Maryland Statutes
Subtitle 4 - Other Equipment
Section 22-405.2 - Metal and Other Nonrubber Material in Contact With Road Surface

(a)    A person may not drive on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer having any metal tire in contact with the roadway.
    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a tire on a vehicle driven on a highway may not have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or any other protuberance of any material, other than rubber, that projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except that:
        (1)    It is permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances that will not injure the highway;
        (2)    It is permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions on any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid;
        (3)    It is permissible for a vehicle not registered or required to be registered in this State to use tires as described in this subsection; and
        (4)    Except in Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington counties, a person may not sell or offer for sale in this State any tire which is not permitted to be used in this State under this subsection.
    (c)    From November 1 through March 31, owners of vehicles registered in Allegany County, Carroll County, Frederick County, Garrett County, or Washington County are exempt from the prohibition of the use of tires described in subsection (b) of this section.
    (d)    The State Highway Administration and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions, in their discretion, may issue special permits authorizing the operation on a highway of traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations on the periphery of the movable tracks or farm tractors or other farm machinery, the operation of which on a highway otherwise would be prohibited under this section.

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Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles

Subtitle 4 - Other Equipment

Section 22-401 - Horns and Warning Devices

Section 22-401.1 - Bells on Ice Cream Sales Vehicles

Section 22-402 - Mufflers; Prevention of Noise; Discharge of Smoke; Maximum Period of Idling

Section 22-402.1 - Alteration of Air Pollution Control Devices

Section 22-402.2 - Sale of Vehicles by Dealers With Removed or Altered Emission Control Equipment, Gasoline Tank Filler Inlets, or Crankcase Ventilation Devices

Section 22-403 - Mirrors

Section 22-404 - Windshields Must Be Unobstructed and Equipped With Wipers

Section 22-404.1 - Display of Emblems and Signs

Section 22-404.2 - Display of State Seal on Vehicle

Section 22-404.3 - Identification of Certain Vehicles

Section 22-404.4 - Identification Decals for Propane Fueled Vehicles

Section 22-404.5 - Power Booster Systems Prohibited; Exceptions

Section 22-405 - Tires Generally

Section 22-405.1 - Regrooved Tires

Section 22-405.2 - Metal and Other Nonrubber Material in Contact With Road Surface

Section 22-405.3 - Spare Tires

Section 22-405.4 - Type of Tires Required on Rear Axle

Section 22-405.5 - Unsafe Tires

Section 22-406 - Safety Glazing Material in Motor Vehicles

Section 22-407 - Certain Vehicles to Carry Flares or Other Warning Devices

Section 22-408 - Display of Warning Devices When Vehicle Disabled

Section 22-409 - Transportation of Hazardous Materials

Section 22-410 - Air Conditioning Equipment

Section 22-411 - Metal Frame Required for Rear of Trailers and Semitrailers

Section 22-412 - Seat Belts Required

Section 22-412.1 - Seat Belts and Other Equipment for Vehicles Used by Nursery Schools, Camps, etc.; Type 1 School Vehicle Excepted

Section 22-412.2 - Child Safety Seats

Section 22-412.3 - Mandatory Seat Belt Use

Section 22-412.4 - Seat Belts or Restraining Devices in Emergency Vehicles

Section 22-413 - Protectors or Flaps Behind Rear Wheels of Vehicles

Section 22-414 - Transmission or Reception of Information

Section 22-414.1 - Video Display Equipment

Section 22-415 - Odometers

Section 22-416 - Energy Absorption System

Section 22-417 - Seat Back Crash Pads in School Buses

Section 22-418 - Color of School Vehicles

Section 22-419 - Counterfeit and Nonfunctional Airbags

Section 22-420 - Requirements of Electric Bicycles