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MARYLAND MANUAL 169 land Law Enforcement Officers; Lem E. Kirk, member of Mary- land Association of Counties; Thornton M. Mouring, Assistant Director of Public Works of Baltimore County; Robert S. Heise, Anne Arundel County People's Court; Joseph H. Hahn, Jr., mem- ber of Maryland Municipal League. Vacancy, Highway Safety Coordinator Richard H. Turk, Deputy Highway Safety Coordinator 300 W. Preston Street, Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3010 The Governor originally appointed the members of this Committee in 1966 to carry out the terms of the Federal Highway Safety Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-564). The Committee is a continuing one and will give broad and general guidance to the entire highway safety program. By Executive Order in 1969, the Governor established it as a permanent office in the Executive Branch. The Coordinator and the Deputy Coordinator both serve at the pleasure of the Governor (Code 1957, 1965 Repl. Vol., 1969 Supp., Art. 41, sec. 59B(e)). DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES John R. Jewell, Commissioner Einer J. Johnson, Chief Deputy Commissioner William T. S. Bricker, Deputy Commissioner-Safety Responsibility LeRoy W. Elgin, Jr., Deputy Commissioner-Administration Charles F. Pfaff, Deputy Commissioner-Operations Grace A. O'Donnell, Chief of Executive Operations D. Murray Franklin, Director of Public Information Edward A. Supik, Director of Personnel and Training James Bishop, Chief Auditor Charles D. Fix, Administrative Investigator Albert D. Paolino, Director of Planning Research and Development 6601 Ritchie Highway, N.E. Glen Burnie 21061 Telephone: 761-4600 The Office of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles was established by Chapter 207, Acts of 1910. The Commissioner, who is a career employee, serves as the Director of the Department. Because of the rapid growth in the responsibilities and duties of the Department as a result of the steady increase in both motor vehicle registrations and the number of motor vehicle operators, the Department of Motor Vehicles was reorganized along functional lines in 1960 and 1961 to serve the public better. Division of Examining and Licensing Major John Satterfield, Director The Division of Examining and Licensing examines all applicants for motor vehicle chauffeurs', motor vehicle operators', and motorcycle licenses in the State, requiring them to demonstrate successfully their •visual acuity, their knowledge of Maryland's motor vehicle laws, and their ability to operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle. The Division conducts examinations at Departmental headquarters at Glen Burnie and at the twenty-two other locations throughout the State. Each operator must renew his license every two years and all applicants must be eighteen years of age or older. Those applicants who are sixteen and seventeen years of age can be issued licenses upon the successful completion of a course in driver education approved by the State Department of Education or by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Professional Driving School Section of the Division has the responsibility for the licensing and regulation of driving schools in |
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