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Section 11-147 – Police Officer

    “Police officer” means an officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests for violations of any of the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law or of local or other traffic laws or regulations.

Section 11-159 – Special Mobile Equipment

    (a)    “Special mobile equipment” means, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a vehicle that:         (1)    Is not used primarily for highway transportation of people or property; and         (2)    Is operated or moved on a highway only as an incident to its nonhighway use.     (b)    “Special mobile equipment” includes a road construction or maintenance machine, mobile crane, […]

Section 11-148 – Regular Schedule

    (a)    “Regular schedule” means the carriage of property or passengers by at least:         (1)    One single trip between fixed termini per week, for 4 consecutive weeks; or         (2)    Three single trips between fixed termini within a period of 10 days.     (b)    If property or passengers are carried by any vehicle as described in subsection (a) of this section, any […]

Section 11-160 – Stand

    “Stand” means to halt a vehicle, whether or not it is occupied, other than temporarily:         (1)    When necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device; or         (2)    For the purpose of and while actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers.

Section 11-148.1 – Rental Vehicle

    (a)    “Rental vehicle” means a passenger car or a vehicle that may be registered as a Class D, E, F, G, or M vehicle under Title 13, Subtitle 9 of this article:         (1)    That is acquired solely for rental purposes but will not be rented to the same person for a period of more than 180 consecutive […]

Section 11-149 – Resident

    “Resident” means any person:         (1)    Who is domiciled in this State;         (2)    (i)    Who owns, leases, or rents a primary place of residence in this State; and             (ii)    Who regardless of the person’s domicile resides in this State for more than a year;         (3)    (i)    Who maintains a main or branch office or warehouse facility in this State; and             (ii)    Who bases […]

Section 11-150 – Revoke (License to Drive)

    “Revoke”, as used in reference to any license to drive a vehicle, means to terminate, by formal action of the Administration, an individual’s license to drive a motor vehicle on highways in this State.

Section 11-150.1 – Ridesharing

    (a)    “Ridesharing” means any nonprofit commuting service used in transporting commuters exclusively between their place of residence and their place of employment, or termini near such places. The term ridesharing includes both carpool and vanpool, defined as follows:         (1)    A carpool uses a motor vehicle that is a Class A passenger car or station wagon having a […]

Section 11-151 – Roadway

    (a)    “Roadway” means that part of a highway that is improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, other than the shoulder.     (b)    If a highway includes two or more separate roadways, the term “roadway” as used in the Maryland Vehicle Law refers to any one roadway separately, and not to all of the roadways collectively.

Section 11-151.1 – Rollback

    “Rollback” means a vehicle that is designed with a ramp on wheels and a hydraulic lift with a capacity to haul or tow an additional vehicle.