Traffic Regulation
Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Victims' Rights - Fatal Vehicular Accident - Suspension of License [HB-1156]
Authorizing a victim's representative to be present at a specified administrative hearing concerning a fatal vehicular accident; authorizing a victim's representative to make an oral statement or submit a written statement for consideration at a specified administrative hearing concerning a fatal vehicular accident; and authorizing the Administration to suspend a license of a person who is convicted of a moving violation that contributed to an accident resulting in the death of an individual.
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Vehicle Laws - Rules of the Road - Use of Signals When Changing Lanes [HB-101]
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.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Emergency and Police Vehicle and Personnel Protection Act [HB-1006]
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 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.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Police Vehicles Engaged in Traffic Stops - Video Recording [HB-1002]
Requiring that, on or after a specified date, a motor vehicle of a specified law enforcement agency in Baltimore City used to initiate a traffic stop shall be equipped with an in-car video recording system that activates on the activation of the vehicle's emergency lights and makes a video recording of any activity occurring immediately in front of the vehicle during a traffic stop; requiring that the video recording be retained by the law enforcement agency for 1 year; and defining terms.
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Maryland 2010 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Police Vehicles Engaged in Traffic Stops - Video Recording [HB-1000]
Requiring that, on or after a specified date, a motor vehicle of a law enforcement agency used to initiate a traffic stop shall be equipped with an in-car video recording system that activates on the activation of the vehicle's emergency lights and makes a video recording of any activity occurring immediately in front of the vehicle during the traffic stop; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Large Vehicles - Left Lane Prohibition [HB-1627]
Prohibiting large vehicles with four or more axles or a gross weight exceeding 10,000 pounds from using the far left lane on a roadway that has three or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction with a certain posted maximum speed limit; and providing for the application of the Act.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Speed Monitoring Systems - School Zones - Hours and Days of Operation [HB-1613]
Repealing a requirement that a speed monitoring system in a school zone may operate only Monday through Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage [SB-1011]
Requiring certain investor-owned gas or electric companies to require certain contractors and subcontractors to pay their employees not less than the prevailing wage rate for certain projects involving the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, restoration, or alteration of any underground gas or electric infrastructure of the company, and any related traffic control activities.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems, Speed Monitoring Systems, and Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Citation Responses [HB-1154]
Altering a certain warning on a citation issued for a violation recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system, a speed monitoring system, or a work zone speed control system to state that a person alleged to be liable must pay the civil penalty or contest liability within 60 days after the date of issuance of the citation in order to avoid an automatic admission of liability.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts and School Zones PG 313-20 [HB-1433]
Establishing that certain provisions of law authorizing the use of speed monitoring systems in certain residential districts apply in Prince George's County; and establishing that a school zone speed monitoring system in Prince George's County may be used in a school zone with any speed limit.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts and School Zones PG 313-20 [HB-1433]
Establishing that certain provisions of law authorizing the use of speed monitoring systems in certain residential districts apply in Prince George's County; and establishing that a school zone speed monitoring system in Prince George's County may be used in a school zone with any speed limit.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Reckless and Negligent Driving - Death of Another - Must-Appear Violation [HB-1186]
Providing that a person charged with reckless or negligent driving that contributes to an accident that results in the death of another person must appear in court and may not prepay the fine.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Fines - Pilot Project for Income-Based Fines (Fair Fines Act of 2020) [HB-1178]
Prohibiting the prepayment of certain fines imposed for a violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; requiring the District Court to establish a certain base fine for certain violations; providing for the calculation of a fine imposed on an individual under the Act based on a certain adjusted gross income of the individual; prohibiting a fine imposed under the Act from exceeding a certain maximum amount; authorizing a court to consider certain income for determining a certain adjusted gross income of a defendant; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Department of the Environment, Department of Transportation, and State Highway Administration - Permits With Impact Studies - Hearings [HB-1212]
Prohibiting the Department of the Environment, the Department of Transportation, and the State Highway Administration from holding a certain public hearing on a certain permit or issuing a certain permit unless a certain public hearing is held; requiring the public hearing to be located within 10 miles of the site for which a permit is being sought; and requiring certain State agencies and local jurisdictions to attend the public hearing and be available to answer certain questions.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Child Care Centers [HB-1180]
Authorizing the placement and use of speed monitoring systems within a one-half mile radius of a child care center under certain circumstances.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Operation When Approaching Stopped, Standing, or Parked Vehicles [HB-1305]
Extending to all vehicles displaying certain warning lights or warning lamps the application of a requirement to make a certain lane change or slow to a reasonable and prudent speed that is safe for certain conditions when approaching certain stopped, standing, or parked vehicles from the rear.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Overtaking and Passing Bicycles, EPAMDs, or Motor Scooters [HB-1263]
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 pedestrian, a bicycle, an electric personal assistive mobility device (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 certain conditions, that the adjustment does not endanger, impede, or interfere with another pedestrian or vehicle; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Drugged Driving - Controlled Dangerous Substance Testing - Authorized Police Officers [HB-1334]
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 - Driving in Right-Hand Lanes [HB-1262]
Requiring the driver of a vehicle traveling slower than the general speed of traffic on certain highways to drive the vehicle in the right-hand lanes under certain circumstances; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to include certain information in the State's driver education curriculum; requiring the State Highway Administration to inform drivers of certain requirements by posting certain signage and providing certain notice in a certain manner; etc.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Worcester County - Special Event Zones - Prohibitions [HB-1493]
Prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving within a special event zone in Worcester County; prohibiting a person from committing certain violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law within a special event zone in Worcester County; defining the term "exhibition driving" to include the operation of a vehicle in a manner that produces abrupt acceleration or deceleration, skidding, swerving, raucous engine noise, gear grinding, or wheels losing contact with the ground; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.