Vehicle Laws - Miscellaneous
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Baltimore City – Vehicle Laws – Towing [SB-750]
Authorizing Baltimore City to tow vehicles blocking access to driveways, alleys, transit lanes, or parking facilities.
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Public Utilities - Transportation Network Operators - Age of Motor Vehicles [SB-715]
Prohibiting a transportation network operator from using a motor vehicle that is more than 15 model years old to provide transportation network services.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Policies and Prohibition Against Discriminatory Traffic Stops [HB-426]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission in consultation with the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center to expand the model policy against race-based traffic stops to include traffic stops based solely on an individual's national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation and requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt similar policies; etc.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Transportation Authority - E-ZPass - Disputes of Charges and Fees [HB-335]
Requiring the terms and conditions of the Maryland Transportation Authority for E-ZPass accounts to allow a person to dispute any charges or fees for the use of a Maryland toll facility to the person's E-ZPass account within at least 1 year after the charge or fee is posted to the account.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Rental Vehicle Agreements - Disclosures - Spare Tires [SB-149]
Requiring a motor vehicle rental company to disclose in the rental agreement whether a rental vehicle is equipped with a spare tire; and requiring a motor vehicle rental company to require a renter to initial the disclosure before renting a rental vehicle.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Parking Enforcement [HB-63]
Requiring a police officer to compare the make and body style of a motor vehicle with the make and body style for the motor vehicle contained in the motor vehicle registration records on file with the Motor Vehicle Administration before issuing a parking citation applicable to the motor vehicle; and prohibiting a police officer from issuing a parking citation applicable to a motor vehicle if the make and body style of the motor vehicle does not match the make and body style contained in the motor vehicle registration records.
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles [HB-94]
Requiring the State to ensure that a certain minimum percent of passenger cars and other light-duty vehicles purchased for the State vehicle fleet in certain fiscal years are zero-emission vehicles, subject to the availability of funding; requiring the Department of General Services to ensure the development of charging infrastructure to support the operation of the zero-emission vehicles in the State vehicle fleet; and requiring a certain annual report to the General Assembly regarding the conversion to zero-emission vehicles.
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Delinquent Traffic Citations - Enforcement [HB-1308]
Repealing the requirement that the Motor Vehicle Administration suspend the driving privileges of a person for delinquent unpaid traffic fines; requiring the District Court or a circuit court to refer delinquent unpaid traffic fines to the Central Collection Unit in the Department of Budget and Management for collection; making certain conforming changes governing the contents of a traffic citation; requiring the District Court or a circuit court to provide certain notice of referral of a delinquent unpaid fine; etc.
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Commercial Motor Carriers - Safety, Inspection, Performance, and Insurance Information (James Cohran's Law) [HB-1074]
Requiring certain employers of commercial motor vehicle drivers to provide the U.S. Department of Transportation number of any entity currently owned by the employer and website address for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Safety and Fitness Records (SAFER) System to a prospective employee driver on a bona fide offer of employment; and providing certain civil penalties.
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Policies and Prohibition Against Discriminatory Traffic Stops [HB-1046]
Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission in consultation with the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center to expand the model policy against race-based traffic stops to include traffic stops based on national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, or sexual identity; requiring a law enforcement officer making a traffic stop to report certain information to the law enforcement agency that employs the officer; etc.
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles [HB-592]
Establishing the intent of the General Assembly that a certain percentage of passenger cars and other light-duty vehicles in the State vehicle fleet be zero-emission vehicles by certain years; requiring the State to ensure that a certain minimum percentage of vehicles purchases for the State vehicle fleet in certain fiscal years are zero-emission vehicles, subject to the availability of funding; requiring the Department of General Services to ensure the development of certain charging infrastructure; etc.
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Rental Vehicles – Provision of Spare Tires [SB-377]
Requiring motor vehicle rental companies to provide with each rental vehicle either a spare manufacturer's standard issue permanent tire or a spare donut tire.
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Workgroup on Statewide Vehicle Crash Data Collection and Reporting [HB-285]
Establishing the Workgroup on Statewide Vehicle Crash Data Collection and Reporting; requiring the Workgroup to examine the processes used to collect and report statewide vehicle crash data for injuries and fatalities, examine the categories into which the data is disaggregated and reported, and determine the most effective manner for the State to begin to collect, disaggregate, and report the data by race and ethnicity; requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2021; etc.
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Commercial Motor Carriers - Safety, Inspection, Performance, and Insurance Information (James Cohran's Law) [SB-140]
Requiring certain employers of commercial motor vehicle drivers to provide the U.S. Department of Transportation number of any entity currently owned by the employer and website address for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Safety and Fitness Records (SAFER) System to a prospective employee driver on a bona fide offer of employment; and providing certain civil penalties.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicles - Security [SB-573]
Establishing that the owner of a rental vehicle may satisfy a certain insurance requirement by maintaining a certain security that is primary under certain circumstances and secondary to any other valid and collectible coverage under certain circumstances; requiring the owner of a rental vehicle to provide a certain notice to the renter of the rental vehicle; authorizing certain persons to request certain information from a motor vehicle rental company in a certain manner; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Carroll County - Unlicensed Junk Vehicles and Parts - Repeal [SB-276]
Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing the removal and impoundment of certain unlicensed junk motor vehicles and parts in Carroll County under certain circumstances; and repealing a certain prohibition and fine.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Security Lapses - Notice to Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund [HB-987]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to notify the Executive Director of the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund of the final termination or other lapse of security for a vehicle; and requiring the Administration to include in the notice the name and available contact information for the owner of the vehicle.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Carroll County - Unlicensed Junk Vehicles and Parts - Repeal [HB-632]
Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing the removal and impoundment of certain unlicensed junk motor vehicles and parts in Carroll County under certain circumstances; and repealing a certain prohibition and fine.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device - Definition [HB-60]
Altering the definition of "electric personal assistive mobility device" to require that the device have one vertical or center control bar or mechanism that responds to pressure from the hands or legs of the rider to steer the device and have a nonarticulating platform on which the rider stands.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Prince George’s County – Vehicle Laws – Authority to Tow Vehicles PG 418–18 [HB-238]
Prohibiting the governing body of Prince George's County and the police department in Prince George's County from using other persons, equipment, or facilities for removing, preserving, and storing vehicles under State and local law except under certain circumstances; and altering the definition of "police department" to include an appropriate agency or department designated by the County Executive of Prince George's County for purposes of provisions relating to the towing of abandoned vehicles in Prince George's County.