1. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meaning indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Administration” means the Motor Vehicle Administration.
   2. (2) “Bioptic telescopic lens” means a spectacle-mounted telescopic lens which is a corrective lens and which uses magnification as the main means of obtaining minimal visual acuity.
   3. (3) “Carrier lens” means a lens on which a bioptic telescopic lens is mounted.

   4. (4) Corrective Lens.

      1. (a) “Corrective lens” means a lens which improves a refractive condition in the eye.
      2. (b) “Corrective lens” as used in this chapter does not include a bioptic telescopic lens.
   5. (5) “Field expander” means a wide-angle lens that makes objects look smaller and further away.

   6. (6) “Gross vehicle weight (GVW)” means the greatest of the following weights for a single vehicle or combination of vehicles:

      1. (a) The value specified by the manufacturer or manufacturers as the maximum gross weight;
      2. (b) The registered gross weight; or
      3. (c) The actual operating weight.
   7. (7) “Knowledge test” means a written, computer-assisted, or oral test covering the Maryland rules of the road which is administered to an applicant for a Maryland driver's license.

   8. (8) “Skills test” means a two-part driving test given to assess an applicant's ability to drive a motor vehicle under the provisions of this chapter, with the test consisting of a:

      1. (a) Basic skills test conducted on a driving course; and
      2. (b) Road test designed to test the applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle in traffic conditions.

Authority: Transportation Article, §§12-104(b), 16-110.2, 16-113(a)(3), and 16-208(b), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 1, 1979

Regulation .01 amended effective April 6, 1979 (6:7 Md. R. 578); January 23, 1981 (8:2 Md. R. 115)

Chapter revised effective November 22, 1982 (9:23 Md. R. 2260)

Regulation .11 adopted effective December 30, 1985 (12:26 Md. R. 2546)

Chapter, Age of Majority Identification Card, repealed effective April 4, 1988 (15:7 Md. R. 850)

Regulations .01—.10, Use of Bioptic Telescopic Lenses, adopted effective March 2, 1992 (19:4 Md. R. 474)