Motor Vehicle Operation
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - Vision Zero - Establishment [HB-885]
Establishing Vision Zero; providing the purpose of the program is for planning and developing a State highway system that has zero vehicle-related deaths or serious injuries; requiring the Department of Transportation to designate a coordinator to oversee the implementation of Vision Zero; requiring the coordinator, in implementing Vision Zero, to collaborate with certain entities and include certain strategies; requiring that the funding for Vision Zero be as provided by the Governor in the State budget; etc.
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Motor Vehicle Registration - Suspension for Failure to Pay Video Toll - Repeal [HB-870]
Repealing a requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration, under certain circumstances, suspend the registration of a motor vehicle that incurs a certain toll violation; altering the authority of the Maryland Transportation Authority to enter certain reciprocal agreements for the enforcement of toll violations; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Administrative Per Se Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program [HB-813]
Modifying the periods of time that persons who commit administrative per se offenses may be required to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program; requiring a court to prohibit certain persons from operating a motor vehicle without an ignition interlock system for not less than 180 days; and requiring a police officer to provide certain advice and information to persons who commit administrative per se offenses.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Special Event Zones in Worcester County - Penalties [HB-789]
Establishing a penalty of up to $1,000 for certain violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law committed within a special event zone in Worcester County.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Speed Limits - Establishment [HB-780]
Authorizing Baltimore City to establish the maximum speed limit on a highway under its jurisdiction without performing an engineering and traffic study.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Operation in School Zones [HB-776]
Requiring that a local jurisdiction place a certain device in each direction of a roadway in close proximity to the boundary of a school zone before activating, placing, repairing, or altering a speed monitoring system on or after June 1, 2019; and limiting the fee that a contractor may receive for operating a speed monitoring system or administering or processing citations generated by a speed monitoring system on behalf of a local jurisdiction for a contract entered into on or after June 1, 2019.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Juvenile Proceedings - Fines, Fees, and Costs [HB-694]
Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing the juvenile court to impose certain civil fines against a child found to have committed certain violations; repealing a certain provision of law authorizing the juvenile court to impose certain court costs against a juvenile respondent or the respondent's parent, guardian, or custodian under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Operation of Uninsured Motor Vehicle - Criminal Penalties [HB-675]
Repealing the term of imprisonment that may be imposed on a person who operates or knowingly allows to be operated a motor vehicle that the person knows or has reason to know is not covered by the required security; and reducing from $1,000 to $500 the maximum fine that may be imposed on a person for a first offense for operating or knowingly allowing to be operated a motor vehicle that the person knows or has reason to know is not covered by the required security.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Vehicle Laws - Prohibited Acts at Intersections MC 10-19 [HB-614]
Prohibiting vehicle traffic in Montgomery County from entering certain intersections against certain traffic signals if the vehicle is unable to safely and completely proceed through the intersection; establishing certain exceptions to the prohibition; prohibiting a police officer from issuing a citation for a violation of the Act unless certain conditions are met; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - State Highway Administration - Traffic Calming Devices [HB-560]
Requiring the State Highway Administration, in consultation with appropriate county and municipal authorities, to compile certain best practices for siting, constructing, and maintaining traffic calming devices that address engineering and design and the costs and benefits of the devices; requiring the Administration to coordinate and act as a clearinghouse for best practices, to publish and update information about best practices, and to include estimated costs of construction related to traffic calming devices; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Transportation - Ignition Interlock System - Definition [HB-55]
Altering the definition of "ignition interlock system" to require that an ignition interlock system be equipped with a camera capable of recording still images of the person taking the test of the person's blood alcohol level; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Exemptions - Vehicles With Low Annual Mileage [HB-52]
Repealing the requirement that, in order for a vehicle that is driven 5,000 miles or less annually to be exempt from mandatory inspection and testing requirements, the owner of the vehicle must meet certain disability or age requirements.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Crosswalks – Violation of Pedestrian Right–of–Way – Penalty [HB-517]
Increasing the maximum fine for a certain motor vehicle violation related to the right-of-way for pedestrians in crosswalks from $500 to $1,000.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Low Speed Electric Vehicles - City of Havre de Grace [HB-467]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for low speed electric vehicles in the City of Havre de Grace; defining a "low speed electric vehicle" as a vehicle capable of a sustained speed of 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour; providing that a person who operates a low speed electric vehicle in the City of Havre de Grace may operate the vehicle only on certain roadways and, between dusk and dawn, only if the low speed electric vehicle is equipped with certain lighting devices;
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Tow Trucks - Driver Safety Act [HB-429]
Requiring a yellow or amber light or signal device on a certain tow truck that is manufactured on or after October 1, 2019, to use a light-emitting diode; and requiring a certain tow truck to display reflective paint or markings on the rear of the vehicle.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Overtaking and Passing Bicycles, EPAMDs, or Motor Scooters [HB-398]
Authorizing the driver of a vehicle to drive on the left side of the roadway in a no-passing zone to overtake and pass at a safe distance a bicycle, an Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (EPAMD), or a motor scooter traveling in the same direction if the vehicle is driven in accordance with certain provisions of law and the driver reasonably believes, based on certain conditions, that the adjustment does not endanger, impede, or interfere with another vehicle.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Operation When Approaching Vehicle With Visual Signals [HB-395]
Requiring the driver of a motor vehicle who is unable to make a lane change when approaching from the rear certain vehicles that are stopped, standing, or parked and using certain visual signals to slow to a certain speed on a certain type of highway.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Hours of Operation on U.S. Route 50 [HB-391]
Restricting to Monday through Friday between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. the days and hours during which the passenger requirement applies on the portion of U.S. Route 50 designated as a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane, between Interstate 95/Interstate 495 and U.S. Route 301; and authorizing the State Highway Administration to suspend the day and time restrictions if it determines that the restrictions do not comply with federal law.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Traffic Accident or Incident Management (Clear the Road Act of 2019) [HB-376]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration, the Maryland Transportation Authority, the Maryland State Police, or a local agency on a highway under its jurisdiction to push or move a disabled vehicle, spilled cargo, or debris off the roadway without the consent of the driver under certain circumstances; prohibiting the pushing or moving of a disabled vehicle, spilled cargo, or debris off the roadway under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Life-Threatening Injury Involving a Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence [HB-368]
Prohibiting a person from engaging in certain conduct that results in a life-threatening injury to another; exempting certain conduct that results in a life-threatening injury to another; establishing penalties for a violation of the Act of imprisonment for up to 18 months or a fine of up to $5,000 or both; requiring prior violations of certain other offenses to be considered as prior violations of the prohibition established by the Act for the purpose of imposing penalties for second and subsequent violations of the Act; etc.