Section 22-412 – Seat Belts Required
(a) Every motor vehicle registered in this State and manufactured or assembled after June 1, 1964, shall be equipped with two sets of seat belts on the front seat of the vehicle. (b) Every motor vehicle registered in this State and manufactured or assembled with a rear seat after June 1, 1969, shall be equipped with two […]
Section 22-412.1 – Seat Belts and Other Equipment for Vehicles Used by Nursery Schools, Camps, etc.; Type 1 School Vehicle Excepted
Every motor vehicle that is used by nursery schools, camps, day nurseries, or child care centers for children with an intellectual disability to transport children shall be equipped with seat belts for each seat and shall be subject to any other regulations adopted by the Administration, unless the motor vehicle: (1) Is a Type I school […]
Section 22-412.2 – Child Safety Seats
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) (i) “Child safety seat” means a device, including a child booster seat, that the manufacturer: 1. Certifies is manufactured in accordance with applicable federal safety standards; and 2. Intends to be used to restrain, seat, or position a child who is transported in a motor vehicle. (ii) “Child safety […]
Section 22-404.5 – Power Booster Systems Prohibited; Exceptions
(a) In this section, “power booster system” means any device installed in a motor vehicle which allows liquid nitrous oxide to combine with gasoline for the purpose of increasing engine power. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not operate on a highway a motor vehicle equipped with a power booster […]
Section 22-412.3 – Mandatory Seat Belt Use
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) (i) “Motor vehicle” means a vehicle that is: 1. Registered or capable of being registered in this State as a Class A (passenger), Class E (truck), Class F (tractor), Class M (multipurpose), or Class P (passenger bus) vehicle; and 2. Required to be equipped with seat belts under […]
Section 22-405 – Tires Generally
(a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle on any highway unless the motor vehicle is equipped with tires in safe operating condition, in accordance with requirements approved by the Administrator. (b) A person may not drive a trailer on any highway unless the trailer is equipped with tires in safe operating condition, in accordance with […]
Section 22-412.4 – Seat Belts or Restraining Devices in Emergency Vehicles
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Seat belt” means a restraining device described under § 22–412 of this subtitle. (3) “Vehicle” means an emergency vehicle purchased or leased by the State, a county, municipality, or volunteer fire department or rescue squad and operated by a: (i) State, county, or municipal fire department; (ii) Volunteer […]
Section 22-405.1 – Regrooved Tires
(a) A person may not sell or offer for sale any tire that has been regrooved or recut unless: (1) The tire is specifically designed to be regrooved or recut; and (2) Following such procedure, the tire complies with standards established by the United States Department of Transportation. (b) A person may not sell or transfer any vehicle that […]
Section 22-413 – Protectors or Flaps Behind Rear Wheels of Vehicles
(a) A person may not drive any bus, truck, trailer, or semitrailer on any highway in this State, unless it is equipped with suitable metal protectors or substantial flexible flaps behind the rear-most wheels of the vehicle or combination of vehicles to prevent the projection of rocks, dirt, water, or other substances to the rear and […]
Section 22-405.2 – Metal and Other Nonrubber Material in Contact With Road Surface
(a) A person may not drive on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer having any metal tire in contact with the roadway. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a tire on a vehicle driven on a highway may not have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or […]