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3. A dealer in new vehicles who holds an unexpired appointment
as such in writing from the manufacturer of such vehicles, which
manufacturer is in compliance with Section 8-118.8 of this Article,
or from an authorized distributor of such vehicles, who may be re-
quired to be in compliance with Section 3-113.8 of this Article.

5-106.

For the protection of the people of this State, the Department may
refuse to grant a license to any person as a dealer, used car dealer,
motorcycle dealer, or trailer dealer or may suspend, revoke or refuse
to continue the license of a dealer, used car dealer, motorcycle dealer,
or trailer dealer already issued, where the Department finds that:

1.    The person, his management personnel, or any other person
who has a financial interest, whether direct or indirect, in the dealer-
ship, is untrustworthy, lacks competence or has been convicted by
final judgment in any state or federal court of a crime of moral
turpitude; [or]

2.    The vehicle sales transactions of the person have been marked
by a practice of failure to perform contracts, or by fraud or bad
faithl[.]; or

3.    A manufacturer, distributor, or other person is not in com-
pliance with Section 8-113.3 of this Article.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved April 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 99

(Senate Bill 557)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3-410 (b)
of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1970 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Vehicle Laws," subtitle "Certificates of Title
and Registration of Vehicles," subheading "Registration of Vehi-
cles," to remove the requirement that the year designation be
displayed upon registration plates.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 3-410 (b) of Article 66½ of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume), title "Vehicle Laws," sub-
title "Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles," subheading
"Registration of Vehicles," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

3-410.

(b) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it the
registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued,
and the name of this State, which may be abbreviated [, and the
year number for which it is issued or the date of expiration thereof].
The registration number shall be not less than 3 inches high, with