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2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 493
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(ii) A continuous field of vision of at least 110 degrees and with at
least 35 degrees lateral to the midline of each side.
(2) To qualify for a restricted license under this subsection, the
Administration may require an applicant to submit a report of examination by a
licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist for evaluation by the Administration or its
Medical Advisory Board.
(3) A license issued under this subsection:
(i) Shall be endorsed "outside mirrors each side"; and
(ii) May be subject to additional restrictions imposed by the
Administration, based on recommendations of the applicant's ophthalmologist or
optometrist, or any other evaluation that the Administration determines appropriate.
(4) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SECTION, IF AN
INDIVIDUAL IS EVALUATED AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE MEDICAL
ADVISORY BOARD, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY ISSUE A RESTRICTED LICENSE TO AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A RESTRICTED LICENSE
UNDER THIS SECTION.
(d) (1) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C)(4) OF THIS SECTION,
THE Administration may only issue a restricted noncommercial driver's license to an
applicant who does not otherwise meet the vision standards under this section but
who has simultaneously:
(i) A visual acuity of at least 20/70 in one or both eyes; and
(ii) A continuous field of vision of at least 110 degrees and with at
least 35 degrees lateral to the midline of each side.
(2) To qualify for a restricted license under this subsection, the
Administration may require an applicant to submit a report of examination by a
licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist for evaluation by the Administration or its
Medical Advisory Board.
(3) A license issued under this subsection:
(i) Shall be endorsed "outside mirrors each side"; and
(ii) May be subject to additional restrictions imposed by the
Administration, based on recommendations "of the applicant's ophthalmologist or
optometrist, or any other evaluation that the Administration determines appropriate.
(e) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C)(4) OF THIS SECTION, THE
IF AN Administration may not issue any driver's license if the applicant does not meet
the vision standards under this subtitle, THE ADMINISTRATION MAY ISSUE A
RESTRICTED LICENSE TO THE APPLICANT SUBJECT TO ANY RESTRICTIONS THE
ADMINISTRATION DETERMINES APPROPRIATE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. INCLUDING ANY
RESTRICTION DESCRIBED IN § 16-110.3 OF THIS SUBTITLE, IF:
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