Ch. 772                                   LAWS OF MARYLAND

CREDITED TO THE GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR
DISTRIBUTION UNDER § 8-403 OR § 8-404 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(C) SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION:

(1)  MAY CONSIST OF ANY COMBINATION OF LETTERS,
NUMERALS, OR BOTH; AND

(2)  SHALL INCLUDE:

(I) A REPRESENTATION OF A PURPLE HEART MEDAL
AND RIBBON;

(II)  THE WORDS "COMBAT WOUNDED" PRINTED ACROSS
THE BOTTOM OF THE PLATES; AND

(III)  THE LETTER "P" SITUATED ABOVE THE LETTER
"H", PRINTED ON THE PLATES ADJACENT TO THE INSIGNIA DESCRIBED IN
ITEM (2)(I) OF THIS SUBSECTION.

13-619.1.

(A) A SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER AS SPECIFIED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION AND ASSIGNED UNDER § 13-614 OR § 13-619 OF THIS
SUBTITLE MAY CONSIST OF

(1) ANY COMBINATION OF LETTERS, NUMERALS, OR BOTH;

(2) THE NAME, INITIALS, OR ABBREVIATION OF THE NAME
OF THE ORGANIZATION; AND

(3) ANY EMBLEM OR LOGO, APPROVED AND AUTHORIZED BY
THE ADMINISTRATION, THAT DEPICTS THE ORGANIZATION.

(B) AN OWNER OF A VEHICLE ASSIGNED A SPECIAL REGISTRATION
UNDER § 13-614 OR § 13-619 OF THIS SUBTITLE WHICH DISPLAYS AN
EMBLEM OR LOGO AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL PAY AN
ANNUAL FEE OF $25 IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE
OTHERWISE REQUIRED UNDER THIS TITLE.--------------------------------

(C) (1) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL KEEP $15 OF THE $25 FEE
FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECOVERING ITS COST UNDER THIS SECTION.-------

(2) FUNDS KEPT BY THE ADMINISTRATION UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION MAY NOT BE CREDITED TO THE GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE
REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR DISTRIBUTION UNDER § 8-403 OR § 8-404 OF THIS
ARTICLE.---------------------------------------------------------------

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
be construed to apply to the issuance of registration plates when
the current multiyear registration plates expire, and the Motor
Vehicle Administration is not required to reclaim or reissue

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