Section 24-206 – Authority of Local Authorities or State Highway Administration to Preserve Bridges and Culverts
(a) The State Highway Administration or a local authority may regulate the weight and speed of any vehicle passing over any bridge or culvert under its jurisdiction, by placing and maintaining signs at each end of the bridge or culvert as provided in this section. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a local […]
Section 24-207 – Testing of Trucks on State Highways
(a) Unless the person has a written permit from the State Highway Administration, a person, whether the owner of the vehicle, the person having charge and control over the vehicle, or an employee or agent of either, may not use any State highway to test any truck, whether for durability, speed, fuel consumption, or otherwise. (b) The […]
Section 24-208 – Liability for Damage to Highway or Structure
(a) Any person who drives or moves any vehicle or any other object on any State, county, or municipal highway is liable for all damage that the State, county, or municipal highway sustains as a result of: (1) Any illegal driving or moving of the vehicle or object; (2) The driving or moving of any vehicle or object […]
Section 24-209 – Truck Traffic Adversely Affecting Residential Community
(a) The State Highway Administration may conduct appropriate studies to determine whether the safety and general welfare of a residential community are threatened by noise, vibration, or incidence of truck traffic on any State highway. In determining whether or not to conduct such a study, the Administration shall consider the number of complaints about truck traffic […]
Section 24-301 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) (1) “Established place of business” means any permanent building or structure from which a permanent business is conducted during normal business hours throughout the year. (2) “Established place of business” does not include a tent, temporary stand or other temporary quarters, or permanent quarters occupied under a […]
Section 24-302 – Applicability of Subtitle
This subtitle does not: (1) Diminish any authority of Anne Arundel County, Howard County, or a municipal corporation to license and regulate mobile seafood vendors; (2) Apply to charitable or nonprofit vendors who sell seafood at short–term festivals or other short–term events; (3) Apply in Calvert County and in St. Mary’s County for those persons selling their own […]
Section 24-303 – Prohibited Locations
(a) (1) When located on the right–of–way of any State highway, a mobile seafood or produce vendor may not sell, or offer for sale, any seafood or produce, unless the vendor has a lease from the State that allows the vendor to sell, or offer for sale, seafood or produce. (2) The State may require a mobile seafood […]
Section 24-304 – Violations
(a) The charging of a person with a violation of this subtitle shall be by means of a traffic citation in the form determined under § 1–605(d) of the Courts Article. (b) The charging of a person with a violation of this section may be performed by any State or local police officer.
Section 24-401 – General Consideration
(a) (1) This section applies to a person who violates the Maryland Vehicle Law by exceeding, as to any vehicle or combination of vehicles: (i) The maximum weight limit for which the vehicle or combination of vehicles is registered; (ii) A statutory weight limit; or (iii) Subject to paragraph (2)(i) of this subsection, the maximum weight limit imposed by signs […]
Section 24-108 – Load Limits of Axles
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and except as otherwise provided in this section, the gross weight imposed on the ground surface by the wheels of an axle of a vehicle may not exceed the following limits: Single Axle Weight Registered Gross Gross Weight of Vehicle Maximum (in Pounds) Weight (in Pounds) Single axle […]