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(c) Who has been enlisted in, or been commissioned in, the armed
forces of the United States, or who may hereafter enlist or be com-
missioned in the armed forces of the United States, and

Who has either been honorably discharged from the land or naval
forces of the United States, or has received a certificate of satisfac-
tory completion of training and service in any of such forces, and

Who, at the time of his entry into the armed forces of the United
State, STATES, had been a resident of Maryland for the year imme-
diately preceding, or who, if he had not been a resident for the year
immediately preceding the time of his entry into the armed forces of
the United States, had resided in the State [of] for at least two of
the three years immediately preceding such time, or who has resided
in the State at least one year immediately preceding the time he
invokes any of the provisions of this Article.

For the purposes of this Article, a person shall be deemed a resi-
dent of the State if he is a duly qualified voter therein, provided,
however, that the fact that a person is not a duly qualified voter
therein shall not, if by other applicable standards he is a resident,
preclude him from being so classified.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1956.

Approved March 2, 1956.

CHAPTER 54
(Senate Bill 92)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 120 of
Article 66i/₂ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1955 Supple-
ment) , title "Motor Vehicles", sub-title "Motor Vehicle Financial
Responsibility", extending the suspension time from five to twenty
days when the Department of Motor Vehicles has satisfactory
evidence that final releases are being negotiated.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 120 of Article 66 1/2 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1955 Supplement), title "Motor Vehicles", sub-title "Motor Vehicle
Financial Responsibility", be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

120. Exceptions to requirement of security.

(a) The requirements as to security and suspension in Section
119 shall not apply:

[1.] (b) To the operator or the owner of a motor vehicle involved
in an accident wherein no injury or damage was caused to the
person or property of anyone other than such operator or owner.

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.