Ch, 421                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1996.

Approved May 14, 1996.

CHAPTER 421
(Senate Bill 766)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Registration - Political Subdivisions and State Agencies

FOR the purpose of altering certain provisions of law to provide that any political
subdivision or State agency authorized to regulate parking may act as the agent of
the Motor Vehicle Administration in the registration of motor vehicles; authorizing
a designated agent of the Administration to collect a certain fee for each
nonresident permit it issues; authorizing, under certain circumstances, the
distribution of a portion of a certain vehicle registration fee to a political subdivision
acting as the Administration's agent; clarifying language; and generally relating to
political subdivisions and State agencies acting as an agent of the Motor Vehicle
Administration.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 13-402.1(e)(4), 13-404, and 26-305
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

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

Article - Transportation

13-402.1.

(e) (4) (I) On application, a nonresident's permit may be issued by the
Administration, or an agent designated by the Administration, in a form determined by
the Administration.

(II) FOR EACH NONRESIDENT PERMIT IT ISSUES, AN AGENT
DESIGNATED BY THE ADMINISTRATION MAY COLLECT A FEE NOT TO EXCEED $4 IN
ADDITION TO THE NONRESIDENT PERMIT FEE TO OFFSET EXPENSES INCURRED IN
THE ISSUANCE OF NONRESIDENT PERMITS.

13-404.

(a) [ (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

(2) "County government" means the board of county commissioners or the
county council of a county or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, as the case may

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