Section 22-101 – Driving With Improper Equipment Prohibited

    (a)    (1)    A person may not drive and the owner may not cause or knowingly permit to be driven on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that:             (i)    Is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person;             (ii)    Does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with lamps and other equipment in […]

Section 22-102 – Authority of Administrator

    (a)    The Administrator may approve or disapprove any lighting device or other motor vehicle safety equipment components or assemblies of a type for which approval is specifically required in this title, within a reasonable time after approval has been requested. The approvals may be based on consultations with the Automotive Safety Enforcement Division of the Department […]

Section 22-103 – Program of Market Surveillance; Notice to Seller of Unapproved Device

    (a)    In order to assure that required devices displayed for sale, sold, offered for sale, or delivered for use in, on, or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer are of a type approved by the Administrator, the Administration may maintain a program of market surveillance.     (b)    On discovery […]

Section 22-104 – Unlawful to Remove or Alter Safety Device or Equipment

    A person may not willfully or intentionally remove or alter any safety device or equipment that has been placed on any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer in compliance with any law, rule, regulation, or requirement of any officer or agency of the United States or of this State, if it is intended that […]

Section 22-105 – Alterations Reducing Effectiveness of Bumpers

    (a)    (1)    If any Class A (passenger) vehicle, any Class E truck with a manufacturer’s rating or registered gross vehicle weight of 18,000 pounds or less, or any Class M (multipurpose) vehicle has been altered in any manner that would reduce the effectiveness of its bumpers or suspension or render the vehicle dangerous in the event of […]

Section 22-106 – “Police Officer” Defined

    (a)    In this title, “police officer” means:         (1)    Any uniformed police officer; or         (2)    Any civilian employee of the Department of State Police or of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force assigned to enforce this title or any rule or regulation adopted under this title, but only while acting under written authorization of the Secretary of State Police. […]