WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 409

(d) (1) Any person who violates a parking regulation adopted under this section
is subject to a fine not exceeding $50. A violation of a parking regulation is not a
misdemeanor.

(2) Any person who violates any other [rule or] regulation adopted under
this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding

$500.

13-616.

(a)     (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph (2) of this subsection
may apply to the Administration for the assignment to that vehicle of a special, disabled
person's registration number AND SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES, if the applicant, a
dependent of the applicant, or any individual who depends on the applicant for
transportation:

(i) Has permanently lost the use of a leg or an arm;

(ii) Is so severely and permanently disabled as to be unable to move
without a wheelchair or crutches;

(iii) So suffers from lung disease that his forced expiratory volume, one
second, when measured by spirometry, is less than one liter;

(iv) Has a permanent impairment of both eyes so that:

1.       The central visual acuity is 20/200 or less in the better eye,
with corrective glasses; or

2.       There is a field defect in which the peripheral field has
contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of visual field subtends an angular
distance no greater than 20 degrees in the better eye; or

(v) Has a physical disability, as certified by a licensed physician and
determined by the Administration, which is permanent, which substantially impairs the
person's mobility, and which is so severe that the person would endure a hardship or be
subject to a risk of injury if the privileges accorded a person for whom a vehicle is
specially registered under this section were denied.

(2) This section applies only as to:

(i) A Class A (passenger) vehicle or a Class M (multipurpose) vehicle;

(ii) A Class E (truck) vehicle with a 3/4 ton or less manufacturer's
rated capacity; or

(iii) A Class H, I, or J vehicle that is specially equipped for the
transportation of [handicapped] individuals WITH DISABILITIES and is used exclusively
for the transportation of [handicapped or disabled] individuals WITH DISABILITIES.

(b)     (1) Special registration AND SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES may be
issued under this section only if the applicant submits:

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