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MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  17-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security|Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions|Section 17-105 - Duty on Rejection by Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Suspension of Registration and License; Reinstatement

    (a)    If a person has been finally rejected for insurance by the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund under § 20–516 of the Insurance Article, the person shall, within 10 days after the rejection, furnish evidence satisfactory to the Administration that he has obtained and is covered by the required security.    (b)    If the person fails to furnish this evidence within the 10-day period, the Administration:        (1)    Shall suspend the registration of each motor vehicle owned by the person; and        (2)    Shall suspend the license to drive of that person.    (c)    The Administration may not reinstate a registration suspended under this subsection until the person furnishes the evidence that he has obtained and is covered by the required security.    (d)    A license to drive that is suspended under this section shall be reinstated if the licensee:        (1)    Furnishes evidence that he has obtained and is covered by the required security; or        (2)    Has delivered to the Administration the registration plates of each motor vehicle owned by him.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  17-106.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security|Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions|Section 17-106.1 - Reporting of Insurance Policies Issued to Registered Vehicles

    (a)    The Administration may establish and implement a system for each insurer or other provider of the security required by § 17-103 of this subtitle to report to the Administration all policies issued for vehicles registered in the State.    (b)    (1)    The Administration shall operate the reporting system developed under subsection (a) of this section and may not contract with an outside entity for the operation of the system.        (2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection may not be construed to prohibit the Administration from contracting with an outside entity for the design or development of the reporting system authorized under subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    The Administration may not disclose or allow the bulk purchase of any insurance information submitted by insurers or other providers under a reporting system established under subsection (a) of this section.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  17-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security|Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions|Section 17-107 - Prohibitions

    (a)    A person who knows or has reason to know that a motor vehicle is not covered by the required security may not:        (1)    Drive the vehicle; or        (2)    If the person is an owner of the vehicle, knowingly permit another person to drive it.    (b)    (1)    In any prosecution under subsection (a) of this section for a vehicle that is registered in the State, the introduction of the official records of the Motor Vehicle Administration showing the absence of a record that the vehicle is covered by the security required under § 17–104 of this subtitle shall be prima facie evidence that a person knows or has reason to know that a motor vehicle is not covered by the required security.        (2)    The introduction of evidence of the records of the Administration may not limit the introduction of other evidence bearing upon whether the vehicle was covered by the required security.    (c)    An owner or lessee of any motor vehicle registered under Title 13 of this article may not raise the defense of sovereign or governmental immunity as described under § 5–524 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article.    (d)    A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:        (1)    For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and        (2)    For a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  17-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security|Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions|Section 17-109 - Evidence of Security

    (a)    A person who receives a warning letter under Title 16, Subtitle 4 of this article as a result of point accumulation shall submit evidence that any vehicle registered in the person’s name, individually or jointly, has been continuously covered, since the notice date of the point accumulation warning letter, by the security required under this subtitle.    (b)    The evidence of security shall be submitted to the Administration within 30 days of the request on a form prescribed by the Administration and certified by an insurer or insurance producer.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  17-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security|Subtitle 1 - General Security Provisions|Section 17-110 - False Evidence of Required Security

    (a)    Whenever evidence of security is required under this subtitle, a person may not willfully and knowingly create, certify, file, or provide false evidence of required security.    (b)    A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:        (1)    For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and        (2)    For a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  17-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security|Subtitle 2 - Nonpayment of Judgments|Section 17-201 - "Judgment" Defined

    In this subtitle, “judgment” means any final judgment resulting from:         (1)    A cause of action for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use on any highway or other property open to the public of any vehicle of a type required to be registered in this State; or        (2)    A cause of action on an agreement of settlement for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use on any highway or other property open to the public of any vehicle of a type required to be registered in this State.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  17-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security|Subtitle 2 - Nonpayment of Judgments|Section 17-202 - Report of Unsatisfied Judgment to Administration

    If a person fails to satisfy a judgment within 30 days, the judgment creditor or his representative may send to the Administration a certified copy of the judgment and, on a form provided by the Administration, a certificate of facts relating to the judgment. The certificate of facts is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  17-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security|Subtitle 2 - Nonpayment of Judgments|Section 17-203 - Duty of Administration as to Nonresident Judgment Debtor

    If the judgment debtor named in a certified copy of a judgment or in a certificate of facts is a nonresident, the Administration shall send a certified copy of the judgment or certificate of facts to the Motor Vehicle Administrator of the state where the judgment debtor is a resident and of any other state where the vehicle of the judgment debtor is registered.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  17-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security|Subtitle 2 - Nonpayment of Judgments|Section 17-208 - What Constitutes a Satisfied Judgment

    (a)    For purposes of this subtitle, a judgment is considered satisfied if:        (1)    It is paid to the judgment creditor or into the court that rendered the judgment, either in full or up to the minimum required security amounts required under the Maryland Vehicle Law; or        (2)    An order of satisfaction is filed with the court that rendered the judgment.    (b)    A payment made in settlement of any claim because of bodily injury, death, or property damage arising from the accident shall be credited in reduction of the payment required by subsection (a) (1) of this section.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  17-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security|Subtitle 2 - Nonpayment of Judgments|Section 17-209 - Installment Payment of Judgment

    (a)    (1)    On due notice to the judgment creditor, a judgment debtor may apply to the court that rendered the judgment for the privilege of paying the judgment in installments.        (2)    In its discretion, the court may order payment of the judgment in installments and may set and modify from time to time the amounts and times of the installment payments.        (3)    A judgment debtor may continue to make payments under an installment plan as long as the installment payments are not in default.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided for in subsection (c) of this section, after default and on due notice to the judgment creditor, if past–due installments have been paid, the judgment debtor again may apply to the court that allowed the installment payments for the resumption of the privilege of installment payments.        (2)    In its discretion, the court may order resumption of the installment payments as provided in subsection (a) of this section.    (c)    A judgment debtor under Title 20, Subtitle 6 of the Insurance Article who has been in default at least 3 times under subsection (a)(3) of this section may not resume the privilege of installment payments unless:        (1)    The Fund receives payment in an amount satisfactory to the Fund; and        (2)    The Fund consents to the resumption of installment payments.    (d)    The actions of a court under this section are without prejudice to any other legal remedy of the judgment creditor.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  17-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 17 - Vehicle Laws -- Required Security|Subtitle 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 17-301 - Disposition of Deposits Under Former Financial Responsibility Law

    (a)    If a person made a security deposit of money under the financial responsibility law as it existed before January 1, 1973, the person or his personal representative may apply to the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund for and is entitled to a refund of the deposit, without interest, if:        (1)    An action for damages arising out of the accident for which the deposit was made is not pending against the person on whose behalf the deposit was made;        (2)    An unpaid judgment does not exist in favor of any person as a result of an action arising from the accident for which the deposit was made;        (3)    A claim is not pending against the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board or its successor for damages arising out of the accident for which the deposit was made; and        (4)    The executive director of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund, on the advice of the Attorney General, is satisfied by a reasonable preponderance of the evidence that the person is legally entitled to the deposit.    (b)    If there is a claim pending against the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board or its successor, that claim is a lien against the amount deposited in favor of the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund Board or its successor.    (c)    Neither subsection (a) of this section nor any other provision of law may be construed to prevent the use of the deposit:        (1)    To satisfy any final judgment rendered against the depositor that has been docketed within 3 years from the date of the accident and not assigned to the Unsatisfied Claim and Judgment Fund or its successor; or        (2)    In the payment of any claim on the instruction of the depositor.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-101.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-101.1 - Scope of Title

    (a)    The provisions of this title relating to the driving of vehicles refer only to the driving of vehicles on highways, except:        (1)    As provided in subsection (b) of this section; and        (2)    Where a different or additional place specifically is provided for.    (b)    (1)    A person may not drive a motor vehicle in violation of any provision of this title on any private property that is used by the public in general, or, in Calvert County, on any private road located within a residential subdivision or community.        (2)    A person may not drive a motor vehicle in violation of any provision of this title on any property that is owned by or under the control of this State or any of its political subdivisions, county boards of education, or community colleges and that is open to vehicular traffic and used by the public in general.        (3)    Any person who violates any provision of this subsection is in violation of the law to the same extent and is subject to the same penalty as if the motor vehicle were driven on a highway.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-102 - Required Obedience to Traffic Laws

    A person may not do any act prohibited or fail to do any act required by this title.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-103 - Obedience to Police Officers and Summonses

    (a)    (1)    A person may not willfully disobey any lawful order or direction of any police officer.        (2)    This subsection may not be construed to authorize a police officer at a motor vehicle checkpoint, as defined in § 25–114 of this article, to target only motorcycles for inspection or evaluation, except as appropriate at a police checkpoint established as part of a police search or investigation.    (b)    (1)    A police officer may summon witnesses to testify under oath on any charge brought under the Maryland Vehicle Law.        (2)    A person may not willfully disobey a summons.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-104 - Persons Riding Animals or Driving Animal-Drawn Vehicles

    (a)    Every person riding an animal or driving an animal-drawn vehicle on a roadway has all the rights granted to and is subject to all the duties required of the driver of a vehicle by this title, except for those provisions of this title that by their very nature cannot apply.    (b)    (1)    Except in Charles, Worcester, and St. Mary’s counties, or as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not ride an animal or drive an animal–drawn vehicle on:            (i)    Any divided highway where the posted maximum speed limit is more than 35 miles per hour; or            (ii)    Any controlled access highway.        (2)    In Anne Arundel County, a person may ride an animal on any part of a highway described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, other than on its roadway or shoulder.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-104.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-104.1 - Persons Operating All-Terrain Vehicle or Snowmobile on Designated Highways; Allegany County and Garrett County

    (a)    Any person operating an all–terrain vehicle or a snowmobile on any portion of a highway designated for all–terrain vehicle or snowmobile use under § 25–102(a)(14) of this article has all the rights granted to and is subject to all the duties required of the driver of a vehicle by this title, except for those provisions of this title that by their very nature cannot apply.    (b)    In Allegany County and Garrett County a person may not operate an all–terrain vehicle or a snowmobile on a controlled access highway.    (c)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in Allegany County and Garrett County a person may operate an all–terrain vehicle or a snowmobile on a State highway when crossing or traveling on the State highway in accordance with § 25–102(a)(14) of this article.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-104.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-104.2 - Person Operating Golf Cart on Highway; City of Crisfield, Somerset County

    A person who operates a golf cart on a highway in the City of Crisfield, Somerset County, without registration as authorized under § 13–402(c)(12) of this article:        (1)    May operate the golf cart only:            (i)    On a highway  on which the maximum posted speed limit does not exceed 30 miles per hour;            (ii)    Between dawn and dusk; and            (iii)    If the golf cart is equipped with lighting devices as required by the Administration;        (2)    Shall keep the golf cart as far to the right of the roadway as feasible; and        (3)    Shall possess a valid driver’s license.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-104.3 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-104.3 - Person Operating Golf Cart on Highway; Community of Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County

    (a)    A person who operates a golf cart on a county highway in the community of Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary’s County, without registration as authorized under § 13–402(c)(12) of this article:        (1)    May operate the golf cart only:            (i)    On a county highway on which the maximum posted speed limit does not exceed 35 miles per hour;            (ii)    Between dawn and dusk; and            (iii)    If the golf cart is equipped with lighting devices as required by the Administration;        (2)    Shall keep the golf cart as far to the right of the roadway as feasible; and        (3)    Shall possess a valid driver’s license.    (b)    The St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation may designate the county highways in the community of Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls on which a person may operate a golf cart.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-104.4 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-104.4 - Person Operating Golf Cart on Highway; Town of Vienna, Dorchester County

    (a)    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a person who operates a golf cart on a county highway in the Town of Vienna, Dorchester County, without registration as authorized under § 13–402(c)(12) of this article:        (1)    May operate the golf cart only:            (i)    On a highway on which the maximum posted speed limit does not exceed 30 miles per hour;            (ii)    Between dawn and dusk; and            (iii)    If the golf cart is equipped with lighting devices as required by the Administration;        (2)    Shall keep the golf cart as far to the right of the roadway as feasible; and        (3)    Shall possess a valid driver’s license.    (b)    The town government may designate the highways within the municipal limits of the Town of Vienna on which a person may operate a golf cart.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-105 - Persons Working on Highways

    Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions of this title, except for those in Subtitle 9 of this title, do not apply to persons, motor vehicles, and equipment while engaged in construction or maintenance work on a highway. However, the provisions of this title do apply to these persons, vehicles, and equipment when traveling to or from this work.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 21-107 - Authority of School Crossing Guards to Direct Traffic

    (a)    A school crossing guard who meets the qualifications in subsection (b) of this section may stop or otherwise direct vehicles and pedestrians on a highway or on school grounds to assist:        (1)    Pedestrians in the safe crossing of highways at a school crossing;        (2)    School vehicles in entering and leaving school grounds; and        (3)    Except in Baltimore City, vehicles that are not school vehicles in entering and leaving school grounds.    (b)    A school crossing guard is qualified to direct traffic as described in subsection (a) of this section if the school crossing guard:        (1)    Is 18 years of age or older;        (2)    Is under the control of a local law enforcement agency or a county school board;        (3)    Has completed training to perform any traffic direction duties to which the guard is assigned as prescribed by the law enforcement agency or county school board that has control over the school crossing guard; and        (4)    Is wearing an appropriate uniform as specified by the law enforcement agency or county school board that has control over the school crossing guard.    (c)    A person may not willfully disobey a lawful direction of a school crossing guard exercising the authority granted in this section.    (d)    Nothing in this section prohibits a school crossing guard who does not meet the qualifications specified in subsection (b) of this section from assisting a pedestrian to cross a highway, providing the school crossing guard does not attempt to do so by directing traffic.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 2 - Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings|Section 21-201 - Obedience to and Required Traffic Control Devices

    (a)    (1)    Subject to the exceptions granted in this title to the driver of an emergency vehicle, the driver of any vehicle, unless otherwise directed by a police officer, shall obey the instructions of any traffic control device applicable to the vehicle and placed in accordance with the Maryland Vehicle Law.        (2)    The driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection controlled by a traffic control device may not drive across private property or leave the roadway for the purpose of avoiding the instructions of a traffic control device.    (b)    (1)    If a provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law or of an ordinance or regulation of a local authority requires a traffic control device, the provision is unenforceable against an alleged violator if, at the time and place of the alleged violation, the traffic control device is not in proper position and legible enough to be seen by an ordinarily observant individual.        (2)    Unless a provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law or of an ordinance or regulation of a local authority states that a traffic control device is required, the provision is effective and enforceable even if no traffic control device is in place.    (c)    Unless the contrary is established by competent evidence, if a traffic control device is placed in a position approximately meeting the requirements of the Maryland Vehicle Law, the device is presumed to have been placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority.    (d)    Unless the contrary is established by competent evidence, if a traffic control device is placed in accordance with the Maryland Vehicle Law and purports to meet the lawful requirements governing these devices, the device is presumed to meet the requirements of the Maryland Vehicle Law.