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Subtitle 1 - Definitions
Section 11-101 - In General - In the Maryland Vehicle Law, the following words have the...
Section 11-102 - Administration - Administration” means the Motor Vehicle Administration.
Section 11-103 - Administrator - Administrator” means the Motor Vehicle Administrator.
Section 11-103.1 - Alcohol - Alcohol” means any substance or substances containing any form of...
Section 11-103.2 - Alcohol Concentration - (a) “Alcohol concentration” means: (1) The number of grams of...
Section 11-103.3 - All-Terrain Vehicle - All–terrain vehicle” means a motor vehicle that: (1) (i) Is...
Section 11-103.4 - Autocycle - Autocycle” means a motor vehicle that: (1) Has two front...
Section 11-104 - Bicycle - Bicycle” means: (1) A vehicle that: (i) Is designed to...
Section 11-104.1 - Boat Trailer - Boat trailer” means a vehicle that is: (1) Designed and...
Section 11-105 - Bus - Bus” means: (1) A motor vehicle that is designed to...
Section 11-106 - Camping Trailer - Camping trailer” means a vehicle that: (1) Is mounted on...
Section 11-107 - Cancel (Driver's License) - Cancel”, as used in reference to a driver’s license issued...
Section 11-108 - Combination - Combination” means a combination of a motor vehicle with one...
Section 11-109 - Commercial Driver's License - Commercial driver’s license” and “CDL” means a license issued in...
Section 11-110 - Conviction - (a) “Conviction” means: (1) A final conviction, even if the...
Section 11-111 - Dealer - Dealer” means a person who is in the business of...
Section 11-111.1 - Disqualification - Disqualification” means a prohibition against driving a commercial motor vehicle...
Section 11-112 - Distributor - Distributor” means any person who: (1) Sells or distributes to...
Section 11-113 - Divided Highway - Divided highway” means a highway that is divided into two...
Section 11-113.1 - Domicile - Domicile” means the place of a person’s true, fixed, permanent...
Section 11-114 - Drive - Drive” means to drive, operate, move, or be in actual...
Section 11-115 - Driver - Driver” means any individual who drives a vehicle.
Section 11-116 - Driver's License - (a) “Driver’s license” means any license or permit to drive...
Section 11-117 - Educational Purposes - (a) “Educational purposes” includes those activities of schools certified by...
Section 11-117.1 - Electric Bicycle - (a) “Electric bicycle” means a vehicle that: (1) Is designed...
Section 11-117.2 - Electric Low Speed Scooter - (a) “Electric low speed scooter” means a vehicle that: (1)...
Section 11-118 - Emergency Vehicle - Emergency vehicle” means any of the following vehicles that are...
Section 11-119 - Explosive - Explosive” means any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is...
Section 11-120 - Farm Equipment - (a) “Farm equipment” means a vehicle that: (1) Is designed...
Section 11-121 - Farm Tractor - Farm tractor” means a motor vehicle that is designed and...
Section 11-121.1 - Fifth Wheel Travel Trailer - Fifth wheel travel trailer” means a travel trailer that is...
Section 11-122 - Fixed Termini - (a) “Fixed termini” includes any city, town, village, state line,...
Section 11-123 - Flammable Liquid - Flammable liquid” means any liquid that has a flash point...
Section 11-124 - Foreign Vehicle - Foreign vehicle” means any vehicle that: (1) Is of a...
Section 11-125 - Franchise - Franchise” means a written arrangement, whether or not for a...
Section 11-125.1 - Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle - Fuel cell electric vehicle” means a motor vehicle that: (1)...
Section 11-126 - Gross Weight - Gross weight” means the weight of a vehicle and its...
Section 11-127 - Highway - Highway” means: (1) The entire width between the boundary lines...
Section 11-127.1 - Lawful Status - Lawful status” means, with respect to the status of an...
Section 11-127.2 - Lease Intended as Security; Lease Not Intended as Security - (a) “Lease intended as security” means a lease of a...
Section 11-128 - License (To Drive) - (a) “License”, as used in reference to the operation of...
Section 11-129 - Licensed Dealer, Distributor, Factory Branch, or Manufacturer - Licensed dealer”, “licensed distributor”, “licensed factory branch”, and “licensed manufacturer”...
Section 11-129.1 - Limousine - Limousine” means a vehicle that: (1) Has been modified or...
Section 11-130 - Local Authority - Local authority” means a political subdivision or a local board...
Section 11-130.1 - Low Speed Vehicle - Low speed vehicle” means a four–wheeled motor vehicle that has...
Section 11-131 - Mail - Mail” means to deposit in the United States mail, properly...
Section 11-132 - Manufacturer - (a) “Manufacturer” means a person in the business of constructing...
Section 11-133 - Metal Tire - Metal tire” means a tire the surface of which in...
Section 11-134 - Mobile Home - Mobile home” means: (1) A trailer or semitrailer that is...
Section 11-134.1 - Moped - (a) “Moped” means a bicycle that: (1) Is designed to...
Section 11-134.2 - Motor Carrier - (a) “Motor carrier” means a common carrier by motor vehicle,...
Section 11-134.3 - Motor Home - Motor home” means a motor vehicle that is designed and...
Section 11-134.4 - Motorized Minibike - (a) “Motorized minibike” means a motor vehicle that: (1) Has...
Section 11-134.5 - Motor Scooter - (a) “Motor scooter” means a nonpedal vehicle that: (1) Has...
Section 11-135 - Motor Vehicle - (a) (1) “Motor vehicle” means, except as provided in subsection...
Section 11-136 - Motorcycle - (a) “Motorcycle” means a motor vehicle that: (1) (i) Has...
Section 11-136.1 - Moving Violation - Moving violation” means: (1) A moving violation as defined in...
Section 11-136.2 - Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle - Multipurpose passenger vehicle” means a motor vehicle that: (1) Is...
Section 11-137 - Name - Name” means: (1) True or legal name; (2) In the...
Section 11-138 - New Vehicle - New vehicle” means a vehicle: (1) The owner of which...
Section 11-139 - Nonresident - Nonresident” means any person who is not a resident, as...
Section 11-140 - Nonresident's Privilege to Drive - Nonresident’s privilege to drive” means the privilege granted to a...
Section 11-140.1 - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles - (a) “Off–highway recreational vehicle” means a vehicle that is: (1)...
Section 11-141 - Operate - Operate”, as used in reference to a vehicle, means to...
Section 11-142 - Operator - Operator”, as used in reference to a vehicle, means driver,...
Section 11-142.1 - Organ Delivery Vehicle - Organ delivery vehicle” means a vehicle that is used or...
Section 11-143 - Owner - Owner”, as used in reference to a vehicle: (1) Means...
Section 11-144 - Park - Park” means to halt a vehicle, whether or not it...
Section 11-144.1 - Park Model Recreational Vehicle - Park model recreational vehicle” means a vehicle that: (1) Is...
Section 11-144.2 - Passenger Car - Passenger car” means a motor vehicle, except a multipurpose passenger...
Section 11-145 - Pedestrian - Pedestrian” means an individual afoot.
Section 11-145.1 - Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicle - (a) “Plug–in electric drive vehicle” means a motor vehicle that:...
Section 11-146 - Pole Trailer - Pole trailer” means a vehicle that: (1) Has no motive...
Section 11-147 - Police Officer - Police officer” means an officer authorized to direct or regulate...
Section 11-148 - Regular Schedule - (a) “Regular schedule” means the carriage of property or passengers...
Section 11-148.1 - Rental Vehicle - (a) “Rental vehicle” means a passenger car or a vehicle...
Section 11-149 - Resident - Resident” means any person: (1) Who is domiciled in this...
Section 11-150 - Revoke (License to Drive) - Revoke”, as used in reference to any license to drive...
Section 11-150.1 - Ridesharing - (a) “Ridesharing” means any nonprofit commuting service used in transporting...
Section 11-151 - Roadway - (a) “Roadway” means that part of a highway that is...
Section 11-151.1 - Rollback - Rollback” means a vehicle that is designed with a ramp...
Section 11-152 - Salvage - (a) “Salvage” means any vehicle that: (1) Has been damaged...
Section 11-153 - School Bus - School bus” means a Type I school vehicle, as defined...
Section 11-154 - School Vehicle - (a) “School vehicle” means, except as provided in subsection (b)...
Section 11-154.1 - Scooter - Scooter” means a two–wheeled nonmotorized vehicle that: (1) Has handlebars;...
Section 11-155 - Secured Party - Secured party” means a person who has in his favor...
Section 11-156 - Security Agreement - Security agreement” means a written agreement that reserves or creates...
Section 11-157 - Security Interest - Security interest”: (1) Means an interest in a vehicle that...
Section 11-158 - Semitrailer - (a) “Semitrailer” means, except as provided in subsection (b) of...
Section 11-159 - Special Mobile Equipment - (a) “Special mobile equipment” means, except as provided in subsection...
Section 11-160 - Stand - Stand” means to halt a vehicle, whether or not it...
Section 11-161 - State - State” means a state of the United States, the District...
Section 11-162 - Stop - Stop” means: (1) Where used in a mandatory sense, the...
Section 11-163 - Street - Street” means a highway, as defined in this subtitle.
Section 11-164 - Suspend (License to Drive) - Suspend”, as used in reference to any license to drive...
Section 11-165 - Taxicab - (a) “Taxicab” means, except as provided in subsection (b) of...
Section 11-165.1 - Temporary Lawful Status - Temporary lawful status” means, with respect to the status of...
Section 11-166 - Traffic - Traffic” means pedestrians, vehicles and other conveyances, and ridden or...
Section 11-167 - Traffic Control Device - Traffic control device” means any sign, signal, marking, or device...
Section 11-168 - Traffic Control Signal - Traffic control signal” means any traffic control device, whether manually,...
Section 11-169 - Trailer - (a) “Trailer” means, except as provided in subsection (b) of...
Section 11-170 - Travel Trailer - (a) “Travel trailer” means a vehicle that is: (1) (i)...
Section 11-171 - Truck - Truck” means a motor vehicle, except a multipurpose passenger vehicle,...
Section 11-172 - Truck Tractor - Truck tractor” means the noncargo carrying power unit that operates...
Section 11-173 - Type I School Vehicle - (a) “Type I school vehicle” means a school vehicle that:...
Section 11-174 - Type Ii School Vehicle - Type II school vehicle” means a school vehicle that: (1)...
Section 11-174.1 - Under the Influence of Alcohol per Se - (a) “Under the influence of alcohol per se” means having...
Section 11-175 - Used Vehicle - Used vehicle” means any vehicle that is not a new...
Section 11-175.1 - Vanpool Operation - (a) “Vanpool operation” means any nonprofit commuter service provided by...
Section 11-176 - Vehicle - (a) (1) “Vehicle” means, except as provided in subsection (b)...
Section 11-177 - Vehicle Identification Number - Vehicle identification number” means the numerals, letters, or combination of...
Subtitle 2 - General Provisions
Section 11-201 - Applicability of Definitions - In case of dispute, the Administration may determine the extent...
Section 11-202 - Uniformity of Interpretation - The portions of the Maryland Vehicle Law that are identical...
Section 11-203 - Maryland Vehicle Law Not Retroactive - The Maryland Vehicle Law does not have a retroactive effect...
Section 11-204 - No Repeal by Implication - A provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law may not be...
Section 11-205 - Private Rights Preserved - (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Maryland Vehicle...
Section 11-206 - Short Title - Titles 11 through 27 of this article may be cited...