Traffic Regulation
Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring [SB-679]
Authorizing a law enforcement agency, in consultation with a county board of education, to place school bus monitoring cameras on county school buses for the purpose of recording motor vehicles committing violations relating to overtaking and passing school vehicles, if authorized to do so by the local governing body; requiring a recorded image made by a school bus monitoring camera to include specified images and information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Enforcement [SB-671]
Authorizing specified persons to sign a statement that alleges, based on inspection of recorded images from a speed monitoring system, that a motor vehicle was being operated in violation of highway speed laws; and authorizing specified persons to swear to and affirm for evidentiary purposes, based on inspection of recorded images from a speed monitoring system, that a motor vehicle was being operated in violation of highway speed laws.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/04/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Motorized Passenger Scooter - Use in Ocean City [SB-306]
Authorizing the use of a "motorized passenger scooter" on specified highways in the municipal boundaries of Ocean City under specified conditions; authorizing the State Highway Administration to prohibit the operation of a motorized passenger scooter on a bicycle way on specified highways under specified circumstances; defining terms; and making the Act an emergency measure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and [SB-301]
Authorizing a county or a municipal corporation, by ordinance, to establish an alternative enforcement program for the issuance of civil parking citations for violations of specified restrictions on the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles; establishing requirements for an ordinance adopted under the Act; requiring an ordinance adopted under the Act to provide for a specified judicial review in the circuit court; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Verna Jones-Rodwell
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/28/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Use of Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Presence of Workers [SB-30]
Altering the definition of "work zone" as it relates to work zone speed control systems; and providing that a work zone speed control system may be used only when a worker is present on the roadway, median divider, or shoulder within or adjacent to the work zone.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Brochin
Hearing 2/1 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic [SB-257]
Requiring a person who receives a traffic citation with a notice to appear in person for a violation that contributed to an accident that resulted in the death of another to comply with the notice to appear in court contained in a writ or trial notice issued by the District Court or a circuit court by appearing in person.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/28/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops [SB-14]
Requiring law enforcement officers to record data pertaining to traffic stops; requiring law enforcement agencies to report the information to the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center (MSAC); requiring the Police Training Commission to develop guidelines and a model format to record data; requiring the MSAC to report to the Police Training Commission those law enforcement agencies that fail to comply with the reporting requirements; providing exceptions for law enforcement agencies subject to specified agreements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Use of Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Presence of Workers [HB-904]
Altering the definition of "work zone" as it relates to work zone speed control systems; and providing that a work zone speed control system may be used only when a worker is present on the roadway, median divider, or shoulder within or adjacent to the work zone.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/14/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Required Security - Provision of Evidence [HB-802]
Requiring an operator of a vehicle that a police officer detains for a suspected violation, on request, to provide specified information regarding required vehicle security to the police officer; authorizing a police department to take into custody specified vehicles for which the owner or operator fails to provide evidence of required security; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nancy Stocksdale
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/24/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Penalties [HB-786]
Decreasing from $40 to $30 the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed for violations of specified highway speed laws that are recorded by specified speed monitoring systems and work zone speed control systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/14/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Public Information - Records of Citations Based on Recorded Images - Denial of [HB-767]
Requiring that, except in specified circumstances, a custodian of records of citations that are issued based on recorded images produced by specified traffic control signal monitoring systems, speed monitoring systems, and work zone speed control systems deny inspection of the records of the citations; requiring a custodian to allow specified persons to inspect recorded images or records of citations issued as a result of recorded images under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/14/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Enforcement [HB-664]
Authorizing specified persons to sign a statement that alleges, based on inspection of recorded images from a speed monitoring system, that a motor vehicle was being operated in violation of highway speed laws; and authorizing specified persons to swear to and affirm for evidentiary purposes, based on inspection of recorded images from a speed monitoring system, that a motor vehicle was being operated in violation of highway speed laws.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Frush
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/17/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and [HB-577]
Authorizing a county or a municipal corporation, by ordinance, to establish an alternative enforcement program for the issuance of civil parking citations for violations of specified restrictions on the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles; establishing requirements for an ordinance adopted under the Act; requiring an ordinance adopted under the Act to provide for a specified judicial review in the circuit court; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Curtis Anderson
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/07/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Signage [HB-514]
Providing that a road sign required to notify drivers that a speed monitoring system may be in operation in a work zone must also notify drivers that images of motor vehicles may be recorded even if there are no workers present.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Morhaim
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/07/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring [HB-462]
Authorizing a law enforcement agency, in consultation with a county board of education, to place school bus monitoring cameras on county school buses for the purpose of recording motor vehicles committing violations relating to overtaking and passing school vehicles, if authorized by a local law enacted by the governing body of the local jurisdiction; requiring recorded images made by a school bus monitoring camera to include specified images and information about the violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Hucker
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops [HB-130]
Requiring law enforcement officers to record specified information pertaining to traffic stops; requiring law enforcement agencies to report specified information to the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center (MSAC); requiring the Police Training Commission to develop a specified format and guidelines and a standardized format for the reporting of specified data; requiring the Police Training Commission to develop a specified model policy; requiring the MSAC to make specified reports; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Baltimore [HB-1265]
Authorizing Baltimore County, by ordinance, to establish an alternative enforcement program for the issuance of civil parking citations for violations of specified restrictions on the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles; requiring an ordinance adopted under the Act to provide for a specified judicial review in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County; requiring an ordinance adopted under the Act to require a specified notification to the Motor Vehicle Administration; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 04/01/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Law Enforcement Officers - Racial Profiling - Prohibited [HB-1236]
Prohibiting a law enforcement officer from engaging in racial profiling; establishing specified penalties for a law enforcement officer who engages in racial profiling; requiring each law enforcement agency to establish specified administrative complaint procedures; requiring the Division of Consumer Protection of the Office of the Attorney General to establish procedures for receiving and maintaining a record of complaints alleging racial profiling by a law enforcement officer; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary Withdrawn on 03/25/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Red Light and Speed Monitoring Systems - Law Enforcement [HB-1205]
Providing that specified images of a law enforcement vehicle recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring system, or a work zone speed control system may not be the basis for a civil penalty or the issuance of a citation under specified provisions of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/17/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Frederick County - Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - [HB-1197]
Authorizing the Frederick County Board of Education to place school bus monitoring cameras on county school buses to record a motor vehicle committing a violation relating to overtaking and passing school vehicles; requiring a school bus operator to give a recording of the violation to a specified local law enforcement agency; providing a specified penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2011