WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                           Ch. 216

2. A renewal fee established by the Administration shall be
paid at the time of renewal.

(8) (9) (8) (i) Of the funds collected under item (5)(i) and
sub-subparagraph (7)(iii)2 of this subsection, the Administration shall retain an amount
equal to its administrative costs under this section.

(ii) Any excess funds shall be credited to the Gasoline and Motor
Vehicle Revenue Account for distribution as highway user revenues in accordance with
§§ 8-403 and 8-404 of this article.

(f) A person who drives or attempts to drive a vehicle on any highway in this State
in violation of any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

21-1003.1.

(A) A LOCAL AUTHORITY MAY NOT ISSUE A RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT
TO THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE TO BE VALID FOR A PERIOD IN EXCESS OF 30 DAYS
UNLESS THE OWNER PROVIDES SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE THAT:

(1)      THE VEHICLE FOR WHICH THE PARKING PERMIT IS SOUGHT IS
REGISTERED IN THE STATE; OR

(2)      THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAS OBTAINED UNDER § 13-402.1 OF
THIS ARTICLE:

(I)       A NONRESIDENT PERMIT; OR

(II)     A COMPLIMENTARY GUEST CARD.

(B) IF A RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT AREA IS ESTABLISHED AS A RESULT OF
THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FACILITY THAT SEATS 45,000 OR MORE
PEOPLE, A LOCAL AUTHORITY MAY NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT
TO PARK IN THAT AREA.

25-102.

(a) The provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law do not prevent a local authority,
in the reasonable exercise of its police power, from exercising the following powers as to
highways under its jurisdiction:

(1)      [Regulating] SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF § 21-1003.1 OF THIS
ARTICLE, REGULATING or prohibiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles;

(2)      Regulating traffic by means of police officers or traffic control devices;

(3)      Regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblies on highways;

(4)      Designating particular highways or separate roadways as one-way
highways and requiring that all vehicles on them move in one specified direction;

(5)      Regulating the speed and weight of vehicles in public parks;

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