HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(C)    NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE TO
THE CONTRARY, THE ADMINISTRATOR MAY ADOPT A SYSTEM OF
STAGGERED REGISTRATION FOR CLASS A (PASSENGER) VEHICLES,
EXCEPT THOSE CLASS A VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS SPECIFICALLY
EXEMPTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.

(D) (1) IF A STAGGERED REGISTRATION SYSTEM IS
ADOPTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR:, THE PROVISIONS OF, THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL APPLY.

(1) (2) DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD IN
WHICH THE SYSTEM IS INITIATED, CLASS A (PASSENGER) VEHICLE
REGISTRATIONS MAY BE ISSUED FOR PERIODS VARYING FROM 7
MONTHS TO 16 MONTHS WITH FEES PRORATED ACCORDING TO THE
NUMBER OF MONTHS FOR WHICH THE REGISTRATION IS ISSUED.

(2) (3) CLASS A (PASSENGER) VEHICLE
REGISTRATION PLATES OR VALIDATION TABS SHALL BE ISSUED AND
DISPLAYED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY THE
ADMINISTRATOR.

(3) (4) ANY NEW REGISTRATION OF A CLASS A
(PASSENGER) VEHICLE ISSUED DURING THE YEAR MAY BE ISSUED
INITIALLY FOR OTHER THAN A 12-MONTH PERIOD TO FACILITATE AN
EQUAL VOLUME OF MONTHLY ISSUANCES. THE REGISTRATION FEE
WILL BE PRORATED FOR THE PERIOD ISSUED.

(4) (5) FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING
RELATIVELY UNIFORM WORK LOADS, MONTHLY VOLUMES OF
REGISTRATION RENEWALS SHALL BE EVALUATED FROM TIME TO TIME
AND ANY PORTION OF A MONTHLY ISSUANCE MAY BE RESCHEDULED BY
APPLYING A DIFFERENT EXPIRATION DATE AND PRORATING THE FEE
ACCORDINGLY.

(5) (6) THE REFUND OF REGISTRATION FEES ON
SURRENDER OF THE REGISTRATION CARD AND UNUSED REGISTRATION
PLATES PROVIDED IN § 13-938 OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE MADE
ONLY TO THE OWNER WHEN ONLY IF THE RETURN IS MADE PRIOR TO
THE EXPIRATION DATE OF THE REGISTRATION PERIOD FOR WHICH
APPLICATION FOR REFUND IS MADE.

(6) (7) THE CREDIT FOR REGISTRATION FEES
PAYABLE FOR CLASS A (PASSENGER) VEHICLES AS PROVIDED IN §
13-939 OF THIS ARTICLE, WHEN APPLICABLE, SHALL BE MADE ON A
PRORATED BASIS CORRESPONDING TO THE NUMBER OF MONTHS IN THE
REGISTRATION PERIOD.

(8) WHENEVER A PRORATED FEE IS ASSESSED, THE
AMOUNT SHALL BE CALCULATED BY MULTIPLYING ONE-TWELFTH OF THE
APPLICABLE FEE BY THE NUMBER OF MONTHS FOR WHICH THE
ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL IS MADE AND THE RESULTANT FIGURE SHALL
BE ADJUSTED TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR AMOUNT,

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1979.