(a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the requirements of § 22–219(a) of this subtitle, and the following vehicles shall meet the following additional requirements:
(1) (i) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, registered in this State and sold as a new vehicle after June 1, 1967, shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps;
(ii) Every passenger vehicle manufactured on or after September 1, 1985, shall be equipped with a red center high mount stop lamp mounted with its center on the vertical centerline of the vehicle as the vehicle is viewed from the rear; and
(iii) Every pickup truck, van, and sport utility vehicle manufactured on or after September 1, 1993, shall be equipped with a red center high mount stop lamp mounted with its center on the vertical centerline of the vehicle as the vehicle is viewed from the rear; and
(2) After July 1, 1971, every trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two stop lamps.
(b) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer registered in this State and sold as a new vehicle after June 1, 1961, shall be equipped with electric turn signal lamps meeting the requirements of § 22–219(b) through (h) of this subtitle, except that:
(1) Motorcycles manufactured before January 1, 1973, need not be equipped with electric turn signal lamps; and
(2) The requirements of this section apply only to those trailers, semitrailers, and pole trailers that are registered in this State and sold as new vehicles on or after July 1, 1971.
(c) Any special mobile equipment that is being towed shall be equipped with at least 2 stop lamps that meet the requirements of § 22-219(a) of this subtitle and electric turn signals that meet the requirements of § 22-219(b) of this subtitle if the special mobile equipment:
(1) Obstructs the tail lamps, stop lamps, turn signals, or except for the registration plate lamp, any lamp of the towing vehicle required by law to be visible from the rear; or
(2) Extends more than 12 feet from the rear of the towing vehicle.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles
Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment
Section 22-201 - "Service Vehicles" Defined
Section 22-201.1 - When Lighted Lamps Are Required
Section 22-201.2 - Use of Headlights When Windshield Wipers Are Operated
Section 22-202 - Visibility Distance; Measuring Mounted Height of Lamps
Section 22-203 - Headlamps on Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles
Section 22-204 - Tail Lamps; Illumination of Rear Registration Plate
Section 22-206 - Stop Lamps and Turn Signals
Section 22-208 - Clearance, Identification, and Marker Lamps and Reflectors Required
Section 22-210 - Mounting of Reflectors, Clearance Lamps, and Side Marker Lamps
Section 22-212 - Obstructed Lamps Not Required to Be Lighted
Section 22-213 - Lamps, Reflectors, and Flags on Projecting or Extended Loads
Section 22-214 - Lamps on Parked Vehicles
Section 22-215 - Lamps on Farm Tractors and Farm Equipment
Section 22-215.1 - Rollback Vehicle Operated in Combination With Vehicle Being Towed
Section 22-216 - Lamps on Other Vehicles and Equipment
Section 22-217 - Spot Lamps, Fog Lamps, and Auxiliary Driving Lamps
Section 22-218 - Audible and Visual Signals on Vehicles
Section 22-218.1 - Rural Letter Carrier's Warning Device
Section 22-218.2 - Amber Lights on Tow Trucks, Escort, and Maintenance Vehicles
Section 22-219 - Signal Lamps and Signal Devices
Section 22-221 - Additional Lighting Equipment
Section 22-222 - Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment
Section 22-223 - Use of Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment
Section 22-225 - Alternate Road-Lighting Equipment
Section 22-226 - Number of Driving Lamps Required or Permitted
Section 22-227 - Special Restrictions on Lamps
Section 22-228 - Special Equipment on School Vehicles
Section 22-230 - Selling or Using Lamps or Equipment
Section 22-232 - Revocation of Certificate of Approval on Lighting Devices