Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1523

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 24, 1971.

CHAPTER 712
(House Bill 742)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
6-205.1 (a), 6-205.1(C), 6-205.2(b) and 6-208 of Article 66½ of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume), title
"Vehicle Laws," subtitle "Subtitle 6. Drivers' Licenses," subheading
"Part II. Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension or Revocation, of Li-
censes," to provide that a copy of the form signed by every license
applicant relating to submission to chemical tests for alcoholic con-
tent shall be furnished to a defendant at the time of his detention by
a police officer, and to decrease the period of suspension of license
for a person convicted of certain offenses involving alcohol, and to
decrease the maximum period of revocation of a license which
the Department may impose, and to provide that a person may
apply for a new license after the expiration of thirty (30) SIXTY
days from the date of revocation.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 6-205.1 (a), 6-205.1(C), 6-205.2(b) and 6-208 of Article
66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume),
title "Vehicle Laws," subtitle "Subtitle 6. Drivers' Licenses," subhead-
ing "Part II. Cancellation, Refusal, Suspension or Revocation of
Licenses," be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

6-205.1.

(a) Prior to the issuance of any license or renewal thereof to
exercise the privilege of operating a motor vehicle upon the high-
ways of this State, the applicant, as a condition precedent to the
issuance or renewal of said license, shall be required by the Depart-
ment to sign a statement, under oath or affirmation, containing the
following language:

"I hereby consent to take a chemical test to determine the alcoholic
content of my blood, breath, or urine, as provided in the laws of the
State of Maryland, should I be detained upon suspicion of operat-
ing or attempting to operate a motor vehicle while under the influ-
ence of intoxicating liquor or while my ability is impaired by
consumption of alcohol, I understand that I cannot be compelled to
take a chemical test for alcohol but I consent, in return for the
privilege of operating a motor vehicle on the highways of Maryland,
that the Department of Motor Vehicles may suspend my license or
privilege to operate a motor vehicle, for a period not to exceed 60
days, upon receipt of a sworn statement from the detaining officer
and, after a hearing on said statement, that I was so charged and
refused to take a chemical test for alcohol." The Department shall
not issue or renew any license where the applicant refuses to sign
an application containing the express consent to take the chemical