Ch. 652

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 652
(House Bill 1231)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Driving While Intoxicated Per Se - Clarifications and Cross-References

FOR the purpose of clarifying and making conforming changes to certain provisions of
law relating to the offense of driving while intoxicated per se; defining "intoxicated
per se" for purposes of the Maryland Vehicle Law; clarifying the authority of the
Motor Vehicle Administration to suspend and revoke drivers' licenses and assess
points for driving while intoxicated per se; clarifying that certain penalties apply to
a person convicted of driving while intoxicated per se; making this Act an
emergency measure; and generally relating to the offense of driving while
intoxicated per se.

BY renumbering

Article - Transportation

Section 11-127.1

to be Section 11-127.2

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1992 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Transportation

Section 11-127.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1992 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation

Section 16-205(a) and (c), 16-402(a)(30), 16-402.1(a), 21-902(a), and 27-101(k)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume and 1995 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section(s) 11-127.1 of Article - Transportation of the Annotated
Code of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 11-127.2.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

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