204                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 71

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved March 24, 1969.

CHAPTER 71
(Senate Bill 209)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 91 (c),
171 (b) and 195 (h) of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1968 Supplement) title "Motor Vehicles," subtitles,
"In General," "Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund," and
"Operation of Vehicles Upon Highways," amending the motor
vehicle laws of this State in order to make certain corrections of
language and references therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 91 (c), 171 (b) and 195 (h) of Article 66½ of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Supplement), title "Motor Vehi-
cles," subtitles "In General," "Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment
Fund," and "Operation of Vehicles Upon Highways," be and the
same are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

91.

(c) Restrictions if blind in right or left eye.—In case applicant is
totally blind in either eye and vision in seeing eye is 20/40 or better
with or without glasses or contact lenses, the license shall bear this
restriction: "Any motor vehicle which the applicant drives shall have
a properly placed rear view mirror and an outside, side view mirror
on each side of the vehicle." With vision in seeing eye of 20/70 or
better with or without glasses or contact lenses, license shall bear
this additional restriction: "daylight driving only."

License cannot be issued to persons with vision in one eye only
unless such condition has existed for a period of not less than 90
days prior to date of application.

Failure to meet the above requirements precludes the issuance of
any driving license.

171.

(b) In an action brought against the [Commissioner] Board pur-
suant to an order by the court entered in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 167, the insurer to whom such action has been
assigned may settle without court approval any claim involving pay-
ment of $5,000 or less with approval of the chief administrative em-
ployee of the Board and any member of the Board satisfied that the
claimant has complied with the requirements of Section 167.

195.

(h) Same—Violation.—A violation of any provision of [subsec-
tions (g) and (h)] subsection (g) is a misdemeanor, punishable