Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions

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HOUSE BILL 1353
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By: Delegates Fair, Behler, Bouchat, Crutchfield, Ebersole, Embry, Hornberger,
A. Johnson, Kerr, Martinez, Pasteur, Pruski , Qi, Ruth, Simmons, Simpson,
Solomon, Spiegel, Stein, Stewart, and Ziegler Ziegler, Lewis, Healey,
Holmes, and Odom
Introduced and read first time: February 12, 2026
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation and Health
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 24, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Homeless Individuals – Fee and Examination Exemptions 2

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the Maryland Department of Health from collecting a fee 3
for certain copies of vital records issued to homeless individuals; establishing that a 4
vehicle owned by a homeless individual is exempt from vehicle registration fees; 5
altering the period of time after which an unaccompanied a homeless youth who 6
holds a learner’s instructional permit and is under a certain age may take certain 7
examinations for a provisional driver’s license; prohibiting the Motor Vehicle 8
Administration from imposing certain driver’s license fees if the licensee or applicant 9
is a homeless individual; exempting homeless individuals from certain mandatory 10
vehicle emissions inspections; requiring homeless individuals to provide a certain 11
statement as proof o f homelessness under certain circumstances; and generally 12
relating to fee and examination exemptions for homeless individuals. 13

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 14
Article – Health – General 15
Section 4–201(a) and (u) 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 19
Article – Health – General 20
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Section 4–217(c) 1
Annotated Code of Maryland 2
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 3

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 4
Article – Transportation 5
Section 13–903, 16–105(d)(3), 16–111.2, and 23–206.2 6
Annotated Code of Maryland 7
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 8

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9
Article – Transportation 10
Section 16–105(d)(1) and (2) 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15

Article – Health – General 16

4–201. 17

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 18

(u) “Vital record” means a certificate or report of birth, death, fetal death, 19
marriage, divorce, dissolution or annulment of marriage, adoption, or adjudication of 20
paternity that is required by law to be filed with the Secretary. 21

4–217. 22

(c) (1) Except as otherwise provided by law: 23

(i) The Department shall collect a $12 fee: 24

1. For each certified or abridged copy of a fetal death, 25
marriage, or divorce verification certificate; 26

2. For a report that a search of the fetal death, marriage, or 27
divorce verification certificate files was made and the requested record is not on file; 28

3. For each change to a fetal death, marriage, or divorce 29
verification certificate made later than 1 year after the certificate has been registered with 30
the Department; or 31

4. To process an adoption, foreign adoption, or legitimation; 32

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(ii) The Department shall collect a $10 fee: 1

1. Except as provided in paragraph (6)(ii) of this subsection, 2
for each certified or abridged copy of a birth certificate; 3

2. For the first copy of a certified or abridged death certificate 4
issued in a single transaction; 5

3. For a report that a search of the birth or death certificate 6
files was made and the requested record is not on file; or 7

4. For each change to a birth or death certificate made later 8
than 1 year after the certificate has been registered with the Department; and 9

(iii) The Department shall collect a $12 fee for each additional 10
certified or abridged copy of a death certificate provided concurrently with an initial 11
requested death certificate. 12

(2) From the fee the Department collects under paragraph (1) of this 13
subsection, the Department shall transfer the entire fee to the General Fund. 14

(3) (i) Any local health department or the Motor Vehicle 15
Administration may set and collect a fee for processing and issuing a birth certificate or 16
death certificate, or for a report that a search of the files was made and the requested record 17
is not on file, that covers: 18

1. The administrative costs of providing this service; and 19

2. The requirements of subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph. 20

(ii) The fee set by the local health department or the Motor Vehicle 21
Administration for processing and issuing a birth certificate or for a report under 22
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph may not exceed the actual costs to the local health 23
department or the Motor Vehicle Administration for processing and issuing a birth 24
certificate or death certificate or a report. 25

(iii) From the fee the local health department or the Motor Vehicle 26
Administration collects under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, $10 shall be transferred 27
to the General Fund. 28

(iv) Prior to setting and collecting a fee for processing a nd issuing a 29
birth certificate or death certificate or for a report under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, 30
the local health department or the Motor Vehicle Administration shall enter into a 31
memorandum of understanding with the Maryland Department of Health that outlines the 32
local health department’s or the Motor Vehicle Administration’s fee structure. 33

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(4) The Department, a local health department, or the Motor Vehicle 1
Administration may collect a fee for a certificate requested by an agency of the State or any 2
of its political subdivisions. 3

(5) The Secretary may waive all or part of a fee if chargeable to an agency 4
of the United States. 5

(6) (i) The Department may not collect a fee for a copy of a vital record 6
issued to: 7

1. A current or former member of the uniformed services; or 8

2. The surviving spouse or child of the member, if the copy 9
will be used in connection with a claim for a dependent or beneficiary of the member. 10

(ii) 1. In this subparagraph, “homeless individual” has the 11
meaning stated in INCLUDES HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS, AS DEFINED IN the 12
federal McKinney–Vento Homeless [Education] Assistance [Improvements] Act [of 2001]. 13

2. Subject to subsubparagraph 4 of this subparagraph, the 14
Department may not collect a fee for a [certified or an abridged copy of a birth certificate ] 15
VITAL RECORD issued to a homeless individual. 16

3. The Department shall accept as proof of homelessness a 17
signed written statement from a homeless services provider located in the State OR, AS 18
SPECIFIED IN THE FED ERAL MCKINNEY–VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT, A 19
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY LIAISON OR ANY DESIGNATED SCHOOL PERSONNEL 20
that: 21

A. Affirms that the individual is homeless; and 22

B. Includes the address to which the copy of the [birth 23
certificate] VITAL RECORD requested under this section may be sent. 24

4. A homeless individual may receive one copy of a [birth 25
certificate] VITAL RECORD without a fee in a single transaction. 26

5. The Department shall adopt regulations to implement this 27
subparagraph. 28

(iii) The Department may not collect a fee for a certified or abridged 29
copy of a death certificate of a first responder, as defined in § 18–213.2 of this article, killed 30
in the line of duty, if the copy is issued to a surviving spouse or child of the first responder 31
and will be used in connection with a claim for a dependent or beneficiary of the first 32
responder. 33

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Article – Transportation 1

13–903. 2

(a) The following vehicles are exempt from the registration fees specified in this 3
subtitle: 4

(1) A vehicle that is owned and operated by the United States, this State, 5
or any political subdivision of this State; 6

(2) A vehicle that is owned by a volunteer fire company incorporated in this 7
State or by a rescue squad and that is used for firefighting or ambulance purposes; 8

(3) A canteen wagon of a recognized fire buff organization, as certified by 9
the International Fire Buffs Association; 10

(4) A vehicle owned and operated by the Civil Air Patrol; 11

(5) A vehicle owned and operated by a unit of a national veterans’ 12
organization; 13

(6) A vehicle owned and operated by a Maryland chapter of the American 14
Red Cross; 15

(7) A motor vehicle and trailer known as the “40 –8 box car” that is owned 16
and operated only for social or charitable purposes by any voiture of the Forty and Eight of 17
the American Legion, Department of Maryland; 18

(8) A vehicle owned by, or leased to, and personally used by a veteran who: 19

(i) As designated or classified by the U.S. Department of Veterans 20
Affairs, has lost the use of a hand, arm, or leg, or is totally disabled; or 21

(ii) Has a permanent impairment of both eyes so that: 22

1. The central visual acuity is 20/200 or less in the better eye, 23
with corrective glasses; or 24

2. There is a field defect in which the peripheral field has 25
contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of visual field subtends an angular 26
distance no greater than 20 degrees in the better eye; 27

(9) A vehicle owned and personally used by an individual who is the 28
surviving spouse of a deceased disabled veteran, as defined under § 7 –208 of the 29
Tax – Property Article; [and] 30

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(10) A Type I or Type II school vehicle owned and operated by a religious 1
organization; AND 2

(11) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , A VEHICLE 3
OWNED AND PERSONALLY USED BY A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL. 4

(B) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL ” HAS THE 5
MEANING STATED IN TH E F EDERAL MCKINNEY–VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE 6
ACT. 7

(2) FOR PURPOSES OF SUBSE CTION (A)(11) OF THIS SECTION , THE 8
ADMINISTRATION SHALL ACCEPT AS PROOF OF HOMELESSNESS A SIGNED WRITTEN 9
STATEMENT FROM A HOMELESS SERVICES PROVIDER LOCATED IN THE STATE THAT: 10

(I) AFFIRMS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS HOMELESS; AND 11

(II) INCLUDES AN ADDRESS T O WHICH A REGISTRATI ON CARD 12
AND REGISTRATION PLATES MAY BE SENT. 13

(3) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO 14
IMPLEMENT THIS SUBSECTION. 15

(C) The Administration may exempt from the registration fees specified in this 16
subtitle any vehicle of a law enforcement agency of the United States or of any other state, 17
if the United States or other state provides a reciprocal exemption for law enforcement 18
vehicles of this State. 19

[(c)] (D) (1) Each registered vehicle that is exempt from registration fees 20
under subsection (a) of this section shall display a special identification marker approved 21
by the Administrator. 22

(2) The special identification marker for a motor vehicle and trailer exempt 23
under subsection (a)(7) of this section shall bear the number of the organization and the 24
number of the local voiture, reading “40–8–(local number)”. 25

(3) The special identification marker for a vehicle exempt under subsection 26
(a)(8)(i) of this section shall indicate that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has 27
designated or classified the veteran as having lost the use of a hand, arm, or leg or as being 28
totally disabled. 29

[(d)] (E) A disabled veteran whose vehicle is eligible for ex emption under 30
subsection (a)(8) of this section may, if eligible, receive the special registration number and 31
special registration plates provided under § 13 –616, § 13 –617, § 13 –618, § 13 –619, § 32
13–619.1, or § 13 –619.2 of this title without payment of the registration fees specified in 33
this subtitle. 34
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16–105. 1

(d) (1) This subsection applies to an individual who: 2

(i) Seeks to obtain an original driver’s license under this subtitle; 3
and 4

(ii) Does not qualify for a learner’s instructional permit und er 5
subsection (e) of this section. 6

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, an individual 7
under the age of 19 years who holds a learner’s instructional permit may not take a driver 8
skills examination or driver road examination for a provisional license: 9

(i) Sooner than 9 months following the later of: 10

1. The date that the individual first obtains the learner’s 11
instructional permit; or 12

2. The most recent date the individual was convicted of, or 13
granted probation before judgment under § 6–220 of the Criminal Procedure Article for, a 14
moving violation; 15

(ii) Until after successful completion of: 16

1. The driver education program approved under Subtitle 5 17
of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at least 6 hours of 18
highway driving instruction; and 19

2. At least 60 hours, 10 hours of which must occur during the 20
period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, of 21
behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who: 22

A. Holds a valid driver’s license; 23

B. Is at least 21 years old; and 24

C. Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and 25

(iii) Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the 26
Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by: 27

1. Each supervising driver who certifies that the individual 28
has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has completed the driving practice 29
requirements of item (ii)2 of this paragraph; and 30

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2. If a signature of a parent, guardian, or other person is 1
required under § 16 –107 of this subtitle, the parent, guardian, or other person who signs 2
the individual’s application under that section. 3

(3) (I) IN THIS PARAGRAPH , “UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS 4
YOUTH” MEANS A CHILD OR YOUTH WHO: 5

1. IS NOT IN THE PHYSICA L CUSTODY OF A PAREN T OR 6
GUARDIAN; 7

2. IS A HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH, AS DEFINED BY THE 8
FEDERAL MCKINNEY–VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT; AND 9

3. WAS DETERMINED TO BE A HOMELESS CHILD O R 10
YOUTH BY: 11

A. A MARYLAND LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM HOMELESS 12
LIAISON, AS DEFINED BY AS SPECIFIED IN THE FEDERAL MCKINNEY–VENTO 13
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT, A LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY LIAISON OR AN Y 14
DESIGNATED SCHOOL PERSONNEL; 15

B. A DIRECTOR OR A DESIGNEE OF THE DIRECTOR OF A 16
MARYLAND–BASED PROGRAM FUNDED UNDER THE RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS 17
YOUTH ACT; OR 18

C. A DIRECTOR OR A DESIGNEE OF THE DIRECTOR OF A 19
MARYLAND–BASED PROGRAM FUNDED UNDER TITLE IV, SUBTITLE B OF THE 20
MCKINNEY–VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT. 21

(II) An individual who holds a learner’s instructional permit and who 22
is 18 years old and has a high school diploma or its equivalent [or], is at least 19 years old 23
but under the age of 25 years , OR IS AN UNACCOMPANIED A HOMELESS YOUTH WHO 24
HOLDS A LEARNER’S INSTRUCTIONAL PERMIT AND IS UNDER THE AGE OF 19 YEARS, 25
may not take a driver skills examination or driver road examination for a provisional 26
license: 27

[(i)] 1. Sooner than the later of: 28

[1.] A. 3 months following the date that the individual first 29
obtains the learner’s instructional permit; or 30

[2.] B. 9 months following the most recent date the 31
individual was convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, a moving violation; 32

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[(ii)] 2. Until after successful completion of: 1

[1.] A. A standard driver education program approved 2
under Subtitle 5 of this title, consisting of at least 30 hours of classroom instruction and at 3
least 6 hours of highway driving instruction; and 4

[2.] B. At least 6 0 hours, 10 hours of which must occur 5
during the period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise, 6
of behind–the–wheel driving practice supervised by an individual who: 7

[A.] I. Holds a valid driver’s license; 8

[B.] II. Is at least 21 years old; and 9

[C.] III. Has been licensed to drive for at least 3 years; and 10

[(iii)] 3. Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the 11
Administration’s regulations, a completed skills log book signed by each supervising driver 12
who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has 13
completed the driving practice requirements under this paragraph. 14

16–111.2. 15

(a) (1) (I) When an applicant applies for an initial driver’s license or for a 16
class of driver’s license other than that which the applicant currently holds, the applicant 17
shall pay the Administration a license fee established by the Administration. 18

(II) This fee covers issuance of a learner’s instructional permit and, 19
if the app licant qualifies before the learner’s instructional permit expires, issuance of a 20
driver’s license or provisional license. 21

(2) If a learner’s instructional permit is not required, the applicant shall 22
pay the Administration, when the driver’s license is issued, a license fee established by the 23
Administration. 24

(3) If an appointment to take a driver’s license examination made by the 25
applicant is not kept, the Administration may charge the applicant a missed appointment 26
fee established by the Administration. 27

(b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, for the renewal 28
of a noncommercial Class A, B, C, D, E, or M driver’s license, a licensee shall pay the 29
Administration a renewal fee established by the Administration. 30

(2) The Administration may not charge a licensee who is a recipient of the 31
Medal of Honor a fee for the renewal of the licensee’s noncommercial Class A, B, C, D, E, 32
or M driver’s license. 33
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(c) For issuance of a duplicate or corrected noncommercial Class A, B, C, D, E, or 1
M driver’s license, a licensee shall pay the Administration a duplicate or corrected driver’s 2
license fee established by the Administration. 3

(d) For conversion of a provisional license to a driver’s license issued under § 4
16–111.1 of this subtitle, a licensee shall pay the Administration a fee established by the 5
Administration. 6

(e) A licensee shall pay a fee established by the Administration if the license is 7
issued or renewed under § 16–104.1 of this subtitle. 8

(f) (1) Whenever an applicant or licensee pays a fee required under subsection 9
(a)(1) or (2) or (b) of this section, the Administration shall offer the individual the option to 10
make a voluntary contribution of $1 to the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund 11
established under Title 13, Subtitle 9 of the Health – General Article. 12

(2) All moneys collected under this subsection shall be paid to the 13
Comptroller of the State and deposited into the Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness 14
Fund established under Title 13, Subtitle 9 of the Health – General Article. 15

(G) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL ” HAS THE 16
MEANING STATED IN INCLUDES HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS, AS DEFINED BY 17
THE FEDERAL MCKINNEY–VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT. 18

(2) NOTWITHSTANDING THE P ROVISIONS OF THIS SE CTION AND 19
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED I N PARAGRAPH (4) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE 20
ADMINISTRATION MAY NOT IMPOSE ANY FEE UNDER THIS SECTION IF THE LICENSEE 21
OR APPLICANT IS A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL. 22

(3) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE ADMINISTRATION 23
SHALL ACCEPT AS PROOF OF HOMELESSNESS A SIGNED WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM 24
A HOMELESS SERVICES PROVIDER LOCATED IN THE STATE OR, AS SPECIFIED IN THE 25
FEDERAL MCKINNEY–VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT, A LOCAL EDUCATIONAL 26
AGENCY LIAISON OR ANY DESIGNATED SCHOOL PERSONNEL THAT: 27

(I) AFFIRMS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS HOMELESS; AND 28

(II) INCLUDES AN ADDRESS T O WHICH THE HOMELESS 29
INDIVIDUAL’S DRIVER’S LICENSE MAY BE SENT. 30

(4) A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FEE FOR 31
ISSUANCE OF A DUPLICATE LICENSE. 32

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(5) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL ADOPT REGULA TIONS TO 1
IMPLEMENT THIS SUBSECTION. 2

23–206.2. 3

(a) (1) A motor vehicle for which special registration plates have been issued 4
under § 13–616 of this article is exempt from the mandatory inspections required by this 5
subtitle if: 6

(i) All of the owners of the motor vehicle meet the disability 7
requirements of § 13–616(b)(1) of this article; 8

(ii) The motor vehicle is driven 5,000 miles or less annually; and 9

(iii) The exemption is not otherwise prohibited by federal law. 10

(2) In order to qualify for an exemption under paragraph (1) of this 11
subsection, all owners of the motor vehicle shall certify the following: 12

(i) That the owner of the motor vehicle meets the disability 13
requirements of § 13–616(b)(1) of this article; 14

(ii) That the motor vehicle has been issued a special disabled 15
person’s registration number and special registration plates under § 13–616 of this article; 16

(iii) That the motor vehicle is driven 5,000 miles or less annually; and 17

(iv) The motor vehi cle’s odometer reading at the time of the 18
certification. 19

(3) The certification required in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be 20
made on a form provided by the Administration. 21

(b) (1) A motor vehicle owned by an individual who is at least 70 years of age 22
at the time of a scheduled mandatory inspection under this subtitle is exempt from the 23
mandatory inspections required by this subtitle if: 24

(i) All of the owners of the motor vehicle are at least 70 years of age 25
at the time of the scheduled mandatory inspection under this subtitle; 26

(ii) The motor vehicle is being driven 5,000 miles or less annually; 27
and 28

(iii) The exemption is not otherwise prohibited by federal law. 29

(2) In order to qualify for an exemption under paragraph (1) of this 30
subsection, all owners of the motor vehicle shall certify the following: 31
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(i) That all of the owners of the motor vehicle are at least 70 years 1
of age at the time of a scheduled mandatory inspection under this subtitle; 2

(ii) That the motor vehicle is being driven 5,000 miles or less 3
annually; and 4

(iii) The motor vehicle’s odometer reading at the time of the 5
certification. 6

(3) The certification required in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be 7
made on a form provided by the Administration. 8

(c) (1) A motor vehicle owned by at least one active duty member of the 9
uniformed services at the time of a scheduled mandatory inspection under this subtitle is 10
exempt from the mandatory inspections required by this subtitle if: 11

(i) An owner of the motor vehicle who is a member of the uniformed 12
services has received official orders: 13

1. For deployment outside the United States; or 14

2. To a duty station in a jurisdiction that is not subject to a 15
vehicle emissions control inspection and maintenance program; and 16

(ii) The exemption is not otherwise prohibited by federal law. 17

(2) In order to qualify for an exemption under paragraph (1) of this 18
subsection, all owners of the motor vehicle shall certify that at least one owner of the motor 19
vehicle has received official orders for deployment outside the United States or to a duty 20
station in a jurisdiction that is not subject to a vehicle emissions control inspection and 21
maintenance program. 22

(3) The certification required in paragraph (2) o f this subsection shall be 23
made on a form provided by the Administration. 24

(d) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL ” HAS THE 25
MEANING STATED IN INCLUDES HOMELESS CHILDREN AND YOUTHS, AS DEFINED BY 26
THE FEDERAL MCKINNEY–VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT. 27

(2) A MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED BY A HOMELESS INDIVI DUAL AT THE 28
TIME OF A SCHEDULED MANDATORY INSPECTION UNDER THIS SUBTITLE IS EXEMPT 29
FROM THE MANDATORY I NSPECTIONS REQUIRED BY THIS SUBTITLE IF THE 30
EXEMPTION IS NOT OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY FEDERAL LAW. 31

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(3) IN ORDER TO QUALIFY F OR AN EXEMPTION UNDE R PARAGRAPH 1
(2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , THE OWNER OF THE MOT OR VEHICLE SHALL PRO VIDE 2
PROOF OF HOMELESSNES S BY SUBMITTING TO T HE ADMINISTRATION A SIGN ED 3
WRITTEN STATEMENT FR OM A HOMELESS SERVIC ES PROVIDER LOCATED IN TH E 4
STATE OR, AS SPECIFIED IN THE FEDERAL MCKINNEY–VENTO HOMELESS 5
ASSISTANCE ACT, A LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY LIAISON OR AN Y DESIGNATED 6
SCHOOL PERSONNEL THAT: 7

(I) AFFIRMS THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS HOMELESS; AND 8

(II) INCLUDES AN ADDRESS T O WHICH ANY CORRE SPONDENCE 9
FROM THE ADMINISTRATION MAY BE SENT. 10

(E) The Administrator may adopt regulations as necessary to administer or 11
enforce the provisions of this section. 12

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, on or before December 1, 13
2027, the Motor Vehicl e Administration shall report to the House Environment and 14
Transportation Committee and the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on the number 15
and types of fees that the Administration did not impose on homeless individuals under § 16
16–111.2 of the Transportation Article, as enacted by Section 1 of this Act, through October 17
1, 2027, as a result of this Act. 18

SECTION 2. 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 19
October 1, 2026. 20

Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.