Motor Vehicle Operation
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exceptions for Golf Carts and Low Speed Vehicles - Cobb Island [SB-374]
Establishing exceptions to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf carts and low speed vehicles on Cobb Island, Charles County; requiring an operator of a golf cart on a highway on Cobb Island without a certain registration to operate the golf cart only on a highway with a maximum posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour and between dawn and dusk; requiring the vehicle be equipped with certain lighting devices and be kept to the far right of the roadway; and requiring the operator to possess a valid driver's license.
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Delivery Employees - Reimbursement for Mileage - Requirement [SB-361]
Requiring an employer of a delivery employee to reimburse the delivery employee for mileage in an amount that is at least equal to the most recent Internal Revenue Service standard mileage rate; and requiring the employer to post in a conspicuous place where the delivery employee is employed a printed notice of the provisions of the Act in a form that the Commissioner of Labor and Industry requires.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - School Vehicles - Duration of Operation [HB-492]
Altering the number of years that a school vehicle may be operated in Anne Arundel County from 12 years to 15 years.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Drunk Driving Offenses - Ignition Interlock System Program [HB-451]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to require certain persons who are convicted of, or granted probation before judgment for, certain criminal offenses related to driving while impaired by alcohol, a drug or drug combination, or a combination of drugs and alcohol to participate in the Ignition Interlock System Program for certain periods of time.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Prince George’s County – Speed Monitoring Systems on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) – Penalties PG 303–23 [HB-431]
Establishing civil penalties for violations recorded by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 (Indian Head Highway) in Prince George's County that are second or subsequent violations or that involve exceeding the maximum speed limit by certain amounts.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Reckless and Negligent Driving – Death of Another – Must–Appear Violation (Sherry’s and Christian’s Law) [HB-360]
Providing that a person charged with reckless or negligent driving must appear in court and may not prepay the fine if the reckless or negligent driving contributed to an accident that resulted in the death of another person.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Traffic Control Device Monitoring Systems - Authorization [HB-353]
Authorizing the use of traffic control device monitoring systems, devices designed to capture a recorded image of a violation, by State and local agencies, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded failing to obey a traffic control device is subject, under certain circumstances, to a citation and civil penalty not exceeding $40; establishing certain defenses to a charge of an alleged violation recorded by a traffic control device monitoring system; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Public Safety - Handgun Permit Requirement - Repeal (Maryland's Constitutional Carry Act of 2023) [HB-364]
Repealing the requirement that a person have a certain permit before the person carries, wears, or transports a handgun; and repealing certain criminal prohibitions against a person who is at least 21 years old wearing, carrying, or transporting a handgun.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Administration - Driver Education Program - Cannabis or Alcohol [SB-249]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include in the curriculum for a standardized driver education program information on the laws relating to and the risks of driving while under the influence of cannabis or alcohol.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Reckless and Negligent Driving - Penalties (Sherry's and Christian's Law) [SB-252]
Providing that a person charged with negligent driving must appear in court and may not prepay the fine if the negligent driving contributed to an accident that resulted in the death of another person; and establishing a penalty for a person convicted of a violation of the prohibition on reckless driving of imprisonment not exceeding 5 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Noise Limits and Modification of Exhaust Systems and Noise Abatement Devices [HB-304]
Establishing the Sound Measuring Equipment Grant Program in the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies for the purchase of equipment to measure the sound level of a motor vehicle in operation on a highway; establishing a maximum sound level limit that the Motor Vehicle Administration may set for motor vehicles; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $2,000,000 for the Program; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization, Use, and Penalties [SB-229]
Authorizing a local government in certain counties to use noise abatement monitoring systems, if authorized by local law; providing that the owner or driver of a motor vehicle recorded in violation of certain motor vehicle noise requirements is subject to a warning notice; prohibiting a contractor that administers a noise abatement monitoring system from being compensated on a per-ticket basis on the number of warning notices issued; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Golf Carts on Public Highways - Report [HB-219]
Requiring the St. Mary's County Board of County Commissioners to produce a report recommending and describing the areas of St. Mary's County that the County Board considers appropriate for the operation of unregistered golf carts on public highways, subject to certain standards; and requiring the County Board to submit the report to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2023.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties [HB-208]
Altering certain penalties and the points assessments for certain motor vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving on any highway or private property that is used for driving by the public; authorizing the towing and impounding of a vehicle involved in violations related to participation in a race, a speed contest, or exhibition driving; providing penalties of imprisonment up to 1 year or a fine up to $1,000 or both in the event of bodily injury; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties [SB-147]
Altering certain penalties and the points assessments for certain motor vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving on any highway or private property used for driving by the public; authorizing the towing and impounding of a vehicle involved in violations related to participation in a race, speed contest, or exhibition driving; providing penalties of imprisonment up to 1 year or a fine up to $1,000, or both in the event of bodily injury; etc.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Reduction of Speed Limits by Local Authorities [HB-94]
Authorizing local authorities statewide to decrease the maximum speed limit to not less than 15 miles per hour after performing a certain investigation; and establishing certain restrictions on the use of speed monitoring systems along highways for which the speed limit has been decreased.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - School Vehicle Drivers - Medical Examinations [HB-71]
Requiring a school vehicle driver to pass an appropriate medical examination before employment and once during each 2 years of employment.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – HOV Lanes – Plug–In Electric Drive Vehicles [HB-123]
Authorizing certain plug-in electric drive vehicles for which a permit has been issued by the Motor Vehicle Administration to use high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes regardless of the number of passengers in the vehicles; requiring the Administration to charge a fee, not to exceed $20, for issuing the permit; and requiring, on or before January 1 each year, a report to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly on the effect of the use of the plug-in electric drive vehicle permits on the operation of HOV lanes.
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Establishment of School Zones [SB-11]
Requiring a school zone to be adjacent to a school, unless recommended by a traffic engineering study; prohibiting a school zone from exceeding a 0.5 mile radius of any school or school activity, unless recommended by a traffic engineering study.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Eluding Police - Penalties [HB-1483]
Increasing certain penalties for attempting to elude a police officer; and providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and is subject to increasing penalties for multiple offenses.