Section 22-602 – Motor Vehicle Operation — Operation Not to Exceed Maximum Limits
(a) A person may not drive on a highway in this State any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles of a type required to be registered under Title 13 of this article, in a manner that, at any time, at any speed, or under any condition of grade, load, acceleration, or deceleration, exceeds the maximum sound […]
Section 22-603 – Motor Vehicle Operation — Regulations for Administration and Enforcement
(a) The Administrator and the Department of State Police jointly shall adopt regulations for the administration and enforcement of the sound level limits established under § 22-601 of this subtitle for the operation of vehicles. (b) These regulations shall include the selection of measurement sites and measurement procedures to be based on accepted scientific and professional methods […]
Section 22-604 – Motor Vehicle Operation — Exemption of Emergency Vehicles
When an emergency vehicle is operating under the provisions of § 21-106 of this article, it is exempt from the sound level limits established under § 22-601 of this subtitle for the operation of vehicles.
Section 22-605 – New Motor Vehicles — Establishment of Sound Level Limits
(a) With the endorsement of the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Environment and after a public hearing following 60 days’ notice, the Administrator shall adopt regulations that establish maximum sound level limits for each type of new motor vehicle. (b) In establishing limits under this section, the Administrator shall set the most restrictive level […]
Section 22-606 – New Motor Vehicles — Vehicles Not to Exceed Maximum Limits
(a) A person may not sell, offer for sale, distribute, or lease in this State any motor vehicle manufactured after July 1, 1974, if the vehicle has a sound level potential that exceeds the maximum sound level limits established under § 22-605 of this subtitle for that type of new motor vehicle. (b) The Administration may not […]
Section 22-607 – New Motor Vehicles — Regulations for Administration and Enforcement
(a) The Administrator shall adopt regulations for the administration and enforcement of the sound level limits established under § 22-605 of this subtitle for new motor vehicles. (b) These regulations shall include the establishment of test procedures to be used to establish compliance with the limits adopted. The procedures shall be: (1) Based on accepted scientific and professional […]
Section 22-608 – New Motor Vehicles — Certificate of Compliance
The manufacturer, distributor, or designated agent of the manufacturer or distributor of each make and model of motor vehicle sold in this State shall file with the Administration a written certification that the particular make and model complies with the sound level limits established under § 22-605 of this subtitle for new motor vehicles. The […]
Section 22-609 – Modification of Exhaust System
(a) A person may not modify the exhaust system or any other noise abatement device of a motor vehicle driven or to be driven on any highway in this State in such a way that the noise emitted by the vehicle exceeds that emitted by the vehicle as originally manufactured. (b) A person may not drive on […]
Section 22-414.1 – Video Display Equipment
(a) In this section, “video display equipment” means equipment capable of displaying a dynamic visual image, other than text, from a digital video disc or other storage device. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a motor vehicle driven on a highway in the State may be equipped with video display equipment only if […]
Section 22-610 – Sale of Mufflers and Other Abatement Devices
(a) A person may not sell or offer for sale in this State for use as part of the equipment of a motor vehicle any exhaust muffler, intake muffler, or other noise abatement device that, when installed, will permit the vehicle to be operated in such a way that the noise emitted by the vehicle exceeds […]