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expense to the State, or to the owner of the motor vehicle at stations
designated by him, and he may at any time revoke such authorization or
designation. There shall be at least one inspection station in each legis-
lative district in the City of Baltimore and at least one in each of the
election districts of the several counties. The Commissioner of Motor,
Vehicles may refuse to register any motor vehicle or trailer which has not
been inspected as required, or which is, in his opinion, unsafe or improp-
erly equipped or otherwise unfit to be operated, and for like reasons he may
revoke any registration already made; provided, however, that the pro-
visions of Section 189 of this Article, with reference to notice, hearing
and appeal shall be applicable in all cases where registration is refused or
revoked under the terms of this section.

Non-Resident Owners and Operators.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 190. 1912, sec. 146. 1916, ch. 687. 1918, ch. 85, sec. 146.

1920, ch. 506, sec. 146. 1927, ch. 520, sec. 190. 1933, ch. 511.

1935, ch. 198.

190. Any person or operator not a resident of this State, who shall
have complied with the laws of the State in which he resides, requiring
the registration of motor vehicles and licensing of operators thereof,
and the display of identification or registration numbers on such vehicles,
and who shall cause the identification number of such State, in accordance
with the laws thereof and none other, together with the initial letter or
letters of said State to be displayed on his motor vehicle as in this sub-title
provided, while used or operated upon the public highways of this State,
may use the highways of this State without obtaining a registration certifi-
cate or operator's license from the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles as
hereinbefore prescribed; provided the State of which he is a resident and
the registration certificate of which he displays shall extend the same privi-
lege to residents of this State; and provided, further, that motor vehicles,
registered under the laws of this State, or registered and identified as
required by the provisions of this section, may be operated by a non-resi-
dent of the State if such non-resident is properly licensed to operate motor
vehicles under the laws of the State in which an examination as to qualifica-
tion to operate motor vehicles is required, and in which State residents of
Maryland are given the same privilege; and provided, further, that the
privilege to operate motor vehicles in Maryland granted non-residents
under the provisions of this section may be refused, suspended or revoked
by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for any cause for which he is
authorized to refuse, suspend or revoke the license of any resident of
Maryland; and provided, further, that if any non-resident be convicted
before any Justice of the Peace, Committing Magistrate or Police Justice
of violating any provision of this sub-title, he shall thereafter be subject
to and required to comply with all the provisions of this sub-title relating
to the registration of motor vehicles and the licensing of operators thereof;
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