Section 22-228 – Special Equipment on School Vehicles
(a) (1) (i) The Administrator may adopt regulations for lighting equipment, special warning devices, markings, and identification to be used by school vehicles. (ii) Regulations adopted under this paragraph shall be consistent with the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law. (2) (i) A school vehicle registered in the State shall be equipped with an 8-light system of alternately flashing lights. (ii) The […]
Section 22-404.2 – Display of State Seal on Vehicle
A person may not display in any manner on a motor vehicle the great seal or emblem of the State of Maryland, or any facsimile of it, in any form, unless the person is the Governor, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the Secretary of State, the head of a State department, […]
Section 22-230 – Selling or Using Lamps or Equipment
(a) A person may not have for sale, sell, or offer for sale for use on or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer any headlamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, signal lamp, or reflector, which reflector or lamp is required under this title, or parts of […]
Section 22-404.3 – Identification of Certain Vehicles
(a) Every truck, truck tractor, and bus operated on highways in this State, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, shall be identified with the name or trade name of its owner, operator, or lessee and shall display: (1) A United States Department of Transportation number; or (2) The number issued by a State agency. (b) This […]
Section 22-232 – Revocation of Certificate of Approval on Lighting Devices
(a) When the Administrator has reason to believe that an approved device, as being sold commercially, does not comply with the requirements of this title, after giving 30 days’ previous notice to the person holding the certificate of approval for the device in this State, he may conduct a hearing on the question of compliance of […]
Section 22-404.4 – Identification Decals for Propane Fueled Vehicles
(a) A person who operates on any public road a motor vehicle that is registered in this State is subject to the provisions of this section. (b) (1) Each motor vehicle that is operated on any public road and powered by propane fuel shall be identified by vehicle identification decals issued by the Office of the Fire Marshal […]
Section 22-301 – Brake Equipment Required
(a) “Driveaway or towaway operation” means any operation in which any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, singly or in combination, new or used, is the commodity being transported, when one set or more of wheels of the vehicle are on the roadway during the transportation, whether or not the vehicle furnishes the motive power. (b) Every motor […]
Section 22-302 – Performance Ability of Brakes
(a) Every motor vehicle and combination of vehicles, at all times and under all conditions of loading, on application of the service brake, shall be capable of: (1) Developing a braking force that is not less than the percentage of its gross weight tabulated in subsection (c) of this section for its classification; (2) Decelerating to a stop […]
Section 22-217 – Spot Lamps, Fog Lamps, and Auxiliary Driving Lamps
(a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one spot lamp. Every lighted spot lamp shall be aimed and used, on approaching another vehicle, so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle or […]
Section 22-218 – Audible and Visual Signals on Vehicles
(a) Every emergency vehicle, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by this subtitle, shall be equipped with a siren, exhaust whistle, or bell capable of giving an audible signal. (b) (1) Every emergency vehicle, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by the Maryland Vehicle Law, shall be equipped with signal […]