H.B. 563                                                 VETOES

(5)     A vehicle owned and operated by a unit of a national veterans'
organization;

(6)     A vehicle owned and operated by a Maryland chapter of the American
Red Cross;

(7)     A motor vehicle and trailer known as the "40-8 box car" that is owned
and operated only for social or charitable purposes by any voiture of the Forty and
Eight of the American Legion, Department of Maryland;

(8)     A vehicle owned and personally used by a veteran who:

(i) As designated or classified by the Veterans' Administration, has
lost the use of a hand, arm, or leg, or is totally disabled; or

(ii) Has a permanent impairment of both eyes so that:

1. The central visual acuity is 20/200 or less in the better eye,
with corrective glasses; or

2. There is a field defect in which the peripheral field has
contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of visual field subtends an
angular distance no greater than 20 degrees in the better eye;

(9)     A vehicle owned and personally used by an individual who is at least
65 years old and is the surviving spouse of a deceased disabled veteran, as defined
under § 7-208 of the Tax - Property Article; and

(10)   A Type I or Type II school vehicle owned and operated by a religious
organization.

(b)     The Administration may exempt from the registration fees specified in this
subtitle any vehicle of a law enforcement agency of the United States or of any other
state, if the United States or other state provides a reciprocal exemption for law
enforcement vehicles of this State.

(c)      (1) Each registered vehicle that is exempt from registration fees under
subsection (a) of this section shall display a special identification marker approved by
the Administrator.

(2)     The special identification marker for a motor vehicle and trailer
exempt under subsection (a)(7) of this section shall bear the number of the
organization and the number of the local voiture, reading "40-8-(local number)".

(3)     The special identification marker for a vehicle exempt under
subsection (a)(8)(i) of this section shall indicate that the Veterans' Administration has
designated or classified the veteran as having lost the use of a hand, arm, or leg or as
being totally disabled.

(d)     A disabled veteran whose vehicle is eligible for exemption under subsection
(a)(8) of this section may, if eligible, receive the special registration number and

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