Traffic Regulation
Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Red Light and Speed Monitoring Systems - Emergency Vehicles [HB-1172]
Providing that specified images of an emergency 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/17/2011
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Vehicle Laws - Motorized Passenger Scooter - Use in Ocean City [HB-1167]
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: Rep. David Rudolph
Approved By The Governor on 05/10/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Exception for Golf Carts - City of Crisfield [HB-1166]
Creating an exception from motor vehicle registration requirements under specified circumstances for golf carts in the City of Crisfield; providing that a person who operates a golf cart on a highway in the City of Crisfield may operate the golf cart only on specified roads at specified times and only if the golf cart is equipped with specified lighting devices; and requiring a person who operates a golf cart on a highway in the City of Crisfield to keep as far to the right of the roadway as feasible.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Otto
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters on 03/24/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Warning Signs [HB-1137]
Altering requirements for specified signs placed for the purpose of alerting drivers to the presence of speed monitoring systems; requiring specified speed monitoring system warning signs to be placed in close proximity to specified signs designating a school zone; requiring speed monitoring system warning signs to be in accordance with specifications and regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/23/2011
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing School Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring [HB-1106]
Authorizing a county board of education, in consultation with a local law enforcement agency, 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; requiring a school bus operator to give a recording of the violations to a local law enforcement agency; requiring recordings made by a school bus monitoring camera to include specified images and information about the violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Hucker
Unfavorable Report By Environmental Matters Withdrawn on 03/14/2011
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Municipal Corporations - School Zones and Speed [SB-916]
Authorizing municipal corporations in Prince George's County to establish school zones on specified highways; authorizing a municipal corporation in the county to implement and use a speed monitoring system on county highways under specified circumstances; prohibiting the county from unreasonably denying a request from a municipal corporation to implement and use a speed monitoring system on county highways or placing specified requirements on the implementation or use of a speed monitoring system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings on 02/25/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Parking Violations - Administrative Enforcement by Counties and [SB-707]
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 District Court; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/29/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles and Motor Scooters - Rules of the Road [SB-624]
Authorizing a person operating a bicycle to ride the bicycle in or through a crosswalk in specified locations under specified circumstances; requiring a vehicle to yield the right-of-way under specified circumstances to a bicycle that is in a crosswalk; authorizing, under specified circumstances, a person who is operating a bicycle or motor scooter to use the roadway even if a shoulder is present; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes - Use by Plug-In Vehicles [SB-602]
Authorizing the use of a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane by plug-in vehicles that carry a specified permit; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration, the State Highway Administration, and the Department of State Police to consult to design a specified permit; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration to charge a fee not to exceed $20 for issuing a permit; authorizing the Motor Vehicle Administration, on the recommendation of the State Highway Administration to limit the number of permits issued under the Act for a specified purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Pinsky
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Traffic Citations - Option to Request Trial [SB-560]
Requiring that a traffic citation issued to a person contain a notice that, if the citation is a payable violation, the person must comply with one of a list of options within 30 days, including the option to request a trial date at the date, time, and place established by the District Court by writ or trial notice; requiring the notice to include a statement of the possible consequences if the person fails to comply within 30 days; establishing requirements for specified copies of a citation form; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Approved By The Governor on 05/04/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, EPAMDs, and Motor Scooters - Rules of the Road [SB-51]
Requiring that a driver of a vehicle, when overtaking a bicycle, an Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (EPAMD), or a motor scooter, pass safely at a distance of not less than 3 feet, with a specified exception; requiring a driver of a vehicle to yield the right-of-way to a person who is riding a bicycle, an EPAMD, or a motor scooter in a bike lane or shoulder under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jennie Forehand
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Malfunctioning Traffic Light Act [SB-502]
Requiring a driver who is approaching a traffic control signal with no visible lighted indication to reduce speed and prepare to yield to other vehicles in or approaching the intersection under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Gladden
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/15/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Approaching Emergency or Police Vehicle - Duty to Change [SB-49]
Requiring drivers approaching emergency or police vehicles stopped, standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, to vacate the lane closest to the emergency or police vehicle under specified circumstances or to reduce the speed of the vehicle to a speed that is sufficient to ensure the safety of police officers or emergency services personnel in the vicinity of the emergency or the police vehicle under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Colburn
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/29/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Talbot County - Knapps Narrows - Speed Limit [SB-48]
Prohibiting a person from operating a vessel on Knapps Narrows in Talbot County in excess of a specified speed; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a specified informational program; and establishing penalties.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Colburn
Unfavorable Report By Education Health And Environmental Affairs Withdrawn on 02/08/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
State Highway Administration - Speed Limits - Small Cities and Towns [SB-457]
Authorizing the State Highway Administration to establish, for the portion of a specified State highway that is located within the boundaries of a municipal corporation with a population of not more than 1,000, a maximum speed limit that is lower than the maximum speed limit that is otherwise specified under specified provisions of law; declaring a specified policy of the State; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barry Glassman
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Accidents Resulting in Death - Appearance in Court for Traffic [SB-343]
Requiring a person who receives a traffic citation 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 the citation by appearance in person.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 04/10/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Approaching Emergency Vehicles and Personnel [SB-324]
Requiring drivers approaching an emergency vehicle that is stopped, standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control device, to make a lane change into an available lane not immediately adjacent to the emergency vehicle under specified circumstances or to slow to a reasonable and prudent speed that is safe for specified existing conditions under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy Jacobs
Approved By The Governor on 05/20/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Disposition of Traffic Citations [SB-257]
Requiring persons who receive traffic citations for offenses that are not punishable by incarceration to, within 30 days, waive the right to trial and pay the fine, request a specified hearing, or elect to stand trial; altering the traffic citations for which the District Court or a circuit court are required to issue a notice to appear; authorizing the District Court to notify the Motor Vehicle Administration of the failure of a person to comply with a citation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 02/22/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road - Use of Signals When Changing Lanes [SB-169]
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; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jamin Raskin
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/01/2010
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act [SB-159]
Requiring drivers approaching emergency or police vehicles stopped, standing, or parked on a highway and using any visual signals, except when otherwise directed by a police officer, to vacate the lane closest to the emergency or police vehicle under specified circumstances and to slow to a speed that is sufficient to ensure the safety of police officers or emergency services personnel in the vicinity of the emergency or police vehicle under specified circumstances; establishing a penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Harris
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings Withdrawn on 03/29/2010