H.B. 395                                                   VETOES

(1992 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 13-810(a) and 13-810(a) and 15-305
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation

11-134.3.

"MOTOR HOME" MEANS A MOTOR VEHICLE THAT IS DESIGNED AND
CONSTRUCTED PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE LIVING QUARTERS FOR RECREATIONAL,
CAMPING, OR TRAVEL USE.

13-810.

(a) On issuance in this State of an original or subsequent certificate of title for a
vehicle, the vehicle is exempt from the excise tax imposed by this part, if it is:

(1)     A mobile home over 35 feet long;

(2)     A vehicle owned by the United States and used in the investigation of
any violation or suspected violation of any law of the United States;

(3)     A vehicle owned by this State or any political subdivision of this State;

(4)     A fire engine or other fire department emergency apparatus, including
any vehicle operated by or in connection with any fire department;

(5)     An ambulance, rescue, or other vehicle owned and operated for the
benefit of the public by a nonprofit rescue squad;

(6)     A vehicle owned and operated by the Civil Air Patrol;

(7)     A vehicle owned and held for the use of the public by a unit of a national
veterans' organization;

(8)     A vehicle owned and operated by a Maryland chapter of the American
Red Cross;

(9)     A vehicle acquired by an insurance company as a result of a
comprehensive or collision claim;

(10)   A vehicle registered in a jurisdiction the laws of which do not require
titling and acquired for resale by a licensed dealer;

(11)   A vehicle that is involuntarily transferred to a licensed dealer and for
which a certificate of title is not available;

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