Maryland Statutes
Transportation
Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles

Section 22-103 - Program of Market Surveillance; Notice to Seller of Unapproved Device - (a) In order to assure that required devices displayed for...

Section 22-104 - Unlawful to Remove or Alter Safety Device or Equipment - A person may not willfully or intentionally remove or alter...

Section 22-105 - Alterations Reducing Effectiveness of Bumpers - (a) (1) If any Class A (passenger) vehicle, any Class...

Section 22-106 - "Police Officer" Defined - (a) In this title, “police officer” means: (1) Any uniformed...

Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment

Section 22-201 - "Service Vehicles" Defined - In this subtitle, “service vehicles” means any of the following...

Section 22-201.1 - When Lighted Lamps Are Required - Every vehicle on a highway in this State, at any...

Section 22-201.2 - Use of Headlights When Windshield Wipers Are Operated - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, if a...

Section 22-202 - Visibility Distance; Measuring Mounted Height of Lamps - (a) Whenever a requirement is declared in this subtitle as...

Section 22-203 - Headlamps on Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles - (a) In this section, the term “motorcycle” includes Class M...

Section 22-204 - Tail Lamps; Illumination of Rear Registration Plate - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, after June...

Section 22-205 - Reflectors - (a) (1) After July 1, 1971, every motor vehicle, trailer,...

Section 22-206 - Stop Lamps and Turn Signals - (a) Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer shall...

Section 22-208 - Clearance, Identification, and Marker Lamps and Reflectors Required - (a) In addition to the other equipment required by this...

Section 22-209 - Color of Clearance Lamps, Identification Lamps, Side Marker Lamps, Backup Lamps, and Reflectors - (a) Front clearance lamps, identification lamps, and those marker lamps...

Section 22-210 - Mounting of Reflectors, Clearance Lamps, and Side Marker Lamps - (a) Reflectors required by § 22-208 of this subtitle shall...

Section 22-211 - Visibility Requirements for Reflectors, Clearance Lamps, Identification Lamps, and Marker Lamps - (a) Every reflector on any vehicle referred to in §...

Section 22-212 - Obstructed Lamps Not Required to Be Lighted - Whenever motor and other vehicles are operated in combination during...

Section 22-213 - Lamps, Reflectors, and Flags on Projecting or Extended Loads - (a) Any vehicle carrying a load that extends beyond the...

Section 22-214 - Lamps on Parked Vehicles - (a) Every vehicle shall be equipped with one or more...

Section 22-215 - Lamps on Farm Tractors and Farm Equipment - (a) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm...

Section 22-215.1 - Rollback Vehicle Operated in Combination With Vehicle Being Towed - Whenever a rollback vehicle, as defined in § 11-151.1 of...

Section 22-216 - Lamps on Other Vehicles and Equipment - Every vehicle, including animal-drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in...

Section 22-217 - Spot Lamps, Fog Lamps, and Auxiliary Driving Lamps - (a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to...

Section 22-218 - Audible and Visual Signals on Vehicles - (a) Every emergency vehicle, in addition to any other equipment...

Section 22-218.1 - Rural Letter Carrier's Warning Device - (a) Any rural letter carrier’s motor vehicle may be equipped...

Section 22-218.2 - Amber Lights on Tow Trucks, Escort, and Maintenance Vehicles - (a) One or more amber flashing lights may be displayed:...

Section 22-219 - Signal Lamps and Signal Devices - (a) Any vehicle may be equipped with and, when required...

Section 22-221 - Additional Lighting Equipment - (a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more...

Section 22-222 - Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment - (a) Except as otherwise provided in the Maryland Vehicle Law,...

Section 22-223 - Use of Multiple-Beam Road-Lighting Equipment - (a) Whenever a motor vehicle is being driven on a...

Section 22-225 - Alternate Road-Lighting Equipment - Any motor vehicle may be operated under the conditions specified...

Section 22-226 - Number of Driving Lamps Required or Permitted - (a) At all times specified in § 22-201.1 of this...

Section 22-227 - Special Restrictions on Lamps - (a) During the times specified in § 22-201.1 of this...

Section 22-228 - Special Equipment on School Vehicles - (a) (1) (i) The Administrator may adopt regulations for lighting...

Section 22-230 - Selling or Using Lamps or Equipment - (a) A person may not have for sale, sell, or...

Section 22-232 - Revocation of Certificate of Approval on Lighting Devices - (a) When the Administrator has reason to believe that an...

Subtitle 3 - Brakes

Section 22-301 - Brake Equipment Required - (a) “Driveaway or towaway operation” means any operation in which...

Section 22-302 - Performance Ability of Brakes - (a) Every motor vehicle and combination of vehicles, at all...

Section 22-303 - Maintenance of Brakes - All brakes shall be maintained in good working order and...

Section 22-304 - Brakes on Motorcycles - (a) The Administrator is authorized to require an inspection of...

Section 22-305 - Hydraulic Brake Fluid - (a) In this section, “hydraulic brake fluid” means the liquid...

Subtitle 4 - Other Equipment

Section 22-401 - Horns and Warning Devices - (a) Every motor vehicle when operated on a highway shall...

Section 22-401.1 - Bells on Ice Cream Sales Vehicles - A vehicle from which ice cream products and similar products...

Section 22-402 - Mufflers; Prevention of Noise; Discharge of Smoke; Maximum Period of Idling - (a) Every motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine shall...

Section 22-402.1 - Alteration of Air Pollution Control Devices - (a) A person may not willfully or intentionally remove, alter,...

Section 22-402.2 - Sale of Vehicles by Dealers With Removed or Altered Emission Control Equipment, Gasoline Tank Filler Inlets, or Crankcase Ventilation Devices - (a) In this section, “dealer” has the meaning stated in...

Section 22-403 - Mirrors - (a) Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with at least...

Section 22-404 - Windshields Must Be Unobstructed and Equipped With Wipers - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 22-404.1 - Display of Emblems and Signs - (a) A person may not display on a motor vehicle...

Section 22-404.2 - Display of State Seal on Vehicle - A person may not display in any manner on a...

Section 22-404.3 - Identification of Certain Vehicles - (a) Every truck, truck tractor, and bus operated on highways...

Section 22-404.4 - Identification Decals for Propane Fueled Vehicles - (a) A person who operates on any public road a...

Section 22-404.5 - Power Booster Systems Prohibited; Exceptions - (a) In this section, “power booster system” means any device...

Section 22-405 - Tires Generally - (a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle on...

Section 22-405.1 - Regrooved Tires - (a) A person may not sell or offer for sale...

Section 22-405.2 - Metal and Other Nonrubber Material in Contact With Road Surface - (a) A person may not drive on any highway any...

Section 22-405.3 - Spare Tires - If a new Class A (passenger) or Class M (multipurpose)...

Section 22-405.4 - Type of Tires Required on Rear Axle - (a) A person may not drive any motor vehicle weighing...

Section 22-405.5 - Unsafe Tires - (a) A person may not sell or offer for sale,...

Section 22-406 - Safety Glazing Material in Motor Vehicles - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 22-407 - Certain Vehicles to Carry Flares or Other Warning Devices - (a) A person may not drive any truck with a...

Section 22-408 - Display of Warning Devices When Vehicle Disabled - (a) Whenever any truck, passenger bus, truck tractor, trailer, semitrailer,...

Section 22-409 - Transportation of Hazardous Materials - (a) (1) The Administrator and the Secretary of the Department...

Section 22-410 - Air Conditioning Equipment - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 22-411 - Metal Frame Required for Rear of Trailers and Semitrailers - (a) Every trailer or semitrailer of a gross weight of...

Section 22-412 - Seat Belts Required - (a) Every motor vehicle registered in this State and manufactured...

Section 22-412.1 - Seat Belts and Other Equipment for Vehicles Used by Nursery Schools, Camps, etc.; Type 1 School Vehicle Excepted - Every motor vehicle that is used by nursery schools, camps,...

Section 22-412.2 - Child Safety Seats - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 22-412.3 - Mandatory Seat Belt Use - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 22-412.4 - Seat Belts or Restraining Devices in Emergency Vehicles - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 22-413 - Protectors or Flaps Behind Rear Wheels of Vehicles - (a) A person may not drive any bus, truck, trailer,...

Section 22-414 - Transmission or Reception of Information - (a) A motor vehicle driven on a highway in this...

Section 22-414.1 - Video Display Equipment - (a) In this section, “video display equipment” means equipment capable...

Section 22-415 - Odometers - (a) It is unlawful for any person to: (1) Advertise...

Section 22-416 - Energy Absorption System - (a) The purpose of this section is to provide additional...

Section 22-417 - Seat Back Crash Pads in School Buses - Effective September 1, 1973, all school buses operating in Maryland...

Section 22-418 - Color of School Vehicles - (a) School vehicles shall be painted yellow, in accordance with...

Section 22-419 - Counterfeit and Nonfunctional Airbags - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 22-420 - Requirements of Electric Bicycles - (a) (1) Beginning January 1, 2020, manufacturers and distributors of...

Subtitle 6 - Noise Abatement Program

Section 22-601 - Motor Vehicle Operation -- Establishment of Sound Level Limits - (a) With the endorsement of the Secretary of Transportation and...

Section 22-602 - Motor Vehicle Operation -- Operation Not to Exceed Maximum Limits - (a) A person may not drive on a highway in...

Section 22-603 - Motor Vehicle Operation -- Regulations for Administration and Enforcement - (a) The Administrator and the Department of State Police jointly...

Section 22-604 - Motor Vehicle Operation -- Exemption of Emergency Vehicles - When an emergency vehicle is operating under the provisions of...

Section 22-605 - New Motor Vehicles -- Establishment of Sound Level Limits - (a) With the endorsement of the Secretary of Transportation and...

Section 22-606 - New Motor Vehicles -- Vehicles Not to Exceed Maximum Limits - (a) A person may not sell, offer for sale, distribute,...

Section 22-607 - New Motor Vehicles -- Regulations for Administration and Enforcement - (a) The Administrator shall adopt regulations for the administration and...

Section 22-608 - New Motor Vehicles -- Certificate of Compliance - The manufacturer, distributor, or designated agent of the manufacturer or...

Section 22-609 - Modification of Exhaust System - (a) A person may not modify the exhaust system or...

Section 22-610 - Sale of Mufflers and Other Abatement Devices - (a) A person may not sell or offer for sale...

Section 22-611 - Operation of a Commercial Motor Vehicle Equipped With Engine Brakes - (a) In this section, “engine brake” means an add–on engine...

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Maryland Statutes Transportation Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles

Maryland Statutes
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Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles