Motor Vehicle Operation
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Traffic Safety [SB-410]
Adding Baltimore City to the list of local authorities that under specified circumstances may impose specified restrictions on vehicles passing over a bridge or culvert under the jurisdictions of the local authorities without the approval of the State Highway Administration.
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Drunk Driving Reduction Act of 2015 [SB-395]
Requiring an individual who is convicted of a specified alcohol offense to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for specified periods of time and to successfully complete the Program; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Obstruction Hanging From Rearview Mirror - Enforcement [SB-316]
Providing for enforcement only as a secondary offense for a violation of the prohibition under specified circumstances against a person driving a vehicle on a highway with any object, material, or obstruction hanging from the rearview mirror that interferes with the clear view of the driver through the windshield.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Death or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Subsequent Offenders - Penalties [SB-232]
Establishing subsequent offender penalties of imprisonment not to exceed 15 years or a fine not to exceed $10,000 or both for specified offenses that result in the death or life-threatening injury to another as the result of a specified person driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel; and providing that specified offenses committed in another state or federal jurisdiction are to be considered for the application of specified subsequent offender penalties.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Prelitigation Discovery - Insurance Coverage - Prerequisites for Disclosure [SB-146]
Repealing specified requirements that specified claimants provide a specified insurer with specified information relating to health care treatment and economic damages before the insurer is required to disclose to the claimants specified coverage limits in a specified insurance agreement; and repealing the requirement that the amount of health care bills and loss of income documented by a specified claimant be at least $12,500 before a specified insurer is required to disclose to the claimant specified coverage limits.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Insurance - Transportation Network Insurance - Requirements and Coverage [HB-972]
Requiring a transportation network application company to disclose specified information in writing to its transportation network operators; requiring a transportation network application company and any transportation network operator to maintain specified transportation network insurance in accordance with the Act; providing for the application of transportation network insurance to specified activities of a transportation network operator during specified periods under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Checkpoints - Prohibition on Targeting Motorcycles [HB-917]
Prohibiting a police officer at a motor vehicle checkpoint from targeting only motorcycles for inspection or evaluation; creating a specified exception to the prohibition for a police officer at a motor vehicle checkpoint established as part of a police search or investigation; providing for the construction of a provision of law governing obedience to a lawful order or direction of a police officer; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Court and Police Records - Acquittal, Dismissal, or Nolle Prosequi [HB-904]
Providing that a person who is entitled to expungement under a specified provision of law based on an acquittal, a dismissal, a nolle prosequi, or a nolle prosequi with the requirement of drug or alcohol treatment may not be required to pay any fee or costs in connection with the expungement; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road - Lane Changes [HB-818]
Altering the circumstances under which a driver may move out of or into a lane by authorizing the move when the driver has reasonably determined it is safe to do so and activated the appropriate turn signal; and prohibiting a person from moving a vehicle right or left on a roadway in order to change lanes unless the person gives an appropriate signal in a specified manner.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - All-Terrain Vehicles - Access to Farms [HB-812]
Authorizing a local authority to allow a person to cross a highway under its jurisdiction on an all-terrain vehicle at a right angle to access a farm or to move from one part of a farm to another part of the same farm.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Operation of Vehicle When Approaching a Service Vehicle [HB-808]
Requiring drivers approaching a service vehicle that is stopped, standing, or parked on a highway and using specified visual signals, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control device, to change lanes into an available lane not immediately adjacent to the service vehicle under specified circumstances or to slow to a reasonable and prudent speed that is safe for existing weather, road, and vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Evidence of Required Security - Carrying While Operating Vehicle [HB-717]
Requiring the operator of a motor vehicle to carry evidence of specified required security on paper or in an electronic format when operating the motor vehicle; providing that the operator of a moped or motor scooter may carry evidence of a specified required security on paper or in an electronic format; etc.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Evidence - Conviction for Traffic Offense - Admissibility in Civil Proceeding [HB-680]
Providing that evidence of a conviction for a traffic offense may be admitted as evidence in a civil proceeding to prove specified facts under specified circumstances; requiring the trier of fact to determine the weight to be accorded evidence of a conviction for a traffic offense that is admitted as evidence under the Act; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles - Penalty for Highway Use PG 312-15 [HB-632]
Altering the penalty to $500 for a person who is convicted of driving an unregistered vehicle on a highway while operating an off-highway recreational vehicle in Prince George's County.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Passing Bicycles, Personal Mobility Devices, or Motor Scooters [HB-588]
Requiring that when overtaking a bicycle, an electric personal assistive mobility device (EPAMD), or a motor scooter, the driver of a vehicle is required to pass at a safe speed; and repealing a specified exception to a specified requirement that a driver overtake and pass a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter in a specified manner that applies when a highway lacks sufficient width.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Traffic Safety [HB-506]
Adding Baltimore City to the list of local authorities that under specified circumstances may impose specified restrictions on vehicles passing over a bridge or culvert under the jurisdictions of the local authorities without the approval of the State Highway Administration.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Prohibition Against Unattended Motor Vehicle - Exceptions [HB-493]
Creating specified exceptions to the prohibition against leaving an unattended motor vehicle by allowing the vehicle to be locked or on private property which is not open to the public and to operate unattended for 5 consecutive minutes or less when the vehicle is not in motion.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Wearable Computer With Head-Mounted Display - Prohibited [HB-476]
Prohibiting an individual from operating a motor vehicle on a highway while wearing or using a wearable computer with a head-mounted display; and defining the term "wearable computer with a head-mounted display" as a computer device that is worn on an individual's head, and projects visual information into the field of vision of the individual wearing the device.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems - Application to Right Turns [HB-410]
Establishing that specified provisions of law authorizing the issuance of a civil citation for specified red signal-related traffic offenses do not apply to a violation in which a motor vehicle makes a right turn under specified circumstances.
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Death or Life-Threatening Injury by Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Subsequent Offenders - Penalties [HB-395]
Establishing subsequent offender penalties for specified offenses that result in the death or life-threatening injury to another as the result of a specified person driving, operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel; and providing that specified offenses committed in another state or federal jurisdiction are to be considered for the application of specified subsequent offender penalties.