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*sb0867*
SENATE BILL 867
R4 3lr1897
CF HB 652
By: Senators Zucker, M. Washington, Smith, Augustine, Bailey, Benson, Brooks,
Carozza, Carter, Corderman, Elfreth, Ellis, Feldman, Ferguson, Folden,
Gile, Griffith, Guzzone, Hayes, Hershey, Hester, Hettleman, Jackson,
James, Kagan, King, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lam, Lewis Young, Mautz,
McCray, McKay, Muse, Ready, Rosapepe, Salling, Simonaire, Sydnor,
Waldstreicher, A. Washington, Watson, and West
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2023
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 2, 2023
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland 2
Heroes 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, in consultation with the 4
Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, to design and issue 5
a Maryland Heroes registration plate that features the images of Harriet Tubman 6
and Frederick Douglass; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge 7
certain additional registration fees related to the issuance and renewal of the 8
Maryland Heroes registration plate and to distribute revenue from the additional 9
registration fees in a certain manner; and generally relating to the specially designed 10
Maryland Heroes Commemorative Registration Plate. 11
BY adding to 12
Article – Transportation 13
Section 13–619.4 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18 2 SENATE BILL 867
Article – Transportation 1
13–619.4. 2
(A) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ISSUE A SPECIAL MARYLAND HEROES 3
COMMEMORATIVE REGISTRATION PLATE. 4
(B) THE OWNER OF A VEHICL E, OR A LESSEE OF THE V EHICLE UNDER A 5
LEASE NOT INTENDED A S SECURITY, OR A DIRECTOR , AN OFFICER, AN EMPLOYEE, 6
OR A PARTNER OF A BUSINES S ENTITY THAT OWNS T HE VEHICLE CONSIDERE D 7
ELIGIBLE BY THE ADMINISTRATION MAY AP PLY TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR TH E 8
ASSIGNMENT OF A COMM EMORATIVE REGISTRATI ON PLATE UNDER THIS SECTION IF 9
THE VEHICLE IS INCLU DED IN ONE OF THE FO LLOWING CLASSES : 10
(1) A CLASS A (PASSENGER) VEHICLE; 11
(2) A CLASS E (TRUCK) VEHICLE WITH A MANUF ACTURER’S RATED 12
CAPACITY OF ONE TON OR LESS; 13
(3) A CLASS E (FARM TRUCK ) VEHICLE; 14
(4) A CLASS G (TRAILER) VEHICLE; OR 15
(5) A CLASS M (MULTIPURPOSE ) VEHICLE. 16
(C) (1) IN ADDITION TO THE AN NUAL REGISTRATION FE E OTHERWISE 17
REQUIRED UNDER THIS TIT LE, AN OWNER OF A VEHICL E ASSIGNED A 18
COMMEMORATIVE REGIST RATION PLATE UNDER T HIS SECTION SHALL PA Y: 19
(I) AN ADDITIONAL INITIAL REGISTRATION FEE SET BY THE 20
ADMINISTRATION WHEN T HE NEW REGISTRATION PLATES ARE ISSUED TO THE 21
VEHICLE UNDE R THIS SECTION; OR 22
(II) AN ADDITIONAL RENEWAL FEE SET BY THE 23
ADMINISTRATION EACH T IME THE PLATE IS REN EWED. 24
(2) (I) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL SET THE ADDITIONAL I NITIAL 25
REGISTRATION FEE AT A LEVEL THAT WILL EN ABLE THE ADMINISTRATION TO 26
RECOVER ITS CO STS UNDER THIS SECTI ON. 27
(II) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY SE T THE ADDITIONAL INI TIAL 28
REGISTRATION FEE AT A LEVEL THAT IS SUFF ICIENT TO RESULT IN A SURPLUS 29
AFTER COSTS ARE SUBT RACTED. 30 SENATE BILL 867 3
(III) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL RETAIN A PORTION OF THE 1
ADDITIONAL INITI AL REGISTRATION FEE THAT IS SUFFICIENT T O ALLOW THE 2
ADMINISTRATION TO REC OVER ANY COSTS OF IS SUING AND DISTRIBUTI NG 3
COMMEMORATIVE PLATES UNDER THIS SECTION . 4
(IV) ANY SURPLUS MONEY REMAINING AFTER THE 5
ADMINISTRATION HAS RE COVERED THE COSTS OF ISSUING A COMMEMORATIVE 6
PLATE UNDER THIS SEC TION AND MONEY COLLE CTED FOR ADDITIONAL RENEWAL 7
FEES MAY NOT BE RETA INED BY OR TRANSFERR ED TO ANY AGENCY OF THE STATE 8
FOR ANY PURPOSE . 9
(V) NOTWITHSTANDING SUBPA RAGRAPH (IV) OF THIS 10
PARAGRAPH , THE SURPLUS MONEY AN D MONEY COLLECTED FOR ADDI TIONAL 11
RENEWAL FEES SHALL B E DISBURSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION TO THE MARYLAND 12
COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE. 13
(3) NO PORTION OF THE ADD ITIONAL INITIAL REGI STRATION OR 14
RENEWAL FEES MAY BE CREDITED TO THE GASOLINE AND MOTOR VEHICLE 15
REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR DISTRIBUT ION UNDER § 8–403 OR § 8–404 OF THIS 16
ARTICLE. 17
(D) (1) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS NO T 18
INCONSISTENT WITH TH E MARYLAND VEHICLE LAW TO GOVERN THE ISS UANCE OF 19
SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES UNDER THI S SECTION, INCLUDING REGULATION S 20
DETAILING THE PLAN O F DISTRIBUTION OF TH E FUNDS. 21
(2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL CONSULT WITH THE MARYLAND 22
COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE TO ESTABLISH A 23
SCHEDULE UNDER WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION WILL T RANSFER TO THE 24
COMMISSION REVENUE COLLECTED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION UNDER THIS 25
SECTION. 26
(E) THE ADDITIONAL FEES T O THE ANNUAL REGISTR ATION FEE REQUIRED 27
BY THIS SECTION ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR SPE CIAL REGISTRATION OF A VEHICLE 28
THAT IS EXEMPT UNDER § 13–903 OF THIS TITLE. 29
(F) (1) A COMMEMORATIVE REGIST RATION PLATE ISSUED UNDER THIS 30
SECTION SHALL DISPLA Y: 31
(I) A SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED BY T HE 32
ADMINISTRATION THAT M AY CONSIST OF ANY CO MBINATION OF: 33
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1. LETTERS; AND 1
2. NUMERALS; AND 2
(II) A DESIGN APPROVED BY T HE ADMINISTRATION THAT : 3
1. INCLUDES THE IMAGES OF HARRIET TUBMAN AND 4
FREDERICK DOUGLASS; AND 5
2. ADEQUATELY REFLECTS THE MARYLAND HEROES 6
THEME THAT THE PLATE COMMEMORATES . 7
(2) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL CONSULT WITH THE MARYLAND 8
COMMISSION ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE WITH RESPECT TO 9
THE DESIGN OF THE MARYLAND HEROES COMMEMORATIVE REGISTRATION PLATE. 10
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effec t 11
October 1, 2023. 12
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.