§291D-10 Restriction on driver's license and motor vehicle registration. (a)  When the person issued a notice of traffic infraction not involvingparking fails to pay the total amount of fines, fees, surcharges, costs, ormonetary assessments that has been ordered, the court shall cause an entry tobe made in the driver's license record so as to prevent the person fromacquiring or renewing the person's driver's license until the outstandingamount is paid or the notice of traffic infraction is otherwise disposed ofpursuant to this chapter.

(b)  In all caseswhere the registered owner of a motor vehicle to which a notice of trafficinfraction has been issued fails to pay the total amount of fines, fees,surcharges, costs, or monetary assessments that have been ordered, the courtshall cause an entry to be made in the motor vehicle's record so as to preventissuance or renewal of the motor vehicle's certificate of registration andtransfer of title to the motor vehicle until the outstanding amount is paid orthe notice of traffic infraction is otherwise disposed of pursuant to thischapter; provided that if the traffic infraction involves an unpaid parkingviolation, this subsection shall not prevent the issuance or renewal of themotor vehicle's certificate of registration and transfer of title to the motorvehicle to another person, in which case the clerk of the court shall issue aclearance to effectuate the registration and transfer of title; and providedfurther that in no event shall a clearance:

(1)  Absolve the registeredowner of the motor vehicle at the time the parking violation was incurred frompaying the fine;

(2)  Prevent any subsequentissuance or renewal of the motor vehicle's certificate of registration andtransfer of title to the motor vehicle; or

(3)  Otherwise encumber thetitle of that motor vehicle. [L 1993, c 214, pt of §2; am L 2005, c 48, §5; amL 2006, c 103, §1]