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 […]
Section 22-415 – Odometers
(a) It is unlawful for any person to: (1) Advertise for sale, sell, use or install or cause to be installed any device which causes an odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven; (2) Tamper with, damage, interfere with, disconnect, reset, or alter or cause to be disconnected, reset, or altered the odometer of […]
Section 22-611 – Operation of a Commercial Motor Vehicle Equipped With Engine Brakes
(a) In this section, “engine brake” means an add–on engine compression brake for diesel engines. (b) A person may not operate a commercial motor vehicle equipped with an engine brake unless the engine brake is connected to a properly functioning exhaust muffler system in constant operation when the vehicle’s ignition is engaged. (c) A person may not disable […]
Section 22-416 – Energy Absorption System
(a) The purpose of this section is to provide additional safety standards for private passenger automobiles, not only to afford additional protection for passengers in them, but also to eliminate damage to an automobile at a specified speed by more adequate bumper protection for the chassis of the vehicle. (b) In this section, “private passenger automobile” means […]