license, and duplication or reproduction of an identification card or driver's license;

      (v) The provisions of Title 21 of this article relating to special residential parking permits issued by the Administration;

      (vi) The provisions of Title 15 of this article;

      (vii) The provisions of § 22-415 of this article relating to odometers; and

      (viii) The provisions of this title relating to the issuance of an identification card.

   (2) The issuance of citations under this section shall comply with the requirements of § 26-201 of this article.

(c) Regulations. -- The Administration shall adopt regulations establishing:

   (1) Qualifications for employees appointed under this section including prerequisites of character, training, experience, and education; and

   (2) Standards for the performance of the duties assigned to employees appointed under this section.

HISTORY: 1991, ch. 38; 1997, ch. 41; 2000, ch. 505; 2002, ch. 100, § 1; 2003, ch. 105; 2007, ch. 605; 2013, ch. 19.