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MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-1413 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 14 - Operation of Vehicles on Certain Toll Facilities|Section 21-1413 - Failure or Refusal to Pay Toll

    (a)    A person may not fail or refuse to pay the prescribed toll at any Authority highway for which the payment of a toll is fixed.    (b)    A person may not attempt to evade the payment of the toll at any Authority highway for which the payment of a toll is fixed.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-1415 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 14 - Operation of Vehicles on Certain Toll Facilities|Section 21-1415 - Reciprocal Enforcement of Toll Violations Between Jurisdictions

    (a)    The Maryland Transportation Authority in consultation with the Administrator may enter into an agreement with another jurisdiction that provides for reciprocal enforcement of toll violations between the State and the other jurisdiction.    (b)    An agreement made under this section shall provide that drivers and vehicles licensed in the State, while operating on the highways of another jurisdiction, shall receive benefits, privileges, and exemptions of a similar kind with regard to toll enforcement as are extended to drivers and vehicles licensed or registered in the other jurisdiction while operated in the State.    (c)    A reciprocal agreement under this section may provide for enforcement of toll violations by refusal or suspension of the registration of a motor vehicle in accordance with § 21–1414 of this subtitle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  21-1416 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 21 - Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road|Subtitle 14 - Operation of Vehicles on Certain Toll Facilities|Section 21-1416 - Reporting of Transponder Theft and Unauthorized Charges on E-Zpass Account

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Authority” means the Maryland Transportation Authority.        (3)    “E–ZPass account” means a financial relationship between the Authority and a person who agrees to abide by the terms and conditions established for the electronic collection of tolls.        (4)    “Transponder” means a device that is designed to transmit information used to collect tolls and is associated with a particular account.    (b)    A holder of an E–ZPass account may:        (1)    Report a theft of a transponder associated with the E–ZPass account to a local law enforcement agency and the Authority within 2 weeks of the first account statement after the theft; and        (2)    Identify any unauthorized charges to the holder’s E–ZPass account and report the unauthorized charges to the Authority for verification.    (c)    A holder of an E–ZPass account who reports the theft of a transponder in accordance with this section is not responsible for unauthorized toll charges:        (1)    If the Authority:            (i)    Identifies the individual who unlawfully used the transponder; and            (ii)    Collects the proper toll charges from the individual; or        (2)    Incurred after the date the theft was reported to the Authority.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-101 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Scope and Effect of Equipment Provisions|Section 22-101 - Driving With Improper Equipment Prohibited

    (a)    (1)    A person may not drive and the owner may not cause or knowingly permit to be driven on any highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that:            (i)    Is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person;            (ii)    Does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this title; or            (iii)    Is equipped in any manner in violation of this title.        (2)    A person may not do any act forbidden or fail to do any act required under this title.    (b)    (1)    Nothing contained in this title shall be construed to prohibit the use of additional parts and accessories on any vehicle not inconsistent with the provisions of this title.        (2)    A person may not operate work equipment that is added to a vehicle for a designated purpose other than driving the vehicle on a highway while the vehicle is being driven on a highway unless the vehicle is being used to conduct authorized work on the highway.        (3)    A person may not operate on a vehicle equipment that is intended for off–road use while the vehicle is being driven on a highway.    (c)    A person may not display for sale, sell, offer for sale, or deliver for use in, on, or as a part of any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, any headlamp, auxiliary or fog lamp, rear lamp, warning lamp, reflector, glazing material, hydraulic brake fluid, brake lining, antifreeze, seat belt, shoulder harness, or seat belt and shoulder harness assembly, or any other item of equipment or device, including eye-protective devices and protective helmets, required to be approved by the Administrator, unless the device is of a type that has been submitted to the Administrator or his authorized agent and has been approved by him.    (d)    A person may not display for sale, sell, offer for sale, or deliver for use in, on, or as a part of any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer, any device required to be approved by the Administrator, unless the device bears on it or, where applicable, on the container in which it is sold, the trademark or name under which it has been approved.    (e)    (1)    The provisions of this title with respect to equipment on vehicles do not apply to farm equipment, road machinery, road rollers, farm tractors, mopeds, or motor scooters, except as made applicable in this title.        (2)    (i)    Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, this title does not apply to low speed vehicles.            (ii)    1.    A low speed vehicle shall comply with federal standards under 49 C.F.R. 571.500.                2.    The Administration may adopt regulations that require equipment for low speed vehicles in addition to equipment required under federal law.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-102 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Scope and Effect of Equipment Provisions|Section 22-102 - Authority of Administrator

    (a)    The Administrator may approve or disapprove any lighting device or other motor vehicle safety equipment components or assemblies of a type for which approval is specifically required in this title, within a reasonable time after approval has been requested. The approvals may be based on consultations with the Automotive Safety Enforcement Division of the Department of State Police.    (b)    The Administrator may set up the procedure to be followed when requests for approval of any lighting device or other motor vehicle safety equipment component or assembly is submitted. The procedures may provide for submission of these devices, components, or assemblies to the Automotive Safety Enforcement Division of the Department of State Police.    (c)    When the Administrator has reason to believe that a device approved under this title is being sold commercially and does not comply with the applicable standards for the device, the Administrator may, after giving 30 days’ previous notice to the person who has received the approval for the device, conduct a hearing on the question of compliance of the approved device. After the hearing, the Administrator shall determine whether the devices being sold meet the requirements for approval. If the devices do not meet these requirements, the Administrator shall give notice to the person who has received the previous approval.    (d)    If, at the expiration of 30 days after this notice, the person who has received the approval of the device has failed to satisfy the Administrator that the devices being sold meet the requirements for approval, the Administrator shall suspend or revoke the approval issued for the device until the device is resubmitted to and tested by an independent testing laboratory approved by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators and is found to meet the applicable standards. The Administrator may require that all of these devices sold since the notification following the hearing be replaced by devices that do comply. The Administrator may, at the time of retest, purchase on the open market and submit for retesting one or more sets of these approved devices, and, if the device on retest fails to meet the approval requirements, the Administrator shall revoke or refuse to renew the approval of the device.    (e)    Notwithstanding any other provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law, the Administrator may adopt any motor vehicle safety standard prescribed by the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation under 49 U.S.C. § 30111.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Scope and Effect of Equipment Provisions|Section 22-103 - Program of Market Surveillance; Notice to Seller of Unapproved Device

    (a)    In order to assure that required devices displayed for sale, sold, offered for sale, or delivered for use in, on, or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer are of a type approved by the Administrator, the Administration may maintain a program of market surveillance.    (b)    On discovery of unapproved devices being sold, offered for sale, displayed for sale, or being delivered for use on any of the vehicles described in § 22-101(c) of this subtitle, notice shall be given that the seller, jobber, or wholesaler is in violation of § 22-101 and that these unapproved devices may not be sold, displayed for sale, or delivered for use on any of the vehicles described in § 22-101(c) and that any such sale, offer for sale, display for sale, or delivery for use of any unapproved devices is a violation of this title.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Scope and Effect of Equipment Provisions|Section 22-104 - Unlawful to Remove or Alter Safety Device or Equipment

    A person may not willfully or intentionally remove or alter any safety device or equipment that has been placed on any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer in compliance with any law, rule, regulation, or requirement of any officer or agency of the United States or of this State, if it is intended that the vehicle be operated on highways in this State, unless the removal or alteration is permitted by rule or regulation adopted by the Administrator.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Scope and Effect of Equipment Provisions|Section 22-105 - Alterations Reducing Effectiveness of Bumpers

    (a)    (1)    If any Class A (passenger) vehicle, any Class E truck with a manufacturer’s rating or registered gross vehicle weight of 18,000 pounds or less, or any Class M (multipurpose) vehicle has been altered in any manner that would reduce the effectiveness of its bumpers or suspension or render the vehicle dangerous in the event of a single vehicle accident or a collision with another vehicle, it may not be operated on any highway in this State.        (2)    Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt a vehicle from the application of paragraph (1) of this subsection solely because the vehicle is in compliance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section.    (b)    A person may not operate a vehicle on any highway in the State if, as a result of post-manufacture alterations, the height of the vehicle’s frame side rails or either of the vehicle’s bumpers exceeds:        (1)    In the case of a Class A (passenger) vehicle, 20 inches;        (2)    In the case of a Class M (multipurpose) vehicle, 28 inches;        (3)    In the case of a Class E truck with a manufacturer’s rating or registered gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or less, 28 inches; or        (4)    In the case of a Class E truck with a manufacturer’s rating or registered gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds but not more than 18,000 pounds:            (i)    30 inches; or            (ii)    If the truck is used for spraying agricultural crops, 32 inches.    (c)    The Administration and the Automotive Safety Enforcement Division of the Department of State Police jointly shall adopt regulations relating to bumpers, frame side rails, and vehicle suspensions as necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this section.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 1 - Scope and Effect of Equipment Provisions|Section 22-106 - "Police Officer" Defined

    (a)    In this title, “police officer” means:        (1)    Any uniformed police officer; or        (2)    Any civilian employee of the Department of State Police or of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force assigned to enforce this title or any rule or regulation adopted under this title, but only while acting under written authorization of the Secretary of State Police.    (b)    (1)    Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, any police officer shall have the authority to enforce this title and any rule or regulation adopted under it.        (2)    A civilian employee of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police Force shall have the authority stated in paragraph (1) of this subsection only if the individual is:            (i)    Acting under the immediate direction and control of a uniformed police officer; and            (ii)    Certified by the Department of State Police to enforce this title and any rule or regulation adopted under it.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-201 - "Service Vehicles" Defined

    In this subtitle, “service vehicles” means any of the following vehicles that are designated by the Administration as service vehicles:         (1)    Vehicles of federal, State, or local agencies;        (2)    Vehicles of public service companies; and        (3)    Vehicles of persons performing governmental functions under a contract with any federal, State, or local government.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-201.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-201.1 - When Lighted Lamps Are Required

    Every vehicle on a highway in this State, at any time when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet ahead, shall display lighted lamps and illuminating devices as respectively required in this subtitle for different classes of vehicles, subject to exceptions with respect to parked vehicles, and further that stoplights, turn signals, and other signaling devices shall be lighted as prescribed for the use of these devices.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-201.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-201.2 - Use of Headlights When Windshield Wipers Are Operated

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, if a driver of a vehicle on a highway operates the vehicle’s windshield wipers for a continuous period of time because of impaired visibility resulting from unfavorable atmospheric conditions, the driver shall light the vehicle’s headlamps.    (b)    A violation of this section is not considered a moving violation for purposes of § 16–402 of this article.    (c)    (1)    If a person is convicted under this section, the conviction may not:            (i)    Be considered evidence of negligence;            (ii)    Be considered evidence of contributory negligence;            (iii)    Limit liability of a party or an insurer; or            (iv)    Diminish recovery for damages arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or operation of a motor vehicle.        (2)    Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection, a party, witness, or counsel may not make reference to a violation of this section.        (3)    Nothing contained in this subsection may be construed to prohibit the right of a person to institute a civil action for damages against a dealer, manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or other appropriate entity arising out of an incident that involves a defectively installed or defectively operating headlamp.    (d)    A person who is convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section is subject to a fine not to exceed $25.    (e)    A police officer may enforce the provisions of this section only as a secondary action when the police officer detains a driver of a motor vehicle for a suspected violation of another provision of the Code.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-202 - Visibility Distance; Measuring Mounted Height of Lamps

    (a)    Whenever a requirement is declared in this subtitle as to distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible or within which the lamps or devices shall be visible, the requirement applies during the times stated in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle in respect to a vehicle without a load when on a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions, unless a different time or condition is expressly stated.    (b)    Whenever a requirement is declared in this subtitle as to the mounted height of lamps or devices, it means from the center of the lamp or device to the level ground on which the vehicle stands when the vehicle is without a load.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-203 - Headlamps on Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles

    (a)    In this section, the term “motorcycle” includes Class M (multipurpose) vehicles that are designated by the Administrator.    (b)    Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be equipped with at least two headlamps with at least one on each side of the front of the motor vehicle, which headlamps shall emit white light and comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in this title.    (c)    (1)    Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two headlamps that comply with the requirements and limitations of this title.        (2)    A headlamp on a motorcycle may modulate either the upper beam or the lower beam from its maximum intensity to a lesser intensity, consistent with federal motor vehicle safety standards.    (d)    Every headlamp on every motor vehicle, including every motorcycle, shall be located at a height of not more than 54 inches nor less than 22 inches.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-204 - Tail Lamps; Illumination of Rear Registration Plate

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, after June 1, 1971, every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and any other vehicle that is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles, shall be equipped with at least 2 tail lamps mounted on the rear, which, when lighted as required in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of 1,000 feet to the rear.    (b)    Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and any other vehicle that is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles, and that was manufactured or assembled before June 1, 1971, shall have at least 1 tail lamp mounted on the rear which, when lighted as required in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle, shall emit a red light plainly visible from a distance of at least 300 feet to the rear.    (c)    On a combination of vehicles, only the tail lamps on the rearmost vehicle need actually be seen from the distance specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.    (d)    On vehicles equipped with more than 1 tail lamp, the lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable.    (e)    Every tail lamp on every vehicle shall be located at a height of not more than 72 inches nor less than 20 inches.    (f)    Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be constructed and placed to illuminate, with a white light, the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. Any tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be wired to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.    (g)    Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, special mobile equipment that is being drawn at the end of a combination of vehicles is not required to be equipped with tail lamps unless:        (1)    The special mobile equipment obstructs the tail lamps, stop lamps, turn signals, or, except for the registration plate lamp, any lamps of the towing vehicle required by law to be visible from the rear; or        (2)    The special mobile equipment extends more than 12 feet from the rear of the towing vehicle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-205 - Reflectors

    (a)    (1)    After July 1, 1971, every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer, and any special mobile equipment being towed, shall carry on the rear, either as part of the tail lamps or separately, two or more red reflectors meeting the requirements of this section, except that:            (i)    Motorcycles shall carry at least one reflector; and            (ii)    Vehicles of the types mentioned in § 22-208 of this subtitle shall be equipped with reflectors meeting the requirements of §§ 22-210 and 22-211(a) and (b) of this subtitle.        (2)    Before this date every vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, including devices moved by muscular power, shall carry on the rear at least one reflector, and after this date, every vehicle mentioned in this paragraph that is not mentioned in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall carry on the rear at least one reflector.    (b)    Every reflector shall be mounted on the vehicle at a height of not more than 60 inches nor less than 15 inches and shall be of such size and characteristics and so mounted as to be visible at night from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps, except that visibility from a greater distance is hereinafter required of reflectors on certain types of vehicles. When two reflectors are required they shall be as widely spaced laterally as practicable.