Section 11-101 – In General
In the Maryland Vehicle Law, the following words have the meanings indicated, unless the context requires otherwise.
In the Maryland Vehicle Law, the following words have the meanings indicated, unless the context requires otherwise.
“Administration” means the Motor Vehicle Administration.
“Administrator” means the Motor Vehicle Administrator.
“Alcohol” means any substance or substances containing any form of alcohol, including ethanol, methanol, propynol, and isopropynol.
(a) “Alcohol concentration” means: (1) The number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood; or (2) The number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of breath. (b) If the alcohol concentration is indicated in the number of milligrams of alcohol per deciliter of blood or the number of milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood, […]
“All–terrain vehicle” means a motor vehicle that: (1) (i) Is designed for off–highway use; (ii) Operates on at least three low–pressure tires; (iii) Has a seat or saddle designed to be straddled by the operator; (iv) Has handlebars for steering; (v) Is intended by the manufacturer to be operated by a single operator; and (vi) May be designed to carry one passenger; […]
“Autocycle” means a motor vehicle that: (1) Has two front wheels and one rear wheel; (2) Has a steering wheel; (3) Has permanent seats on which the operator or a passenger is not required to sit astride; (4) Has foot pedals to control acceleration, braking, and, if applicable, a clutch; and (5) Is manufactured to comply with federal safety standards […]
“Bicycle” means: (1) A vehicle that: (i) Is designed to be operated by human power; (ii) Has two or three wheels, of which one is more than 14 inches in diameter; and (iii) Has a drive mechanism other than by pedals directly attached to a drive wheel; (2) An electric bicycle; (3) A moped; or (4) An electric low speed scooter.
“Boat trailer” means a vehicle that is: (1) Designed and constructed to transport a boat used for recreational purposes; and (2) Of a size and weight that does not require a special highway movement permit when towed by a motor vehicle.
“Bus” means: (1) A motor vehicle that is designed to carry more than ten passengers and is used to carry people; and (2) Any other motor vehicle that is designed and used to carry people for compensation, except for a taxicab.
“Camping trailer” means a vehicle that: (1) Is mounted on wheels; and (2) Has collapsible partial sidewalls that fold for towing by another vehicle and unfold to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use.
“Cancel”, as used in reference to a driver’s license issued under Title 16 of this article, means to annul or terminate, by formal action of the Administration, an individual’s driver’s license because of some error or defect in the license or because the individual no longer is entitled to the license, but without prejudice to […]
“Combination” means a combination of a motor vehicle with one or more other vehicles propelled or pushed as a unit.
“Commercial driver’s license” and “CDL” means a license issued in accordance with Title 16, Subtitle 8 of this article or by another state pursuant to the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 to an individual which authorizes the individual to drive a class of commercial motor vehicle.
(a) “Conviction” means: (1) A final conviction, even if the penalty is refunded, suspended, or probated; (2) An unvacated forfeiture of collateral deposited to secure a defendant’s appearance in court; (3) A plea of nolo contendere accepted by the court; or (4) The payment of a fine. (b) “Conviction” does not include a finding of probation on a stay of entering […]
“Dealer” means a person who is in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging vehicles including a person who during any 12–month period offers to sell five or more vehicles, the ownership of which was acquired for resale purposes.
“Disqualification” means a prohibition against driving a commercial motor vehicle and includes mandatory withdrawal of commercial driving privileges.
“Distributor” means any person who: (1) Sells or distributes to dealers in this State new vehicles of a type required to be registered under Title 13 of this article; or (2) Maintains distributor representatives in this State for these purposes.
“Divided highway” means a highway that is divided into two or more roadways by: (1) An intervening space; (2) A barrier; or (3) A clearly indicated dividing section constructed to impede vehicular traffic.
“Domicile” means the place of a person’s true, fixed, permanent home, without any present intention of completely abandoning that home, and to which he has the intention of returning whenever absent. Domicile does not include a temporary dwelling unless there is a present intention to abandon permanently or indefinitely the former domicile.