Motor Vehicle Operation
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles, EPAMDs, or Motor Scooters [HB-710]
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 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 weather, road, and vehicular or pedestrian traffic conditions, that the adjustment does not endanger, impede, or interfere with another vehicle.
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Drugged Driving - Controlled Dangerous Substance Testing - Authorized Police Officers [SB-497]
Authorizing a police officer who has successfully completed a program of training in advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement to request, require, or direct that a person take a test for drug or controlled dangerous substance content under certain circumstances; repealing the authorization for a police officer who is a trainee, or is in a program of training, for certification as a drug recognition expert to request, require, or direct that a person take a test for drug or controlled dangerous substance content; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Fines and Fees - Possession, Display, or Renewal of Registration [HB-613]
Altering the fine for failing to possess a vehicle registration card while driving or to display a vehicle registration card during a traffic stop by establishing a $10 fine rather than a maximum fine of $500; authorizing a court to waive a fine imposed under the Act; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge a $25 late fee for registration renewals that occur more than 1 week after a registration has expired; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces [SB-474]
Prohibiting a person from stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle that is not a plug-in electric drive vehicle in a parking space that is designated for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles have certain pavement markings; requiring that a parking space for the use of plug-in electric drive vehicles be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces for certain purposes; establishing a civil penalty of $50 for a violation of the Act; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Drunk and Drugged Driving - Testing - Warrants [SB-498]
Establishing an exception to the prohibition on compelling a person to undergo a certain test of the person's breath or blood for a test that is required by a valid warrant.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Electric Buses (Electric Bus Transition Act) [SB-423]
Prohibiting, beginning in fiscal year 2022, the Maryland Transit Administration from entering into a contract to purchase buses for the Administration's transit bus fleet that are not electric buses; requiring the Administration, on or before January 1, 2021, and each January 1 thereafter, to submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Act; providing for the contents of the annual report; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Driver's License Suspensions - Failure to Satisfy Judgment - Penalties and Assessment of Points [SB-370]
Altering the assessment of points and penalties associated with driving a motor vehicle while the person's driver's license or privilege to drive is suspended for failure to satisfy a certain judgment.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Zero–Emission Buses (Zero–Emission Bus Transition Act) [HB-432]
Prohibiting, beginning in fiscal year 2022, the Maryland Transit Administration from purchasing buses for the Administration's State transit bus fleet that are not zero-emission buses; requiring the Administration, on or before January 1, 2021, and each January 1 thereafter, to submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Act; requiring the report to include a schedule for converting to zero-emission buses and a plan for transitioning any adversely affected State employees; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Move Over Safety Monitoring System - Authorization [SB-319]
Authorizing a State or local law enforcement agency and State or local volunteer fire company, rescue squad, fire department, and ambulance service to place a move over safety monitoring system on, or integrate a move over safety monitoring system into, an emergency vehicle for the purpose of recording a motor vehicle committing a violation relating to the operation of a motor vehicle on approach of an emergency vehicle; providing a certain recorded image is admissible in a proceeding concerning a certain civil citation; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Life-Threatening Injury Involving a Motor Vehicle or Vessel - Criminal Negligence (Wade's Law) [HB-352]
Prohibiting a person from causing a life-threatening injury to another as a result of the person's driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle or vessel in a criminally negligent manner; exempting certain conduct that results in a life-threatening injury to another; and establishing a penalty of imprisonment not exceeding 18 months or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both for a violation of the Act.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Automobile Insurance – Usage–Based Insurance [HB-270]
Establishing that the application of a certain insurance program on vehicle operation during the current policy period is not a violation of certain restrictions on classification for private passenger motor vehicle insurance; requiring that a certain notice include information for a premium increase that is due to a program that measures the operation of an insured vehicle during the current policy period; prohibiting an insurer from requiring a policyholder to participate in a usage-based program to obtain motor vehicle insurance; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Private Passenger Automobile Insurance – Use of Telematics [HB-267]
Authorizing a private passenger automobile insurer to use data obtained through telematics from a specific vehicle only for establishing an insurance premium for a policy that insures that vehicle if the named insured consents to the data collection for claims investigation purposes including fraud, or for rate filing purposes using aggregated telematics data; authorizing an insurer to sell or exchange for other consideration certain aggregated telematics data only under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Intersection of Suitland Road and Skyline Drive PG 310-20 [HB-319]
Authorizing the placement and use of up to two speed monitoring systems at the southern intersection of Suitland Road and Skyline Drive in Prince George's County, subject to certain signage requirements.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exception [SB-237]
Providing that the prohibition against operating or riding on a motorcycle without certain protective headgear does not apply to an individual at least 21 years old who has been licensed to operate a motorcycle for at least 2 years, has completed a certain motorcycle safety course, or is a passenger on a motorcycle operated by a driver who has been licensed for at least 2 years or has completed a certain motorcycle safety course.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Church Road PG 302-20 [HB-290]
Authorizing the placement and use of one speed monitoring system on Church Road between Old Stage Road and Dunwood Valley Drive in Prince George's County, subject to certain placement and signage requirements.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council - Reporting, Membership, and Sunset Extension [HB-232]
Altering the deadlines for the interim and final reporting requirements for the Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council; altering the membership of the Council by adding one representative of an electric vehicle driver advocacy organization instead of the Baltimore Electric Vehicle Initiative, two, instead of one, representative of the environmental community, and one from a new vehicle dealer association in the State; and extending until June 30, 2026, the termination date for the Council.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Registration Plate Frames and Borders - Enforcement [HB-200]
Providing for enforcement only as a secondary offense for a violation of the requirement to maintain vehicle registration plates to be free from foreign material and to be clearly legible.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles [SB-199]
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 traveling in the same direction in accordance with a certain provision of law and in a certain manner.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception - City of Havre de Grace [HB-217]
Creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for low speed electric vehicles in the City of Havre de Grace that are owned and operated by 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 under certain circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles [HB-230]
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 traveling in the same direction in accordance with a certain provision of law and in a certain manner.