Motor Vehicle Operation
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Automobile Insurance – Usage–Based Insurance [SB-195]
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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Motor Vehicle Offenses - Following Too Closely - Application to Trucks [HB-174]
Establishing that certain motor vehicle offenses related to following too closely do not apply to a group of individual trucks that are traveling in a unified manner at electronically connected speeds and are being operated in a certain manner; and authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt regulations governing motor vehicle offenses related to following too closely.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Move Over Safety Monitoring System - Authorization [HB-130]
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
Vehicle Laws - Equipment and Inspections - Standards and Requirements [HB-158]
Altering for vehicle operation and inspection purposes the standards for the authorized placement of certain materials on certain windows of certain vehicles; altering certain standards and requirements governing headlamps, stop lamps, turn signal lamps, light or signal devices, backup lamps, brakes, and windshield washers on certain vehicles; authorizing providers of transportation network services to display certain signs identifying the operator and vehicle as a provider of transportation network services; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Insurance - Uninsured or Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Property Damage [HB-144]
Clarifying that certain motor vehicle liability insurance policies must contain coverage for damages, subject to the policy limits, that the insured is entitled to recover from the owner or operator of certain motor vehicles because of property damage, including the loss of the insured vehicle; and altering the amounts to which certain motorist coverage in certain policies must be equal.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Driver’s Licenses Confiscated for Real ID Compliance – Issuance and Display of Recall Notice [SB-173]
Authorizing certain individuals to satisfy the requirement to possess and display a driver's license while driving a motor vehicle by carrying and displaying a certain recall notice issued under the Act within the previous 10 days; requiring a law enforcement officer who confiscates an individual's driver's license for certain reasons to provide the holder of the license with a certain recall notice; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop the form for the recall notice and provide the form to law enforcement agencies.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration – Authority to Suspend Registration for Violations Recorded by Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems and Speed Monitoring Systems – Repeal [SB-177]
Repealing the Motor Vehicle Administration's authority to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle if the owner or driver of the motor vehicle fails to pay the penalty assessed for certain violations recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system or a speed monitoring system.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration – Authority to Suspend Registration for Violations Recorded by Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems and Speed Monitoring Systems – Repeal [SB-177]
Repealing the Motor Vehicle Administration's authority to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle if the owner or driver of the motor vehicle fails to pay the penalty assessed for certain violations recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system or a speed monitoring system.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts [HB-70]
Prohibiting a vehicle facing a circular green signal, a green arrow signal, or a steady yellow signal from entering an intersection if the vehicle is unable to 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 the approach to the intersection has certain signage installed notifying the public that a vehicle may not make a movement at the intersection that violates the Act's provisions; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration – Exception for Golf Carts – Hoopers Island and Taylors Island [SB-94]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for golf carts on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island or Taylors Island in Dorchester County; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island or Taylors Island may operate the golf cart only on highways on which the maximum speed does not exceed 30 miles per hour between dawn and dusk and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration – Authority to Suspend Registration for Violations Recorded by Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems and Speed Monitoring Systems – Repeal [HB-46]
Repealing the Motor Vehicle Administration's authority to suspend the registration of a motor vehicle if the owner or driver of the motor vehicle fails to pay the penalty assessed for certain violations recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system or a speed monitoring system.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - Hoopers Island [HB-23]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under certain circumstances for golf carts on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway on Upper or Middle Hoopers Island may operate the golf cart only on highways on which the maximum speed limit does not exceed 30 miles per hour, between dawn and dusk, and only if the golf cart is equipped with certain lighting devices; requiring a person who operates a golf cart in certain areas to keep as far right as feasible; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Failure to Pay Video Toll – Penalties [HB-38]
Repealing the requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration, under certain circumstances, suspend the registration of a motor vehicle that incurs a certain toll violation; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Driver’s Licenses Confiscated for Real ID Compliance – Issuance and Display of Recall Notice [HB-28]
Authorizing certain individuals to satisfy the requirement to possess and display a driver's license while driving a motor vehicle by carrying and displaying a certain recall notice issued under the Act within the previous 60 days; requiring a law enforcement officer who confiscates an individual's driver's license for certain reasons to provide the holder of the license with a certain recall notice; and requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to develop the form for the recall notice and provide the form to law enforcement agencies.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Video Toll Violations - Intercounty Connector - Hearing Venue [HB-48]
Requiring that a hearing on a video toll violation alleged to have occurred on the Intercounty Connector be held in Montgomery County if the person alleged to be liable resides in Montgomery County or in Prince George's County for all other persons; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Criminal Law – Workgroup on Criminal and Gross Negligence [SB-29]
Establishing the Workgroup on Criminal and Gross Negligence to study and make legislative recommendations for clarifying the terms "gross negligence" and "criminal negligence"; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before January 5, 2021.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Duplicate Drivers' Licenses - Victims of Robbery [SB-1163]
Authorizing a victim of a robbery whose driver's license is taken during the robbery to drive without a license for 2 weeks under specified circumstances; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, when processing an application for a duplicate license of a victim of a robbery, to process the victim's application on an expedited basis and give the application precedence over other applications for duplicate licenses under specified circumstances; etc.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Vehicle Registration - Exception for Municipal RTV Utility Vehicles - Town of Sykesville [SB-1097]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements for municipal RTV utility vehicles in the Town of Sykesville, Carroll County; providing that a person who operates a municipal RTV utility vehicle in Sykesville may operate the vehicle only on specified roads, between dawn and dusk, and only if the vehicle is equipped with specified lighting; requiring a person who operates a municipal RTV utility vehicle in Sykesville to keep as far to the right of the roadway as feasible and to possess a driver's license; etc.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Transportation Network Services - Operators' Licenses and Vehicle Permits [HB-1552]
Requiring that a passenger motor vehicle used to provide transportation network services have a specified safety inspection certificate issued within 90 days after the first use of the vehicle to provide the services; prohibiting the Public Service Commission from denying an application for specified transportation network operators' licenses due to a criminal conviction or traffic violation that occurred more than 7 years before the application, with an exception; etc.
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Dump Trucks - Gross Vehicle Weight Limits [SB-1050]
Allowing dump trucks registered in the State to exceed the motor vehicle's maximum gross vehicle weight by 3,000 pounds.