1722                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND                                   Ch. 472

(i) The official international wheelchair
symbol or a reasonable facsimile of it; or

(ii) Any other symbol that the Administrator
considers appropriate to designate the vehicle as one belonging
to a handicapped individual.

(f) (1) In this subsection "special types of vehicles"
means:

of this article?

(i) Emergency vehicles defined under § 11-118

this article;

(ii) Service vehicles defined under § 22-201 of

(iii) Class B (for hire) vehicles;

(iv) Class C (funeral and ambulance) vehicles;

(v) Class H (school) vehicles;

(vi) Class I (charter bus) vehicles;

(vii) Class J (vanpool) vehicles;

(viii) Class P (passenger bus) vehicles; and

(ix) State or local government vehicles.

(2)  The person for whom special plates are issued
under this section or under a similar provision of any other
state:

(i) May park for unlimited periods in parking
zones restricted as to the length of parking time permitted; and

(ii) Is not required to pay any parking meter
fees of this State or of any political subdivision of this State,

(3)  The provisions of this subsection supersede any
local ordinance, except that they do not apply:

(i) To zones where stopping, standing, or
parking is prohibited to all vehicles;

(ii) To zones that are reserved for special
types of vehicles; or

(iii) Where there is a local ordinance that
prohibits parking during heavy traffic periods in morning,
afternoon, or evening rush hours, or where parking clearly would
present a traffic hazard.