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MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-106 - Securing Loads on Vehicles -- in General

    (a)    This section and § 24-106.1 of this subtitle do not prohibit:        (1)    Dropping sand, abrasives, chemicals, or other materials to improve traction;        (2)    Spreading water or other substance to construct, clean or maintain a highway; or        (3)    Dropping asphalt or other materials for highway, bridge, storm drain, or utility construction or repair.    (b)    A vehicle with any load may not be driven on any highway unless the vehicle is constructed or loaded to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping.    (c)    A vehicle with any load may not be driven on any highway unless the load and any covering on the load are fastened securely to prevent the load or covering from becoming loose or detached or from in any way endangering other users of the highway.    (d)    This section does not apply to agricultural products in their natural state or residue developed from processing vegetable agricultural products that can be used as feed for animals and that are being transported to a farm. This provision, however, does not prevent the enforcement of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Department of the Environment for the control of air pollution.    (e)    The owner of a vehicle from which dirt, debris, or agricultural products has fallen on any highway is responsible for removing that dirt, debris, or agricultural products within a reasonable time.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-106.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-106.2 - Securing Loads on Vehicles -- Transportation of Lumber, Pipe, Steel, or Similar Materials

    (a)    A vehicle or combination of vehicles used to carry piling, poles, mill logs, unfinished or unfabricated lumber, pipe, steel, or other materials of a similar kind, size, shape, or characteristic may not be driven on any highway unless its load is fastened securely to both the front and rear of the vehicle at both the front and rear of the load, as provided in this section.    (b)    The fastening of a load to a vehicle shall be:        (1)    By two separate common coil B.B. chains, the links of which may not be less than:            (i)    3/8 of an inch in diameter for loads of 3 tons or less; or            (ii)    1/2 of an inch in diameter for loads over 3 tons;        (2)    If they have at least as much tensile strength as the chains, by:            (i)    Wire rope not less than 5/16 of an inch in diameter;            (ii)    Steel strapping; or            (iii)    Logistic webbing of synthetic fibers; or        (3)    As specified in Part 393 of the federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and adopted jointly by the Administration and the Department of State Police.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-106.3 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-106.3 - Securing Loads on Vehicles -- Persons Liable for Violations

    The owner of the vehicle, if present in the vehicle, or, in his absence, the driver of the vehicle is presumed to be responsible for any violation of §§ 24-106 through 24-106.2 of this subtitle, if:         (1)    The violation is caused by an occupant of the vehicle;        (2)    The vehicle has two or more occupants; and        (3)    It cannot be determined which occupant is the violator.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-108 - Load Limits of Axles

    (a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and except as otherwise provided in this section, the gross weight imposed on the ground surface by the wheels of an axle of a vehicle may not exceed the following limits:
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-109 - Gross Weight of Vehicles

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Single axle weight” means the total weight transmitted by all wheels whose centers may be included between 2 parallel transverse vertical planes 40 inches apart extending across the full width of the vehicle.        (3)    “Tandem axle weight” means the total weight transmitted to the road by 2 or more consecutive axles whose centers may be included between parallel vertical planes spaced more than 40 inches apart but not more than 96 inches apart extending across the full width of the vehicle.    (b)    An over–the–road bus or any vehicle that is regularly and exclusively used as an intrastate public agency passenger bus:        (1)    Is exempt from tandem axle weight limits provided in this section; but        (2)    Shall comply with the vehicle and combination of vehicles weight limits provided in this section that are not tandem axle weight limits.    (c)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, the overall gross weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles may not exceed an amount produced by application of the following formula:
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-110 - Registration of Vehicles According to Permissible Gross Weight

    (a)    (1)    Before registering any bus, truck, truck tractor, trailer, or semitrailer, the Administration may require any information and make any investigations or tests necessary to determine whether the vehicle may be operated safely on the highways in compliance with this subtitle.        (2)    The Administration shall register the vehicle for a maximum permissible gross weight within the limitations set forth in this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    The registration card for each vehicle specified in subsection (a) of this section shall show the gross weight for which the vehicle is registered. If the registered vehicle is a motor vehicle to be used in combination with other vehicles, the registration card also shall show separately the total permissible gross weight of the combination of vehicles.        (2)    The Administration may issue a special plate that shows the gross weight or weights for which a vehicle or combination of vehicles is registered. If issued, the plate shall be attached to and displayed at all times on the vehicle.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-111.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-111.1 - Removal of Excess Weight

    (a)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, as to any vehicle found to exceed the weight limits permitted under this subtitle, if the overweight does not exceed 5,000 pounds, a police officer may require the driver to unload the excess weight.    (b)    Except as otherwise provided in this section, as to any vehicle found to exceed the weight limits permitted under this subtitle, if the overweight exceeds 5,000 pounds, the vehicle may not be moved until the excess weight is unloaded.    (c)    Except on interstate highways, if an overweight vehicle bears registration plates issued by this State and is transporting liquid milk in bulk from the producer, the vehicle may be granted a 5 percent tolerance on the applicable registration or statutory gross weight limit. However, a tolerance granted under this subsection may not permit the gross weight of the vehicle to exceed 80,000 pounds.    (d)    As to an overweight vehicle carrying an indivisible load:        (1)    If it is the first indivisible load overweight violation by the driver of the vehicle, the vehicle may be allowed to proceed, after a permit to do so is obtained from the State Highway Administration; and        (2)    If it is a second or subsequent indivisible load overweight violation by the driver of the vehicle, the vehicle shall return with its load to its place of entry or origin in this State, after a permit to do so is obtained from the State Highway Administration.    (e)    As to an overweight vehicle carrying perishable products as its only load, the vehicle shall be allowed to proceed to its destination if:        (1)    It is the first perishable load overweight violation by the driver of the vehicle following a period of at least 365 consecutive days without a perishable load overweight violation; and        (2)    The overweight does not exceed 5,000 pounds.    (f)    All material or cargo unloaded under this section shall be cared for by the motor carrier or operator of the vehicle at the risk of the motor carrier or operator.    (g)    A person convicted of a violation of subsection (b), (d)(2), or (e) of this section is subject to:        (1)    For a first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000;        (2)    For a second offense, a fine not exceeding $2,000; and        (3)    For a third or subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $3,000.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-111.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-111.2 - Weighing and Measuring Stations

    The Department of State Police shall maintain at least five vehicle weighing and measuring stations. At least one of these stations shall be on United States Route I-95.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-112 - Permits for Excess Size and Weight

    (a)    (1)    The State Highway Administration may issue a permit allowing an oversized vehicle to use the highways in this State.        (2)    For each permit issued under this subsection, the State Highway Administration shall charge a fee of not less than $30.    (b)    (1)    The State Highway Administration may issue a permit allowing an overweight vehicle to use the highways in this State.        (2)    For each permit issued under this subsection, the State Highway Administration shall charge a fee of not less than:            (i)    $30 for the first 45 tons (90,000 pounds) or less of gross weight of the vehicle; and            (ii)    $5 for each additional ton (2,000 pounds) or part of a ton in excess of 45 tons.    (c)    The Secretary is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of establishing a schedule of fees for permits issued under this section using dollar amounts that will recover but not exceed the administrative costs associated with issuance and use of the permits, including compliance monitoring.    (d)    Each permit issued under this section shall specify:        (1)    The maximum size or weight permitted;        (2)    The route to be followed; and        (3)    The date and hour on which the trip is to be made.    (e)    (1)    A person may not violate any condition of a permit issued under this section.        (2)    A person may not move an oversized or overweight load which requires a permit under this section without first obtaining the permit and having the permit in the person’s possession.    (f)    A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:        (1)    For the first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000;        (2)    For a second offense, a fine not exceeding $2,000; and        (3)    For a third or subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $3,000.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-112.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-112.1 - Reciprocal Agreements

    (a)    The State Highway Administration may enter into reciprocal agreements on behalf of this State, with the duly authorized agents of any other state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States or Canada, or the District of Columbia, that provide for:        (1)    Issuing permits for nondivisable loads of overweight or oversize vehicles involved in interstate commerce;        (2)    Collecting permit fees;        (3)    The disbursement of funds collected by the State Highway Administration which are due to other states or jurisdictions based on the respective permit fees charged in those states or jurisdictions; and        (4)    Receiving funds from other states or jurisdictions for permit fees collected on behalf of this State.    (b)    The State Highway Administration may not enter into any reciprocal agreement that would affect this State’s permit fees or conflict with any provisions of this title.    (c)    In exercising the authority granted under this section, the State Highway Administration may:        (1)    Enter into regional or national permit agreements pertaining to overweight or oversize vehicles involved in interstate commerce;        (2)    Conduct audits to assure compliance with any permit agreement entered into under this section; and        (3)    Enforce the provisions set forth in any permit agreement entered into under this section.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-113 - Rules and Regulations for Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles

    (a)    The purpose of this section is to:        (1)    Facilitate the obtaining of permits;        (2)    Eliminate undue hardships to political subdivisions, contractors, and the movers of heavy or large equipment; and        (3)    Make possible, when circumstances justify, the issuing of permits under which more than one move can be made.    (b)    The State Highway Administration and the Department of State Police jointly may formulate rules and regulations that:        (1)    Implement the statutes on the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles; and        (2)    Establish fees and charges under these statutes.    (c)    (1)    Before a rule or regulation may be adopted or amended under this section, the State Highway Administration shall hold a public hearing on it.        (2)    After the hearing, the State Highway Administration may adopt the proposed rule, regulation, or amendment or any appropriate modification to it.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-113.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-113.1 - Weight Limitations for Vehicles Carrying International Freight

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, and subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Secretary, by regulation, may determine that a combination of vehicles carrying manifested international freight as the only load of the vehicle in a sealed, seagoing container on a semitrailer is carrying an indivisible load provided that:        (1)    A vehicle issued a permit under this section may not exceed 22,400 pounds gross maximum weight for a single axle, 44,000 pounds gross maximum weight for 2 consecutive axles, or 90,000 pounds gross maximum weight; and        (2)    A vehicle issued a permit under this section may be operated only on:            (i)    Those parts of the interstate and State systems of highways that are designated by the Secretary in conjunction with the United States Department of Transportation;            (ii)    Any other highway, authorized by the Secretary, that is the shortest practical route between a highway designated pursuant to subparagraph (i) of this paragraph and:                1.    A truck terminal;                2.    A port or other point of origin or destination; or                3.    For a distance not to exceed one mile, facilities for food, fuel, repairs, or rest.    (b)    (1)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations, consistent with the provisions of this section, for the issuance of permits for vehicles described under subsection (a) of this section.        (2)    The regulations adopted under this subsection may set fees and shall establish maximum axle and gross weight limits, routes, and other necessary criteria.    (c)    The authority granted under the provisions of this section may not be exercised unless and until the Secretary determines in writing that its exercise:        (1)    Is required to provide access to or egress from the Port of Baltimore for international freight;        (2)    Will not cause extraordinary damage to roads and bridges in the State or require extraordinary expense for the maintenance of those roads and bridges;        (3)    Will not cause undue adverse environmental impact upon or unduly disrupt residential neighborhoods; and        (4)    Will not impair highway safety.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-113.3 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-113.3 - Indivisible Load

    (a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Secretary, by regulation, may determine that a vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting manifested international freight as the only load of the vehicle or combination of vehicles in a sealed, seagoing container on a semitrailer is transporting an indivisible load, provided that the vehicle or combination of vehicles is issued a permit under this section and:        (1)    Is carrying not more than 100,000 pounds gross maximum vehicle weight;        (2)    Has the minimum number of axles required by the permit;        (3)    Does not exceed the maximum axle weight or axle spacing requirements, as established by regulation or specified on the permit;        (4)    Is traveling only during the hours as established by regulation or specified on the permit;        (5)    Adheres to a unique maximum speed limit specified on the permit; and        (6)    Is traveling only on State or county highways that are:            (i)    On the specific route established by regulation and specified on the permit between the Seagirt Marine Terminal and a destination authorized by the Secretary, with no deviation from the specific route; and            (ii)    Specifically designated by the Secretary as being part of a “heavy weight port corridor”.    (b)    (1)    The Secretary shall adopt regulations, consistent with this section, for the issuance of permits for vehicles described under subsection (a) of this section.        (2)    The regulations adopted under this subsection:            (i)    May set permit fees; and            (ii)    Shall establish axle and gross weight requirements, routes, and other necessary criteria.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-114 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load|Section 24-114 - Jurisdiction and Appeals in Offenses Involving Vehicle Weights

    As to violations relating to vehicle weights and the imposition of fines allowed for these violations, if either party is aggrieved by the judgment of a District Court, the party has a right of appeal under §§ 12-401 and 12-403 of the Courts Article.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Use of Highways|Section 24-201 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “County road” has the meaning stated in § 8-101 of this article.    (c)    “State highway” has the meaning stated in § 8-101 of this article.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Use of Highways|Section 24-202 - Damage of Highways Prohibited

    A person may not drive or move any vehicle or other object on or across any State highway or county road if the vehicle or object is constructed or equipped so that it might do unusual damage to the highway or road.
MD. Transportation Code Ann. §  24-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Transportation|Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation|Subtitle 2 - Regulation of Use of Highways|Section 24-203 - Authority of State Highway Administration to Preserve State Highways

    (a)    (1)    The State Highway Administration may adopt rules, regulations, and orders necessary for the preservation of State highways.        (2)    These rules, regulations, and orders may include provisions to regulate:            (i)    The use of State highways by vehicles or other objects that cause more than ordinary wear and tear of the highways; or            (ii)    The use of any State highway that is in danger.    (b)    Before any rule, regulation, or order may be adopted under this section, it shall be published once a week for 3 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the affected highway lies.    (c)    A person may not knowingly violate any rule, regulation, or order adopted under this section.