(3) IS IN ANY FORM, INCLUDING:

(I) AN APPROVAL;

(II) A CERTIFICATE:

(III) A CHARTER;

(IV) A PERMIT; OR

(V) A REGISTRATION.

(B) THIS SECTION:

(1) APPLIES ONLY TO A FEE FOR AN INITIAL LICENSE ISSUED FOR A
2-YEAR TERM UNDER TITLE 8, TITLE 9A OR TITLE 12 OF THIS ARTICLE;

(2) DOES NOT APPLY TO A FEE RENEWAL OF A LICENSE; AND

(3) MAY NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER LAW THAT REQUIRES A UNIT TO
PRORATE A FEE ON ANY BASIS FOR THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF A LICENSE.

(C) (1) FOR A LICENSE ISSUED AT ANY TIME DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF
THE TERM OF THE LICENSE, THE ISSUING AUTHORITY SHALL CHARGE THE FULL
AMOUNT OF THE FEE TO THE LICENSE APPLICANT.

(2) FOR A LICENSE ISSUED IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE TERM OF THE
LICENSE, THE ISSUING AUTHORITY SHALL CHARGE THE LICENSE APPLICANT:

(I)      ONE-HALF OF THE FEE, IF ISSUED IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF
THE SECOND YEAR: OR

(II)    ONE-QUARTER OF THE FEE, IF ISSUED IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS
OF THE SECOND YEAR.

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

Approved May 14, 1996.

CHAPTER 427
(House Bill 32)

AN ACT concerning

Crimes — Homicide or life Threatening Injury — Motor Vehicle or Vessel

FOR the purpose of establishing the crimes of and penalties for causing a life threatening
injury by motor vehicle or vessel while intoxicated, intoxicated per se, or under the
influence of alcohol, drugs, or a controlled dangerous substance; establishing the
crimes of and penalties for homicide by motor vehicle or vessel while under the
influence of drugs or a controlled dangerous substance; altering the penalty for

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1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND