700                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                       CH. 447

81. Registration fees.

(a)     Generally.—Except as provided in subsection (q) of this
section, the following registration fees shall be paid in advance to
the Department for the registration plates and certificates of regis-
trations issued by it for the designated classes in accordance with
the provisions of this article.

(b)     Class A, pneumatic tires.—[(1)] A fee of [$15.00] $20.00
each for all passenger cars, including station wagons, having a
manufacturer's shipping weight up to and including 3700 lbs., and
a fee of [$23.00] $80.00 each for all passenger cars, including sta-
tion wagons, having a manufacturer's shipping weight of more than
3700 lbs.

[(2) The Department shall pay to the county, or to Baltimore
City, in which the owner of a passenger vehicle subject to the fee
of $15.00 resides, the sum of $5.00, and if the owner also resides
within the corporate limits of any municipality or special taxing
area in a county, or in a special improvement district in Prince
George's County, the municipality or special taxing area or special
improvement district shall be entitled to receive from the county
the sum of $2.50.]

[(3) The Department shall pay to the county or Baltimore City
in which the owner of a passenger vehicle subject to the fee of
$23.00 resides, the sum of $8.00, and if the owner also resides within
the corporate limits of any municipality or special taxing area in
a county, or in a special improvement district in Prince George's
County, this municipality or special taxing area or special improve-
ment district shall be entitled to receive from the county the sum
of $4.00].

(c)     Class B, pneumatic tires.—[(1)] A fee of [$45.00] $60.00
each for all passenger motor vehicles operating for the purpose of
transporting persons for hire upon any of the public highways and
streets of the State other than motor vehicles operating on fixed
schedules, charter, funeral coaches, ambulances, mortician flower
coaches and mortician service wagons and others for which the
registration fees are fixed by other specific provisions of this section.

[(2) The Department shall pay to the county or Baltimore City
in which the owner of a Class B motor vehicle resides, the sum of
$25.00, and if the owner also resides within the corporate limits of
any municipality or special taxing area in a county, the municipality
or special taxing area shall be entitled to receive from the county
the sum of $12.50.]

(d)     Class C, pneumatic tires.—[(1)] A fee of [$30.00] $40.00
each for all motor vehicles operating as funeral coaches, limousines,
mortician flower coaches, mortician service wagons and ambulances,
except those publicly owned and operated for which there is no
registration fee.

[(2) The Department shall pay to the county or Baltimore City
in which the owner of a Class C motor vehicle resides, the sum of
$10.00, and if the owner also resides within the corporate limits
of any municipality or special taxing area in a county, the munici-
pality or special taxing area shall be entitled to receive from the
county the sum of $5.00.]