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MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-206 - Stop Lamps and Turn Signals

    (a)    Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the requirements of § 22–219(a) of this subtitle, and the following vehicles shall meet the following additional requirements:        (1)    (i)    Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, registered in this State and sold as a new vehicle after June 1, 1967, shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps;            (ii)    Every passenger vehicle manufactured on or after September 1, 1985, shall be equipped with a red center high mount stop lamp mounted with its center on the vertical centerline of the vehicle as the vehicle is viewed from the rear; and            (iii)    Every pickup truck, van, and sport utility vehicle manufactured on or after September 1, 1993, shall be equipped with a red center high mount stop lamp mounted with its center on the vertical centerline of the vehicle as the vehicle is viewed from the rear; and        (2)    After July 1, 1971, every trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps.    (b)    Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer registered in this State and sold as a new vehicle after June 1, 1961, shall be equipped with electric turn signal lamps meeting the requirements of § 22–219(b) through (h) of this subtitle, except that:        (1)    Motorcycles manufactured before January 1, 1973, need not be equipped with electric turn signal lamps; and        (2)    The requirements of this section apply only to those trailers, semitrailers, and pole trailers that are registered in this State and sold as new vehicles on or after July 1, 1971.    (c)    Any special mobile equipment that is being towed shall be equipped with at least 2 stop lamps that meet the requirements of § 22-219(a) of this subtitle and electric turn signals that meet the requirements of § 22-219(b) of this subtitle if the special mobile equipment:        (1)    Obstructs the tail lamps, stop lamps, turn signals, or except for the registration plate lamp, any lamp of the towing vehicle required by law to be visible from the rear; or        (2)    Extends more than 12 feet from the rear of the towing vehicle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-209 - Color of Clearance Lamps, Identification Lamps, Side Marker Lamps, Backup Lamps, and Reflectors

    (a)    Front clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the front or on the side near the front of a vehicle shall display or reflect an amber color.    (b)    Rear clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps and reflectors mounted on the rear or on the sides near the rear of a vehicle shall display or reflect a red color.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-210 - Mounting of Reflectors, Clearance Lamps, and Side Marker Lamps

    (a)    Reflectors required by § 22-208 of this subtitle shall be mounted at a height of not more than 60 inches nor less than 15 inches above the ground on which the vehicle stands. However, if the highest part of the permanent structure of the vehicle is less than 15 inches, the reflector at that point shall be mounted as high as that part of the permanent structure will permit.    (b)    The rear reflectors on a pole trailer may be mounted on each side of the bolster or load.    (c)    Any required red reflector on the rear of a vehicle may be incorporated with the tail lamp, but the reflector shall meet all the other reflector requirements of this title.    (d)    Clearance lamps shall be mounted so as to indicate the extreme width of the motor vehicle, not including mirrors, and as near the top of the vehicle as practicable.    (e)    When rear identification lamps are mounted at the extreme height of the vehicle, rear clearance lamps may be mounted at an optional height.    (f)    When mounting of front clearance lamps at the highest point of a trailer results in those lamps failing to mark the extreme width of the trailer, they may be mounted at an optional height, but must indicate the extreme width of the trailer.    (g)    Clearance lamps on truck tractors shall be so located as to indicate the extreme width of the truck tractor cab.    (h)    Clearance lamps and side marker lamps may be mounted in combination if illumination is given as required in this subtitle with reference to both. However, no clearance lamp may be combined with any tail lamp or identification lamp.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-211 - Visibility Requirements for Reflectors, Clearance Lamps, Identification Lamps, and Marker Lamps

    (a)    Every reflector on any vehicle referred to in § 22-208 of this subtitle shall be of such size and characteristics and so maintained as to be readily visible at nighttime from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet from the vehicle when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps.    (b)    Reflectors required to be mounted on the sides of the vehicle shall reflect the required color of light to the sides, and those mounted on the rear shall reflect a red color to the rear.    (c)    Front and rear clearance lamps and identification lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions, at the times lights are required, at all distances between 500 and 50 feet from the front and rear, respectively, of the vehicle.    (d)    Side marker lamps shall be capable of being seen and distinguished under normal atmospheric conditions, at the times lights are required, at all distances between 500 and 50 feet from the side of the vehicle on which they are mounted.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-212 - Obstructed Lamps Not Required to Be Lighted

    Whenever motor and other vehicles are operated in combination during the time that lights are required, any lamp (except tail lamps) that, by reason of its location on a vehicle of the combination, would be obscured by another vehicle of the combination, need not be lighted. However, this does not affect the requirement that lighted clearance lamps be displayed on the front of the foremost vehicle required to have clearance lamps, nor that all lights required on the rear of the rearmost vehicle of any combination be lighted.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-213 - Lamps, Reflectors, and Flags on Projecting or Extended Loads

    (a)    Any vehicle carrying a load that extends beyond the side or to the rear 4 or more feet beyond the bed or body of the vehicle shall be equipped with the lamps and reflectors required by this section, in addition to other required lamps, at the times specified in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle.    (b)    Loads projecting beyond sides of motor vehicles shall be marked as follows:        (1)    The foremost edge of the projecting load, at its outermost extremity, shall be marked with an amber lamp visible from the front and side;        (2)    The rearmost edge of the projecting load, at its outermost extremity, shall be marked with a red lamp visible from the rear and side;        (3)    If any portion of the projecting load extends beyond both the foremost or rearmost edge, it shall be marked with an amber lamp visible from the front, side, and rear; or        (4)    If the projecting load does not measure over 3 feet from front to rear, it shall be marked with an amber lamp visible from the front, side, and rear, except that, if the projection is located at or near the rear, it shall be marked by a red lamp visible from the front, side, and rear.    (c)    Motor vehicles carrying loads that extend over 4 feet beyond the rear of the motor vehicle or that have tailboards or tailgates extending over 4 feet beyond the body shall have these projections marked:        (1)    On each side of the projecting load, by one red lamp, visible from the side and located so as to indicate maximum overhang; and        (2)    On the rear of the projecting load, by two red lamps, visible from the rear, one at each side, and two red reflectors, visible from the rear, one at each side, located so as to indicate maximum width.    (d)    On any vehicle with a load that extends beyond either side more than 6 inches or beyond its rear more than 4 feet there shall be displayed at all times, at each point a lamp is required, red or orange-fluorescent warning flags, not less than 18 inches square, marking the extremities of the load.    (e)    Every flag shall be so mounted or constructed that its full dimensions are visible at all times.    (f)    This section in no way expands the provisions of § 24-103 of this article, or any other provision of law that prohibits certain extensions of loads on vehicles.    (g)    This section does not apply to loads consisting of agricultural products, the nature of which would make installation of the required lights and reflectors impractical or unsafe.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-214 - Lamps on Parked Vehicles

    (a)    Every vehicle shall be equipped with one or more lamps that, when lighted, display a white or amber light visible from a distance of 1,000 feet to the front of the vehicle, and a red light visible from a distance of 1,000 feet to the rear of the vehicle. The location of the lamp or lamps shall always be such that at least one lamp or combination of lamps meeting the requirements of this section is installed as near as practicable to the side of the vehicle that is closest to passing traffic. This subsection does not apply to motorcycles.    (b)    Whenever a vehicle is parked or stopped on a roadway, whether attended or unattended, when there is insufficient light to reveal any person or object within a distance of 1,000 feet on the highway, the vehicle so parked or stopped shall be equipped with and shall display lamps meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, but it is not necessary to display the lamps on a vehicle that is lawfully parked on a part of a roadway that is ordinarily or customarily used for parking vehicles.    (c)    All lighted headlamps on a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-215 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-215 - Lamps on Farm Tractors and Farm Equipment

    (a)    Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment, at all times mentioned in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle, shall be equipped with two single-beam or multiple-beam headlamps meeting the requirements of § 22-222 or § 22-224 of this subtitle, respectively, or, as an alternative, § 22-225 of this subtitle, and at least two red lamps visible when lighted from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear; and at least two red reflectors visible from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps.    (b)    (1)    Every combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment, at all times mentioned in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle, shall be equipped with lamps as provided in this subsection.        (2)    The farm tractor element of the combination shall be equipped as required in subsection (a) of this section.        (3)    The towed unit of farm equipment of the combination shall be equipped on the rear with two red lamps visible when lighted from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear, and two red reflectors visible to the rear from all distances within 600 feet to 100 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps.        (4)    The combination also shall be equipped with a lamp displaying a white or amber light, or any shade of color between white and amber, visible when lighted from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the front. This lamp shall be so positioned to indicate, as nearly as practicable, the extreme left projection of the combination carrying it.    (c)    The two red lamps and the two red reflectors required in this section on a self-propelled unit of farm equipment or combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment shall be positioned to show from the rear as nearly as practicable the extreme width of the vehicle or combination carrying them.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-215.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-215.1 - Rollback Vehicle Operated in Combination With Vehicle Being Towed

    Whenever a rollback vehicle, as defined in § 11-151.1 of this article, is being operated in combination with a vehicle being towed, the towed vehicle shall be equipped to display, in accordance with the provisions of § 22-201.1 of this subtitle:         (1)    Tail lamps meeting the requirements of § 22-204 of this subtitle; and        (2)    Stop lamps and turn signals meeting the requirements of § 22-206 of this subtitle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-216 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-216 - Lamps on Other Vehicles and Equipment

    Every vehicle, including animal-drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in § 22-101(e) of this title, not specifically required by the provisions of this subtitle to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices, at all times specified in § 22-201.1 of this subtitle, shall be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the front of the vehicle, and also shall be equipped with two lamps displaying red lights visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear of the vehicle or, as an alternative, one lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear and two red reflectors visible from all distances of 600 to 100 feet to the rear when illuminated by the upper beams of headlamps.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-217 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-217 - Spot Lamps, Fog Lamps, and Auxiliary Driving Lamps

    (a)    Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one spot lamp. Every lighted spot lamp shall be aimed and used, on approaching another vehicle, so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the vehicle or more than 100 feet ahead of the vehicle.    (b)    Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two fog lamps mounted on the front at a height of not more than 30 inches nor less than 12 inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands, and so aimed that, when the vehicle is not loaded, none of the high-intensity portion of the light to the left of the center of the vehicle shall, at a distance of 25 feet ahead, project higher than a level of 4 inches below the level of the center of the lamp from which it comes. Lighted fog lamps meeting these requirements may be used with lower headlamp beams as specified in § 22-222(a)(2) of this subtitle.    (c)    Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary driving lamps mounted on the front at a height of not more than 42 inches nor less than 16 inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands. The provisions of § 22-222 of this subtitle apply to any combination of headlamps and auxiliary driving lamps.    (d)    The restrictions and limitations of this section do not apply to emergency vehicles.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-218.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-218.1 - Rural Letter Carrier's Warning Device

    (a)    Any rural letter carrier’s motor vehicle may be equipped with a warning device for the purpose of warning the drivers of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking, and passing, and, when so equipped, may display the device in addition to any other warning signal required or permitted by law.    (b)    The warning device shall include two bi-directional lights mounted at each side of the vehicle on the roof, with two amber lenses facing the rear and two amber lenses facing the front.    (c)    Each light shall be at least 4 inches in diameter and shall be powered by a bulb of at least 21 candlepower, with reflectorization sufficient to assure visibility for at least 500 feet in front of and to the rear of the vehicle.    (d)    The lights shall be wired with one “on-off” switch and one “flashing” switch, which shall activate both lights simultaneously, and which may be wired to operate from the vehicle’s stoplight switch.    (e)    Between each light on the assembly of the device a sign shall be mounted with the words “U.S. Mail” in black letters on a white background, facing both to the front and the rear.    (f)    The lettering on the sign shall be at least 4 inches in height, and the width of each stroke shall be at least 3/4 of an inch.    (g)    The sign shall be constructed to permit it to be folded down out of vision when not in use.    (h)    The warning device may be used only during the discharge of a rural letter carrier’s official duties.    (i)    Before the first stop on the route and following the last one the lights shall be darkened and the sign folded down out of vision.    (j)    The warning device may not be installed or operated until an application has been submitted to and approved by the Administration.    (k)    The application shall be made by the individual rural letter carrier on forms furnished by the Administration.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-218.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-218.2 - Amber Lights on Tow Trucks, Escort, and Maintenance Vehicles

    (a)    One or more amber flashing lights may be displayed:        (1)    By a tow truck while at the scene of an accident or a disabled vehicle or while towing a vehicle; and        (2)    By snow removal and other highway maintenance and service equipment and escort vehicles.    (b)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a participant in a citizens on patrol group or other community watch group may display on a vehicle while on patrol in the community one or more amber flashing lights.        (2)    An amber flashing light:            (i)    May only be displayed if allowed by a law enforcement agency designated by the governing body of the applicable county or municipal corporation; and            (ii)    Shall be extinguished at the request of a uniformed law enforcement officer.        (3)    The law enforcement agency may require that a sign meeting specifications set by the agency appear on the vehicle that identifies the group conducting the patrol while the amber flashing light is displayed.    (c)    (1)    A security guard agency licensed under Title 19 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article may equip its vehicles with one or more amber flashing lights.        (2)    A person operating a vehicle equipped with amber flashing lights under this subsection may activate the lights only while on duty on property that the agency is responsible for patrolling.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-219 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-219 - Signal Lamps and Signal Devices

    (a)    Any vehicle may be equipped with and, when required under the Maryland Vehicle Law, shall be equipped with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the vehicle, which:        (1)    Shall display a red light, visible from a distance of not less than 300 feet to the rear in normal sunlight;        (2)    Shall be actuated on application of the service brake; and        (3)    May, but need not, be incorporated with one or more other rear lamps.    (b)    Any vehicle may be equipped with and, when required under § 22-206(b) of this subtitle, shall be equipped with electric turn signals that indicate an intention to turn by flashing lights showing to the front and rear of a vehicle or on a combination of vehicles on the side of the vehicle or combination toward which the turn is to be made.    (c)    The lamps showing to the front shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and, when signaling, shall emit white or amber light, or any shade of light between white and amber.    (d)    The lamps showing to the rear shall be mounted on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable, and, when signaling, shall emit a red or amber light, or any shade of color between red and amber.    (e)    Turn signal lamps on vehicles 80 inches or more in overall width shall be visible from a distance of not less than 500 feet in normal sunlight.    (f)    Turn signal lamps on vehicles less than 80 inches wide shall be visible at a distance of not less than 300 feet in normal sunlight.    (g)    No lamp may project a glaring or dazzling light.    (h)    Turn signal lamps may, but need not, be incorporated in other lamps on the vehicle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  22-222 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles|Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment|Section 22-222 - Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in the Maryland Vehicle Law, the headlamps or the auxiliary driving lamp or combination thereof on motor vehicles shall be so arranged that the driver may select at will between distributions of light projected to different elevations, and the lamps, in addition, may be so arranged that the selection can be made automatically, subject to the following limitations:        (1)    There shall be an uppermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 450 feet ahead for all conditions of loading;        (2)    There shall be a lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a distance of at least 150 feet ahead;        (3)    On a straight level road under any condition of loading, none of the high–intensity portion of the beam may be directed to strike the eyes of an approaching driver; and        (4)    Not more than four lamps that project a beam of light of an intensity greater than 300 candlepower may be illuminated simultaneously.    (b)    Every new motor vehicle shall be equipped with a beam indicator, which shall be lighted whenever the uppermost distribution of light from the headlamps is in use, and may not otherwise be lighted.    (c)    The indicator shall be so designed and located that, when lighted, it will be readily visible without glare to the driver of the vehicle so equipped.