PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                               H.B. 376

(I)       HAS BEEN LICENSED UNDER THIS SECTION FOR AT LEAST 1
YEAR;

(II)     DURING THE PREVIOUS YEAR, HAS NOT COMMITTED A
TRAFFIC INFRACTION OR BEEN INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHERE THE
LICENSEE WAS AT FAULT;

(III)    HAS PASSED A NIGHTTIME VISION TEST PRESCRIBED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION; AND

(IV)    HAS RECEIVED A DRIVER'S TRAINING CERTIFICATE BASED ON
NIGHTTIME DRIVING SKILLS, FROM AN ENTITY THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS
DETERMINED IS QUALIFIED TO EVALUATE DRIVERS UNDER THIS SECTION.

(2) BEFORE THE ELIMINATION OF THE DAYTIME ONLY RESTRICTION,
AN APPLICANT WHO MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION SHALL PASS A NIGHTTIME DRIVING TEST ADMINISTERED BY AT LEAST
TWO ADMINISTRATION EXAMINERS.

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

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