# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 17 — Motor Vehicle Administration — Driver Licensing and Identification Documents

### Chapter 05 — Use of Bioptic Telescopic Lenses

#### Regulation .01 Definitions.

*COMAR 11.17.05.01*

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

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Administration” means the Motor Vehicle Administration.

  (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) “Carrier lens” means a lens on which a bioptic telescopic lens is mounted.

  (4) Corrective Lens.

    (a) “Corrective lens” means a lens which improves a refractive condition in the eye.

    (b) “Corrective lens” as used in this chapter does not include a bioptic telescopic lens.

  (5) “Field expander” means a wide-angle lens that makes objects look smaller and further away.

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

    (a) The value specified by the manufacturer or manufacturers as the maximum gross weight;

    (b) The registered gross weight; or

    (c) The actual operating weight.

  (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) “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:

    (a) Basic skills test conducted on a driving course; and

    (b) Road test designed to test the applicant's ability to operate a motor vehicle in traffic conditions.