one of the list of specified disabilities in order for that individual to obtain a special
registration and special plates.

Senate Bill 505, which was passed by the General Assembly and signed by me on May
13, 1999, accomplishes the same purpose. Therefore, it is not necessary for me to sign
House Bill 132.

Sincerely,

Parris N. Glendening
Governor

House Bill 132

AN ACT concerning

Parking Access for Individuals with Disabilities

FOR the purpose of clarifying and adding certain physical conditions that qualify an
individual for special registration plates, placards, and temporary placards;
authorizing certain medical professionals to certify that individuals have certain
physical conditions necessary to qualify for special registration plates, placards,
and temporary placards; authorizing an applicant for special registration under
this Act to self-certify the presence of certain conditions under certain
circumstances; requiring certain individuals to pay certain parking meter fees
under certain conditions; exempting certain individual from paying fees to
certain parking meters; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to create
certain parking placards; requiring certain individuals to have certain
identification available for inspection by certain individuals at certain times;
requiring certain boards to develop and maintain certain databases by a certain
date; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish certain automated
systems by a certain date; limiting the number of placards and special vehicle
registration plates an individual may receive under certain circumstances;
prohibiting a person from fraudulently certifying the presence of certain
physical conditions; defining certain terms; making stylistic changes; clarifying
terms; and generally relating to special registration plates, placards, and
temporary placards for individuals with disabilities.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
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Section 13-616, 13-616.1, and 13-616.2
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:

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