MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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the penalties imposed by § 17-101 of this article.

(g) The Motor Vehicle Administration shall
promulgate any rules and regulations it deems necessary
for the effective implementation of the provisions of
this section.

(h) The Administration shall utilize the various
communications media throughout the State to inform
Maryland residents of the provisions of this section and
to encourage and promote the general public to take
advantage of these provisions.]]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section
6—115 of Article 66 1/2 — Vehicle Laws, of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1970 Replacement Volume and 1975
Supplement) be and it is hereby repealed;

Article 66 1/2 — Vehicle Laws

[6-115.]

[(a) A license issued under this subtitle shall
expire as the Department determines, on either the last
day of the licensee's birth month or on the actual
anniversary of his birth, in the year determined as
follows: If the licensee was born in an odd—numbered
year, his license shall expire in the odd—numbered year
next following the year in which his license was issued;
if the licensee was born in an even—numbered year, his
license shall expire in the even—numbered year next
following the year in which his license was issued; but a
license which, under the foregoing schedule would expire
less than a year after its issuance may be issued for
such longer period as the Department determines, for not
longer than 3 years.]

[(b) The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall mail
to each license holder, at his last known address as
shown by the files of the Department of Motor Vehicles,
at least 60 days notice of the date on which his license
shall expire as provided in this section. The
application shall require the full legal name, residence
address, race, sex, height, weight, and date of birth of
the applicant, whether the applicant ever has had a
driver's license refused, revoked, cancelled or
suspended, the applicant's general physical condition,
and such other information and answers as the
Commissioner by regulation shall require.]

[ (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) , a license held
by any person who enters or is on active service in the
armed forces of the United States shall continue in full
force and effect so long as the active service continues
and the person is absent from this State, and for a
further period of thirty days following the date of the
person's discharge or separation from active service or
return to this State, unless the license is sooner