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MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-104.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Powers of State and Local Authorities|Section 25-104.1 - Restrictions on Sale of Traffic Control Devices

    A person may not sell or offer for sale any sign, signal, marking, or other device intended to regulate, warn, or guide traffic unless it conforms with the State manual and specifications adopted pursuant to § 25-104 of this subtitle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Powers of State and Local Authorities|Section 25-105 - Placement of Traffic Control Devices on State Highways

    (a)    On every highway under its jurisdiction, the State Highway Administration shall place and maintain those traffic control devices that it considers necessary to carry out the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. Each of these traffic control devices shall conform to the manual and specifications of the State Highway Administration.    (b)    A local authority may place or maintain a traffic control device on a highway under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Administration only with the permission and under the direction of the State Highway Administration.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Powers of State and Local Authorities|Section 25-106 - Placement of Local Traffic Control Devices

    On every highway under its jurisdiction, a local authority shall place and maintain those traffic control devices that it considers necessary to carry out the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law or local traffic ordinances or to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. Each of these traffic control devices shall conform to the manual and specifications of the State Highway Administration.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-106.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Powers of State and Local Authorities|Section 25-106.1 - Restrictions on Placement of Traffic Control Devices

    A person may not install or maintain, in any area of private property used by the public, any sign, signal, marking, or other device intended to regulate, warn, or guide traffic unless it conforms with the State manual and specifications adopted pursuant to § 25-104 of this subtitle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Powers of State and Local Authorities|Section 25-107 - Authority to Require Pedestrian Obedience to Traffic Control Signals

    As to any highway under its jurisdiction, a local authority may:         (1)    Require pedestrians to obey strictly any traffic control signal; and        (2)    Prohibit pedestrians from crossing, except in a crosswalk:            (i)    Any roadway in a business district; or            (ii)    Any designated highway.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Powers of State and Local Authorities|Section 25-108 - Use of Hov Lane by Plug-in or Hybrid Vehicles

    // EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 PER CHAPTERS 678 AND 679 OF 2018 //    (a)    In this section, “HOV lane” means a high occupancy vehicle lane, the use of which is restricted by a traffic control device during specified times to vehicles carrying at least a specified number of occupants.    (b)    This section applies only to a plug–in electric drive vehicle that has a maximum speed capability of at least 65 miles per hour.    (c)    Whenever the State Highway Administration designates a portion of a highway as an HOV lane, the HOV lane may be used at all times by plug–in electric drive vehicles that have obtained a permit from the Administration under this section, regardless of the number of passengers in the vehicle.    (d)    (1)    The Administration, the State Highway Administration, and the Department of State Police shall consult to design a permit to designate a vehicle as a plug–in electric drive vehicle authorized to use an HOV lane.        (2)    The Administration may charge a fee, not to exceed $20, for issuing a permit under this section.        (3)    The Administration, on the recommendation of the State Highway Administration, may limit the number of permits issued to ensure HOV lane operations are not degraded to an unacceptable level.    (e)    On or before January 1 of each year, the Administration and the State Highway Administration jointly shall report to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the General Assembly on the effect of the use of the plug–in electric drive vehicle permits issued under this section on the operation of HOV lanes in the State.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Powers of State and Local Authorities|Section 25-109 - Authority to Designate Through Highways and "Stop" and "Yield" Intersections

    The State Highway Administration, as to both State and county highways, and any local authority, as to any other highways under its jurisdiction, may:         (1)    Designate through highways and place stop signs or yield signs at specified entrances to them; or        (2)    Designate any intersection as a stop intersection or as a yield intersection and place stop signs or yield signs at one or more entrances to the intersection.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Powers of State and Local Authorities|Section 25-110 - Regulations Relative to School Vehicles

    (a)    (1)    With the advice of the State Department of Education, the Motor Vehicle Administration shall adopt and enforce rules and regulations not inconsistent with the Maryland Vehicle Law to govern the safe operation of all school vehicles.        (2)    The following shall be subject to the rules and regulations adopted under this section:            (i)    Every school or school district and its officers and employees;            (ii)    Every person employed under contract by a school or school district; and            (iii)    Every person that owns or operates a school vehicle.    (b)    (1)    Any officer or employee of any school or school district who violates any rule or regulation adopted under this section or fails to include the obligation to comply with these rules and regulations in any contract executed by him on behalf of a school or school district is guilty of misconduct and subject to removal from office or employment.        (2)    (i)    A person that owns or operates a school vehicle may not violate any rule or regulation adopted under this section.            (ii)    A vehicle involved in a violation under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is subject to suspension or revocation of its registration.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-111.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Powers of State and Local Authorities|Section 25-111.1 - Minimum Security Requirements for Commercial Motor Vehicles

    (a)    The Administration, in consultation with the State Highway Administration, may adopt rules and regulations that are consistent with 49 C.F.R., Part 387.    (b)    The rules and regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall apply to the following vehicles:        (1)    For–hire vehicles engaged in intrastate commerce that exceed a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds and are designed to carry property;        (2)    For–hire vehicles engaged in interstate commerce that:            (i)    Exceed a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds and are designed to carry property; or            (ii)    Are designed to transport passengers, including the driver; and        (3)    Vehicles that are required to be marked or placarded for the transportation of hazardous materials or otherwise are subject to the requirements of 49 C.F.R., Part 387 when transporting hazardous materials.    (c)    Any motor carrier operating a vehicle that is subject to the rules and regulations adopted under this section shall, at all times when operating the vehicle on a highway in the State, comply with the rules and regulations adopted under this section.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-114 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Powers of State and Local Authorities|Section 25-114 - Targeting Motorcycles Only at Checkpoints Prohibited; Exceptions

    (a)    In this section, “checkpoint” means a predetermined fixed location at which a police officer stops a motor vehicle or a specific sequence of motor vehicles to conduct safety inspections, inspect drivers’ licenses or registrations, or evaluate drivers for impairment.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a police officer at a motor vehicle checkpoint may not target only motorcycles for inspection or evaluation.    (c)    A police officer at a motor vehicle checkpoint established as part of a police search or investigation may target motorcycles as appropriate.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-115 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Powers of State and Local Authorities|Section 25-115 - Removing, Preserving, and Storing Vehicles

    (a)    In this section, “police department” has the meaning stated in § 25–201(e)(5) of this title.    (b)    Neither the governing body of Prince George’s County nor the police department may use other persons, equipment, or facilities for removing, preserving, and storing vehicles under § 16–303.1 of this article, § 25–203 of this title, or any other State or local law unless the services of the person or the equipment or facilities are selected from an open procurement administered by the Prince George’s County Office of Central Services.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Abandoned Vehicles|Section 25-202 - Abandonment of Vehicles Prohibited; Presumption of Ownership

    (a)    A person may not abandon a vehicle:        (1)    On any public property; or        (2)    On any property other than his own without the permission of the owner or lessee of the property.    (b)    The last known registered owner of an abandoned vehicle is considered to be the prima facie owner of the vehicle at the time it was abandoned and the person who abandoned it.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Abandoned Vehicles|Section 25-203 - Police May Take Abandoned Vehicles Into Custody

    (a)    A police department may take any abandoned vehicle into custody. For this purpose, the police department may use its own personnel, equipment, and facilities or, subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section and except as provided in § 25–115 of this title, use other persons, equipment, and facilities for removing, preserving, and storing abandoned vehicles.    (b)    A police department may not authorize the use of a tow truck under subsection (a) of this section unless the tow truck is registered under § 13–920 of this article.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Abandoned Vehicles|Section 25-204 - Notice by Police to Last Known Registered Owner and Secured Parties -- in General

    (a)    As soon as reasonably possible and within 7 days at most after it takes an abandoned vehicle into custody, a police department shall send a notice, by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, to:        (1)    The last known registered owner of the vehicle; and        (2)    Each secured party, as shown on the records of the Administration.    (b)    The notice shall:        (1)    State that the abandoned vehicle has been taken into custody;        (2)    Describe the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle;        (3)    Give the location of the facility where the vehicle is held;        (4)    (i)    Inform the owner and secured party of the owner’s and secured party’s right to reclaim the vehicle within 3 weeks after the date of the notice, on payment of all towing, preservation, and storage charges resulting from taking or placing the vehicle in custody; or            (ii)    In Baltimore City and Montgomery County, be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and inform the owner and secured party of the owner’s and secured party’s right to reclaim the vehicle within 11 working days after the receipt of the notice, on payment of all towing, preservation, and storage charges resulting from taking or placing the vehicle in custody; and        (5)    State that the failure of the owner or secured party to exercise this right in the time provided is:            (i)    A waiver by the owner or secured party of all of the owner’s or secured party’s right, title, and interest in the vehicle;            (ii)    A consent to the sale of the vehicle at public auction; and            (iii)    A consent by the owner other than a lessor to the retention of the vehicle for public purposes as provided in § 25-207 of this subtitle.    (c)    In Baltimore City, Prince George’s County, and Montgomery County, a police department or its agent may seek to recover costs of impoundment, storage, and sale of a vehicle as provided by §§ 25-206.1 and 25-206.2 of this subtitle. If a police department or its agent seeks to apply the provisions of §§ 25-206.1 and 25-206.2 of this subtitle, the notice required by this section shall also state that the failure of the owner or secured party to exercise the right to reclaim the vehicle in the time provided may cause:        (1)    Continuing liability of the owner for costs of:            (i)    Impoundment;            (ii)    Storage within the chargeable limit for storage as provided in § 25-206.1(b) of this subtitle; and            (iii)    Sale of the vehicle; and        (2)    Denial of any application by the owner to renew the registration of any vehicle as required by § 25-206.2 of this subtitle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Abandoned Vehicles|Section 25-205 - Notice by Police to Last Known Registered Owner and Secured Parties -- Notice by Publication

    (a)    This section applies if:        (1)    The identity of the last registered owner of an abandoned vehicle cannot be determined;        (2)    The registration of the vehicle gives no address for the owner;        (3)    It is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and address of each secured party; or        (4)    The certified mail notice required by § 25-204 of this subtitle is returned as undeliverable.    (b)    Under one of the conditions described in subsection (a) of this section, a police department that takes an abandoned vehicle into custody shall give the required notice by posting a notice complying with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section in the circuit court of the county where the abandoned vehicle was found.    (c)    The notice:        (1)    May contain multiple listings of abandoned vehicles;        (2)    Shall contain the information required by § 25-204 of this subtitle; and        (3)    Shall be posted:            (i)    Within 15 days of the taking into custody of the vehicle; or            (ii)    If the notice by posting under this section is made because of the return as undeliverable of a prior notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, within 7 days of the return of that prior notice.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Abandoned Vehicles|Section 25-206 - Effect of Failure to Reclaim Vehicle

    (a)    If the owner or secured party fails to reclaim an abandoned vehicle within 3 weeks after notice is given under this subtitle, the owner or secured party is deemed to have waived all of the owner’s or secured party’s right, title, and interest in the vehicle and to have consented to the sale of the vehicle at public auction, and the owner other than a lessor is deemed to have consented to the retention of the vehicle for public purposes as provided in § 25-207 of this subtitle.    (b)    In Baltimore City and Montgomery County, if the owner or secured party fails to reclaim an abandoned vehicle within 11 working days after receipt of notice given under § 25-204(b)(4)(ii) of this subtitle, the owner or secured party is deemed to have waived all of the owner’s or secured party’s right, title, and interest in the vehicle and to have consented to the sale of the vehicle at public auction, and the owner other than a lessor is deemed to have consented to the retention of the vehicle for public purposes as provided in § 25-207 of this subtitle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-206.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Abandoned Vehicles|Section 25-206.1 - Liability for Costs of Preservation and Storage of Vehicle

    (a)    This section applies to any vehicle sold by a police department of Baltimore City, Prince George’s County, Montgomery County, or a municipal corporation in Prince George’s County or Montgomery County under this subtitle as an abandoned vehicle, and to any vehicle sold pursuant to an ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, an ordinance or local law enacted by Prince George’s County or Montgomery County, or an ordinance enacted by a municipal corporation in Prince George’s County or Montgomery County governing vehicles that are:        (1)    Abandoned and unclaimed;        (2)    Reported stolen, recovered, and subsequently unclaimed; or        (3)    Involved in an accident, removed by police, and subsequently unclaimed.    (b)    If the money collected from the sale of a vehicle subject to this section is not enough to reimburse a police department or its agent for the costs of towing, preserving, and storing the vehicle and for the expenses of sale, including all publication and notice costs, the last registered owner shall be liable to the police department or its agent for the deficiency. For purposes of this subsection, the costs chargeable to an owner for the preservation and storage of a vehicle may not exceed $300.    (c)    If a vehicle subject to this section is transferred by the registered owner after it has been towed or impounded and before its sale at auction, and the transferee is given a copy of the notice required under § 25-204 of this subtitle, by the transferor or by the towing or impounding agency, then the transferee shall be liable for the costs provided by this section.    (d)    The liability provided by this section does not apply to the registered owner of a vehicle who has made a bona fide sale or gift of the vehicle to another person prior to its being towed or impounded. The registered owner has the burden of showing that a bona fide sale or gift of the vehicle has occurred.    (e)    The liability provided by this section does not apply in any case in which notice as required by § 25-204(c) of this subtitle has not been provided.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  25-206.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 25 - Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Abandoned Vehicles|Section 25-206.2 - Restrictions on Vehicle Registration for Liability Incurred Under 25-206.1

    (a)    The Administration may not renew the registration of any vehicle subject to this section if it is notified by a police department of Baltimore City, Prince George’s County, Montgomery County, or a municipal corporation in Prince George’s County or Montgomery County that the applicant has failed to satisfy a liability arising under § 25-206.1 of this subtitle to the police department or its agent.    (b)    (1)    The restriction provided by this section shall apply to all vehicles registered to the applicant at the time that notification is made by a police department as provided in subsection (a) of this section.        (2)    The restriction provided by this section may not apply solely to those vehicles provided for under § 25-206.1 of this subtitle.    (c)    The Administration shall continue to refuse an application as required by subsection (a) of this section until it is notified by the police department that the applicant is no longer subject to the restriction imposed by this section.    (d)    The penalty provided in this section does not apply to the registered owner of a vehicle who has made a bona fide sale or gift of the vehicle to another person prior to its being towed or impounded. The registered owner has the burden of showing that a bona fide sale or gift of the vehicle has occurred.    (e)    The penalty provided by this section does not apply in any case in which notice as required by § 25-204(c) of this subtitle has not been provided.    (f)    The Administration shall adopt procedures by which a police department shall notify it of any restriction or rescission of a restriction under this section on a person’s ability to register or transfer the registration of a vehicle.    (g)    The restrictions and procedures provided by this section are in addition to any other penalty provided by law for the abandonment of, or failure to reclaim impounded vehicles.