(a) The purpose of this section is to:
(1) Facilitate the obtaining of permits;
(2) Eliminate undue hardships to political subdivisions, contractors, and the movers of heavy or large equipment; and
(3) Make possible, when circumstances justify, the issuing of permits under which more than one move can be made.
(b) The State Highway Administration and the Department of State Police jointly may formulate rules and regulations that:
(1) Implement the statutes on the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles; and
(2) Establish fees and charges under these statutes.
(c) (1) Before a rule or regulation may be adopted or amended under this section, the State Highway Administration shall hold a public hearing on it.
(2) After the hearing, the State Highway Administration may adopt the proposed rule, regulation, or amendment or any appropriate modification to it.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 24 - Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation
Subtitle 1 - Size, Weight, and Load
Section 24-101 - Scope and Effect of Subtitle
Section 24-102 - Width of Vehicles
Section 24-103 - Projecting Loads on Passenger Vehicles
Section 24-104 - Height of Vehicles and Loads
Section 24-104.1 - Length of Vehicles and Loads
Section 24-104.2 - Length of Semitrailer Operated in Combination With Truck Tractors
Section 24-105 - Load Extensions
Section 24-106 - Securing Loads on Vehicles -- in General
Section 24-106.1 - Securing Loads on Vehicles -- Loose Material
Section 24-106.3 - Securing Loads on Vehicles -- Persons Liable for Violations
Section 24-107 - Trailers and Towed Vehicles
Section 24-108 - Load Limits of Axles
Section 24-109 - Gross Weight of Vehicles
Section 24-110 - Registration of Vehicles According to Permissible Gross Weight
Section 24-111 - Weighing and Measuring Vehicles
Section 24-111.1 - Removal of Excess Weight
Section 24-111.2 - Weighing and Measuring Stations
Section 24-111.3 - Vehicle Height Monitoring System
Section 24-112 - Permits for Excess Size and Weight
Section 24-112.1 - Reciprocal Agreements
Section 24-113 - Rules and Regulations for Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles
Section 24-113.1 - Weight Limitations for Vehicles Carrying International Freight
Section 24-113.2 - Exceptional Hauling Permit for Farm Products
Section 24-113.3 - Indivisible Load
Section 24-114 - Jurisdiction and Appeals in Offenses Involving Vehicle Weights