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Bill would let MVA suspend registrations for unpaid speed‑camera violations on MD Route 210, sponsor says
Summary
Delegate Nicole Williams told the committee HB441 would allow the Motor Vehicle Administration, at Prince George's County's request, to suspend vehicle registrations for drivers who repeatedly fail to pay or contest speed‑camera citations on Maryland Route 210; members asked about MVA tracking of camera locations and fiscal effects.
Delegate Nicole Williams opened discussion of House Bill 441 by describing Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) as "often referred to, unfortunately, as the road of death and one of the most dangerous roads in the state of Maryland" and urged the committee to give the bill a favorable report.
"This legislation aims to increase the consequences of speeding by allowing the MVA to suspend a vehicle's registration if the driver fails to pay, or fails to contest, a speed camera ticket," Williams said, emphasizing the proposal targets drivers who accumulate multiple unpaid violations or substantial unpaid penalties.
Committee members probed the bill's scope. One member asked whether other roads have registration‑based penalties tied to specific corridors; Williams said she was not certain whether other roads have that treatment and promised to follow up. Another question asked whether the MVA tracks the location of camera‑recorded violations as they move through the system; Williams said she would get back to the committee with that information but noted mailed citations typically indicate the road where the violation occurred.
Delegate Morgan raised a claim about prior enforcement on Route 210, stating that last year there were 90,000 speeding tickets issued on the corridor; Williams said she was not certain of the total revenue those citations produced but pointed to the fiscal note's statement that the bill could increase revenues to the Transportation Trust Fund.
Members also discussed complementary proposals before the General Assembly—training programs and a pilot requiring repeat dangerous drivers to use speed governors—and whether those measures would reduce the need for this corridor‑focused penalty. Williams said such measures were helpful but that the behavior on MD 210 was sufficiently egregious to merit this additional enforcement tool and clarified the fiscal note language that suspension authority would operate "on notice from Prince George's County."
No vote was recorded during the hearing.
