COMAR 11.14.08.08. Extensions

A. The Administration may grant a time extension for a vehicle owner to comply with the requirements of this chapter. An extension may be granted only if the Administration determines that the vehicle owner has made efforts to have the vehicle inspected or repaired and circumstances have developed which are beyond the reasonable control of the vehicle owner. An extension shall be of the shortest duration possible, as determined by the Administration.

B. The Administration may grant a time extension for a vehicle registered in the emissions inspection area but operated in or assigned to an area outside of the emissions inspection area. The vehicle owner shall present the vehicle for inspection upon its return to the emissions inspection area.

C. Economic Hardship. The Administration may grant a time extension, not to exceed the period of the inspection cycle, to a motorist to obtain needed repairs on a vehicle in the case of economic hardship. The vehicle owner shall submit documentation, subject to verification by the Administration, that all vehicle owners listed on the vehicle title meet the Federal Poverty Level Guidelines as updated annually in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under authority of 42 U.S.C. §9902(2).