examinations are conducted in Baltimore City and in twenty-three
other cities and towns throughout the State. The Department is
responsible for the titling and registration of motor vehicles. It is
necessary that a Maryland title first be issued for a vehicle before
license plates are issued. There is collected by the Department an
excise tax of two per cent of the fair value of the vehicle for each
title issued. All commercial vehicles operating for hire within the
State are required to file with the Department a certificate of Finan-
cial Responsibility Insurance, in the amounts of $5,000, $10,000 and
$20,000, and obtain a gratis permit to be carried with the vehicle at
all times. All persons involved in accidents resulting in personal
injuries, or any property damage in excess of $75.00 must file a report
with the Department and comply with the provisions of the Financial
Responsibility Law. All persons failing to pay judgments in excess
of $25.00 are subject to the Financial Responsibility Law.

The Department maintains a record of each individual driver who
has been convicted of the motor vehicle laws. The Department con-
ducts hearings to determine whether or not the driver's license should
be suspended or revoked as a result of a motor vehicle conviction, or
because he is physically or mentally unfit to drive. Appeals are per-
mitted to the Courts from the decision of the Commissioner, except
in those cases where the revocation is mandatory.

All fees collected for the registration and titling of motor vehicles
and all fines collected are deposited by the Department to the credit
of the Motor Vehicles Revenue Fund (Code 1951, Art. 66 1/2, secs. 3-5,
9, 21-28, 89, 114-131, 303).

Appropriations 1955 1956
Special Fund ........................ $1,976,868 $2,029,856
Capital Funds .................... 110,000
Staff: 377.

MARYLAND TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION

Chairman: Paul E. Burke

Richard B. Ayares, 1961; Michael Dopkin, 1961; R. Melvin
Goetze, 1961; Charles H. Rosenbaum, 1961; Murray J. Rym-
land, 1961; Jerome Kahn, 1961; Charles Adler, Jr., 1957;
Myles Katz, 1957; Herman G. Crueger, 1957; Clarence D.
Grant, 1957; Leroy M. Griffin, 1957; Louis Rabai, 1957;
Aldine R. Bird, 1959; James H. Levi, 1959; Richard C. O'Con-
nell, 1959; T. Harry Riley, 1959; Patrick J. Roche, 1959;
William E. Voyce, Jr., 1959.
Paul E. Burke, Executive Director

Guilford Ave., and 21st St., Baltimore 18 Telephone: Hopkins 7-1455

The Maryland Traffic Safety Commission was organized in 1941.
The Commission of eighteen members is appointed by the Governor
for six-year terms, one-third of these terms expiring every two years.
The Commission seeks to promote traffic safety on the streets and
highways of Maryland; and it seeks to coordinate the activities of
public and private agencies interested in, or affected by, the problems
of traffic safety, assisting such agencies to augment their programs
by study, education and information. The Commission has enlisted
the aid of business associations, civic groups, and newspapers in the
promotion of traffic safety. In cooperation with the Department of