(a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side cowl or fender lamps that:
(1) Emit an amber or white light without glare; and
(2) Are located at or near the front of the vehicle.
(b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped on each side of the vehicle with not more than one running–board courtesy lamp that emits a white or amber light without glare.
(c) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more backup lamps, either separately or in combination with other lamps, but any such backup lamp may not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
(d) Any vehicle may be equipped with lamps used for the purpose of warning the drivers of other vehicles of the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard requiring the exercise of unusual care in approaching, overtaking, or passing, and, when so equipped, may display the warning in addition to any other warning signals required by the Maryland Vehicle Law.
(e) The lamps used to display this warning to the front shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and shall display simultaneously flashing white or amber lights, or any shade of color between white and amber. The lamps used to display this warning to the rear shall be mounted at the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and shall display simultaneously flashing amber or red lights, or any shade of color between amber and red.
(f) These warning lights shall be visible from a distance of not less than 1,500 feet under normal atmospheric conditions at night.
(g) Every motor vehicle that is registered in this State and that was manufactured or assembled after June 30, 1967, and designated as a 1968 or subsequent year model shall be equipped with these warning lamps by means of which the driver may cause both front and both rear turn signals to flash simultaneously as a vehicular traffic hazard warning.
(h) Any vehicle 80 inches or more in overall width, if not otherwise required by § 22–208 of this subtitle, may be equipped with not more than three identification lamps showing to the front, which emit an amber light without glare, and not more than three identification lamps showing to the rear, which emit a red light without glare.
(i) These lamps shall be mounted as specified in § 22–208(c) of this subtitle.
(j) Warning lamps may be used by the operator of any vehicle when the posted speed limit is in excess of 45 miles per hour and the vehicle is traveling at least 20 miles per hour under the posted speed limit, provided that the warning lamps shall be used when required by subsection (k) of this section.
(k) (1) The operator of any commercial motor vehicle as defined in § 9–201 of the Tax – General Article shall use warning lamps when the posted speed limit is in excess of 45 miles per hour and the vehicle is traveling at least 20 miles per hour under the posted speed limit.
(2) This subsection does not apply:
(i) Within any business or residential district;
(ii) Whenever a vehicle is slowing or stopping in lawful response to a traffic control device or in response to traffic conditions; or
(iii) To any vehicle which is not equipped with warning lamps.
(l) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a motorcycle may be equipped with, and an operator of a motorcycle may use, the following auxiliary lighting:
(i) Blue dot illumination;
(ii) Standard bulb running lights; or
(iii) Light–emitting diode pods and strips added to protect the driver.
(2) (i) Lighting under this subsection shall be:
1. Nonblinking;
2. Nonflashing;
3. Nonoscillating; and
4. Directed toward the engine and the drive train of the motorcycle.
(ii) Lighting under this subsection may not:
1. Be attached to the wheels of the motorcycle; or
2. Emit a red or blue light.
(iii) Blue dot illumination:
1. May be located only on the rear of a motorcycle as part of or adjacent to the rear brake light; and
2. May not exceed three–quarters of an inch in diameter.
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