equipment or standards; providing that certain equipment meet certain
applicable federal standards; making stylistic changes; and generally relating to
the approval of vehicle equipment or standards, the Motor Vehicle
Administrator's authority concerning vehicle equipment, and the modernization
of provisions relating to the regulation of equipment under provisions of the
Maryland Vehicle Law.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation

Section 22-102, 22-221(g), 22-230, 22-401(e), 22-403, 22-405.3, and 22-412
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1998 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 22-221(d), (e), and (f)
Annotated Code of Maryland

(1998 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)

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

Article - Transportation

22-102.

(a) The Administrator [shall] MAY approve or disapprove any lighting device
or other motor vehicle safety equipment components or assemblies of a type for which
approval is specifically required in this title, within a reasonable time after approval
has been requested. The approvals may be based on [certificates of approval
furnished to the Administrator by the American Association of Motor Vehicle
Administrators] CONSULTATIONS WITH THE AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT
DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE.

(b) The Administrator may set up the procedure to be followed when requests
for approval of any lighting device or other motor vehicle safety equipment component
or assembly is submitted. The procedures may provide for submission of these
devices, components, or assemblies to the [American Association of Motor Vehicle
Administrators instead of submission of the device, component, or assembly to the
Administrator] AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT DIVISION OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE.

(c) [The Administrator shall maintain and distribute lists published by the
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators of all of these devices,
components, or assemblies that have been approved by him under authority
contained in this title. The Administrator shall fix a price for these lists that does not
exceed the cost of the publication, as established by the American Association of Motor
Vehicle Administrators, and the cost of reasonable handling charges.