Ch. 346

1997 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Chapter 483 of the Acts of 1991, as amended by Chapter 108 of the Acts of 1996

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1991. [ It shall remain effective for a period of eight years and, at the end of June
30, 1999, with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be
abrogated and of no further force and effect.]

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

Article - Transportation

16-110.1.

[(d) (1) If the applicant is totally blind in one eye and has at least 20/40 in the
other eye, the Administration may issue the applicant a restricted license, endorsed "any
motor vehicle which the holder drives shall have a properly placed rear view mirror and,
on each side of the vehicle, an outside, side view mirror".

(2) If the applicant is totally blind in one eye and has less than 20/40 but at
least 20/70 in the other eye, the Administration may issue the applicant a restricted
license, endorsed both as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection and "daylight
driving only".

(3) A license may not be issued to any applicant described in paragraphs (1)
or (2) of this subsection unless the vision in his seeing eye has been maintained at at least
the level required by this subsection for at least 90 days before the date of application.]

(D) (1) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY ISSUE A RESTRICTED LICENSE
ENDORSED "DAYLIGHT DRIVING ONLY" TO AN APPLICANT WHO HAS
SIMULTANEOUSLY:

(I) A VISUAL ACUITY OF AT LEAST 20/70 IN ONE OR BOTH EYES;

AND

(II) A CONTINUOUS FIELD OF VISION OF AT LEAST 110 DEGREES
AND WITH AT LEAST 35 DEGREES LATERAL TO THE MIDLINE OF EACH SIDE.

(2) A LICENSE ISSUED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION:

(I) SHALL BE ENDORSED "OUTSIDE MIRRORS EACH SIDE"; AND

(II) MAY BE SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY
THE ADMINISTRATION, BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE APPLICANTS
OPHTHALMOLOGIST OR OPTOMETRIST, OR ANY OTHER EVALUATION THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION DETERMINES APPROPRIATE

(3) A LICENSE ENDORSED "DAYLIGHT DRIVING ONLY" AUTHORIZES
THE LICENSEE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE ONLY DURING THE PERIOD
BEGINNING ONE-HALF HOUR AFTER SUNRISE AND ENDING ONE-HALF HOUR
BEFORE SUNSET.

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