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 […]
Section 22-414 – Transmission or Reception of Information
(a) A motor vehicle driven on a highway in this State may not be equipped with television–type receiving equipment that is turned on and displaying an image visible to the driver. (b) This section does not prevent: (1) The use of television–type receiving equipment in a vehicle exclusively for safety or law enforcement purposes, as approved by the […]
Section 22-401 – Horns and Warning Devices
(a) Every motor vehicle when operated on a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device may emit an unreasonably loud or harsh sound or a whistle. (b) The […]
Section 22-401.1 – Bells on Ice Cream Sales Vehicles
A vehicle from which ice cream products and similar products are sold may be equipped with, and the driver of the vehicle may use, a bell not exceeding 3 1/2 inches in diameter, or a set of bells, provided that no bell or set of bells may be: (1) Operated by mechanical or electrical means or […]
Section 22-402 – Mufflers; Prevention of Noise; Discharge of Smoke; Maximum Period of Idling
(a) Every motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine shall be equipped with an exhaust muffler system in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and no person may use a muffler cutout, bypass, or similar device on a motor vehicle on a highway. Noise levels in excess of those […]