1. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a local authority may not issue a residential parking permit to the owner of a vehicle to be valid for a period in excess of 30 days unless the owner provides satisfactory evidence that:

   1. (1) The vehicle for which the parking permit is sought is registered in the State; or

   2. (2) The owner of the vehicle has obtained under § 13-402.1 of this article:

      1. (i) A nonresident permit; or
      2. (ii) A complimentary guest card.
2. (b) If a residential parking permit area is established as a result of the construction of a professional sports facility that seats 45,000 or more people, a local authority may not charge a fee for the issuance of a permit to park in that area.
3. (c) In Baltimore City, the Executive Director of the Baltimore City Parking Authority may issue, on a showing of evidence of ownership and occupancy, a residential parking permit to a person who owns and occupies residential property in the residential parking permit area regardless of whether the person would otherwise qualify for a residential parking permit under subsection (a) of this section.
4. (d) In the City of Annapolis, the Annapolis Parking and Fines Section of the Annapolis Police Department may issue, on a showing of evidence of ownership and occupancy, a residential parking permit to a person who owns and occupies residential property in the residential parking permit area regardless of whether the person would otherwise qualify for a residential parking permit under subsection (a) of this section.

Added by Acts 1994, c. 216, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 494, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001.