Maryland Statutes
Transportation
Title 8 - Highways

Section 8-207 - Continuation and Change of Resolutions, Rules, Regulations, Forms, Orders, and Directives; Certain References to Director of Highways or State Roads Commission - Except as provided in §§ 3–102 and 4–209 of this...

Section 8-208 - Sale or Lease of Naming Rights for Rest Areas or Welcome Centers - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part II - State Roads Commission

Section 8-210 - Commission Established - There is a State Roads Commission in the Administration.

Section 8-211 - Chairman; Composition; Qualifications - (a) The Administrator is the Chairman of the Commission. (b)...

Section 8-212 - Oath; Tenure; Vacancies; Compensation - (a) Each member of the Commission shall take the oath...

Section 8-213 - Bylaws; Meetings - (a) With the approval of the Secretary, the Chairman of...

Section 8-214 - Commission Secretary - (a) With the approval of the Secretary of Transportation, the...

Section 8-215 - Assistant Secretaries - (a) The Chairman of the Commission may appoint one or...

Section 8-216 - Journal and Records of Commission - (a) (1) The Commission secretary shall keep a journal for...

Section 8-217 - Conflicts of Interest Prohibited - A member of the Commission may not have any financial...

Section 8-218 - Powers and Duties of Commission - (a) The Commission has the powers and duties: (1) That...

Subtitle 3 - Acquisition and Disposition of Property

Part I - Definitions; General Provisions

Section 8-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-302 - General Power to Acquire Private Property - (a) The Administration may acquire for this State, by condemnation...

Section 8-303 - Transfers Between State and Political Subdivision - (a) As provided in this section, the Administration may acquire...

Section 8-304 - Change of Status of State Highways and County Roads - (a) The Administration and any political subdivision may agree to...

Section 8-305 - Acquisitions of Property - (a) Upon a preliminary determination by the Administration to undertake...

Section 8-306 - Taxes on Property Acquired - (a) When property is acquired under this subtitle, the real...

Section 8-307 - Assessments by Special Tax District on Property Acquired - (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, if...

Section 8-308 - Private Use of Acquired Land - (a) Subject to any terms and conditions imposed by the...

Section 8-309 - Sale of Land Not Needed for Public Purposes - (a) The purpose of this section is to return unneeded...

Section 8-310 - State Highway Access Valuation Board - (a) In this section, “Board” means the State Highway Access...

Part II - Purposes for Which Property May Be Acquired

Section 8-312 - Scope of Part - (a) The purposes of acquisition specified in this part are...

Section 8-313 - Acquisition of Land to Protect Highways - (a) (1) Any land may be acquired under this subtitle...

Section 8-314 - Land Adjacent to Federal-Aid Highways - (a) The purposes of this section are: (1) To promote...

Section 8-315 - Miscellaneous Purposes of Acquisition - (a) Even if not needed for highway purposes, property along...

Part III - "Quick-Take" Condemnation by Commission -Board of Property Review Procedure

Section 8-318 - Scope of Part - (a) If property is to be condemned under this subtitle...

Section 8-319 - Location of Termini of Highway to Be Constructed or Reconstructed - Property may be acquired under this part for a State...

Section 8-320 - Construction Plans, Plats, and Estimates -- Preparation - (a) Before any property is condemned under this part, the...

Section 8-321 - Construction Plans, Plats, and Estimates -- Approval, Signing, and Recording - (a) The plats and estimates prepared by the Administration require...

Section 8-322 - Construction Plans, Plats, and Estimates -- Commission Records; Public Information - (a) The plats and estimates approved by the Commission shall...

Section 8-323 - Petition for Condemnation; Payment of Estimates - (a) After the plats are filed for record, the Commission...

Section 8-324 - Entry on Property - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 8-325 - Negotiation With Property Owners - (a) After the petition is filed and payment is made...

Section 8-326 - Certification to Board of Property Review; Filing Cases in Court - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 8-327 - Boards of Property Review Generally - (a) (1) There is a board of property review in...

Section 8-328 - Performance of Duties of Board - (a) Each board of property review: (1) Shall hear promptly...

Section 8-329 - Appeals From Board - If any party is dissatisfied with the findings or award...

Section 8-330 - Alternate Date of Valuation - If, within 1 year after payment is made under §...

Section 8-331 - Payment of Final Award - At the conclusion of all proceedings, the Commission shall pay...

Part IV - "Quick-Take" Condemnation by Commission -- Accelerated Procedure

Section 8-334 - Scope of Part - (a) If the Commission determines that condemnation under Part III...

Section 8-335 - Petition for Condemnation; Payment of Estimates - To condemn property under this part, the Commission shall: (1)...

Section 8-336 - Entry on Property - After the petition is filed and payment is made under...

Section 8-337 - Withdrawal of Funds Paid Into Court - On written request to the clerk of the court, the...

Section 8-338 - Effect of Payment - A payment made under § 8-335 of this subtitle does...

Section 8-339 - Final Award - At the conclusion of all proceedings, the Commission shall pay...

Subtitle 4 - Highway User Revenues

Section 8-401 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-402 - Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account - (a) There is a Gasoline and Motor Vehicle Revenue Account...

Section 8-403 - Highway User Revenues for Local Governments - (a) Subject to §§ 3–307 and 3–308 of this article,...

Section 8-404 - Computation of Amount of Highway User Revenues -- for County - (a) Highway user revenues shall be allocated to the counties:...

Section 8-405 - Computation of Amount of Highway User Revenues -- for Municipality - (a) An eligible municipality may request its share of the...

Section 8-406 - Conditions on Distribution of Highway User Revenues - (a) A distribution of highway user revenues may not be...

Section 8-407 - Manner of Disbursement of Funds for Counties and Municipalities - (a) (1) If a county’s or municipality’s road construction, reconstruction,...

Section 8-408 - Permitted Uses of Highway User Revenues - (a) Highway user revenues distributed to Baltimore City and Kent...

Section 8-409 - Establishment and Maintenance of Footpaths, Bridle Paths or Horse Trails, and Bicycle Trails - (a) It is the policy of this State that bicycle...

Section 8-410 - Approval Required for Construction or Reconstruction by County or Municipality - A road or street may not be constructed or reconstructed...

Section 8-411 - Information to Be Furnished to Administration - (a) The purpose of this section is to enable the...

Section 8-412 - Account of Expenditures of Highway User Revenues - (a) (1) On or before January 1 of each year,...

Section 8-413 - Report of Administration to Counties and Baltimore City - Within 45 days after the end of each month, the...

Subtitle 5 - Federal Highway Programs

Section 8-501 - "Federal Acts" Defined - In this subtitle, “federal acts” means: (1) The federal-aid highway...

Section 8-502 - Legislative Policy - The purpose of this subtitle is to assist the national...

Section 8-503 - Power of Administration and Political Subdivisions to Comply With Federal Acts - (a) The General Assembly of Maryland assents to the federal...

Section 8-504 - Sources of Matching Funds for Federal Acts - (a) (1) Each political subdivision of this State may raise...

Section 8-505 - Use of Federal Funds by Administration - (a) In addition to its other powers, the Administration, with...

Section 8-506 - Payment for Relocation of Publicly Owned Utility Facilities - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 8-507 - County and Municipal Urban Area Highway Construction Funds - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 8-508 - Highway or Capital Transit Construction Training and Support Services - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Subtitle 6 - Construction and Maintenance

Part I - General Provisions

Section 8-601 - Responsibility for Construction and Maintenance of State Highways - (a) The Administration shall construct, reconstruct, and repair State highways...

Section 8-601.1 - Project Resulting in Severance or Destruction of Bicycle Route - (a) The Administration may not construct any project that will...

Section 8-602 - Clearing Highways - (a) The Administration shall: (1) Keep all State highways reasonably...

Section 8-602.1 - Best Practices Guidelines for Road Salt Management - (a) The General Assembly finds that the use of best...

Section 8-603 - Landscaping Highways - If practicable, the Administration shall provide landscaping along State highways.

Section 8-604 - Naming Highways - The Administration may name or rename any State highway.

Section 8-605 - Informational and Directional Signs, Signals, and Markers - (a) Along any State highway, the Administration may place signs,...

Section 8-606 - Width of Right-of-Way; Grade Level - (a) Each State highway constructed or maintained under this title...

Section 8-607 - Convict Labor - Subject to the provisions of Title 9, Subtitle 5 of...

Section 8-608 - Utility Sleeves - (a) To eliminate the possibility of boring and jacking under...

Section 8-609 - Control of Phragmites - (a) The Secretary shall implement a program to control the...

Section 8-609.1 - Alternative Management and Control Methods for Phragmites - In implementing a phragmites control program, the Secretary shall consider...

Section 8-609.2 - Bridges on Navigable Rivers - A bridge may not be built on a navigable river...

Section 8-609.3 - Compost and Compost-Based Products -- Specification - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part II - Long Range Highway Programs

Section 8-610 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-611 - Highway Needs Information, Assessment, and Inventory - (a) The Administration shall furnish members of the General Assembly...

Section 8-612 - Project Planning Program - (a) (1) The Administration may engage in project planning for...

Section 8-613 - Construction Program - (a) Before the annual submission to the General Assembly of...

Section 8-613.1 - Annual Status Report - By January 15 of each year, the Administration shall submit...

Section 8-613.2 - Protection of Highway Construction and Maintenance Workers - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 8-613.3 - Appropriations - The Governor shall include in the annual operating or capital...

Part III - Contracts and Accounts

Section 8-614 - Specifications for State Highway Projects - (a) All State highway projects shall be performed under the...

Section 8-616 - Report to Governor of State Highway Projects - Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year...

Part IV - Parkways and Freeways

Section 8-619 - Construction of Parkways and Freeways - (a) (1) By written order, the Administration may lay out,...

Section 8-620 - Designation of Existing Highway as Expressway - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Administration...

Section 8-621 - Regulation of Use of Freeway or Parkway - If any highway is constructed as a parkway or is...

Section 8-622 - Right of Access for Property Divided by Freeway - (a) If property held under one ownership is divided by...

Part V - Industrial Access

Section 8-625 - Industrial Access to Highway - (a) For purposes of this section, average daily traffic volume...

Section 8-626 - Industrial Crossings - (a) (1) Subject to this section and with the advice...

Section 8-627 - Closure or Restricted Access to Defense-Related and Other Properties - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part VI - Sidewalks

Section 8-629 - Sidewalk Construction by Developers of Industrial, Commercial, or Apartment Areas Along Highways - (a) (1) With the concurrence of the local government, the...

Section 8-630 - Sidewalks or Bicycle Pathways Along Urban Highways; Nighttime Illumination - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Part VII - Responsibility of Administration to Counties

Section 8-633 - Administration Generally Responsible Only for State Highways - Except as otherwise provided by law, the Administration does not...

Section 8-635 - Engineering Advice to Counties - At the request of any proper county agency, the Administration...

Section 8-636 - Reports by Counties - (a) Within 6 months after the end of each county’s...

Section 8-637 - Traffic Calming Device - (a) (1) In this section, “traffic calming device” means a...

Part VIII - Railroad Crossings

Section 8-639 - Power of Secretary Over Railroad Grade Crossings - (a) Unless approved by the Secretary on application to him,...

Section 8-640 - Construction and Maintenance of Railroad Crossings by Railroad and Administration - (a) At each grade crossing of a highway and a...

Section 8-641 - Costs of Relocation; Damage to Adjacent Property - (a) The Administration shall pay the costs of relocation to...

Section 8-642 - Allocation of Costs - (a) As to the costs of any railroad grade crossing...

Section 8-643 - Penalties - (a) If any railroad does not comply with an order...

Section 8-644 - Exempt Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Plaque - (a) The Administration may erect an exempt highway–rail grade crossing...

Part IX - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 8-646 - Permit Required for Work on Highway - (a) Except as permitted by this section or in accordance...

Section 8-647 - Removal of Dirt, Sand, Gravel, and Other Material - (a) (1) A person may not remove any dirt, sand,...

Section 8-648 - Storm Drain Covers in Highways - Any new or replacement storm drain cover, installed on a...

Section 8-649 - Senator Frederick C. Malkus, Jr. Bridge - The new bridge across the Choptank River in the vicinity...

Section 8-650 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway and Vietnam Veterans Highway - (a) The Administration shall designate the portion of Maryland Route...

Section 8-651 - Korean War Veterans Memorial Highways - (a) The Administration shall designate Maryland Route 43 as the...

Section 8-652 - Flags at Rest Areas, Welcome Centers, and Exhibit Centers - The following flags shall be flown year round at each...

Section 8-653 - Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Highway - The Administration shall dedicate the portion of Interstate Highway 83...

Section 8-654 - Use of Rights-of-Way for Installation of Broadband Communication Infrastructure by Nonprofit Telecommunications Services - (a) (1) In this section, “trenching” means a construction project...

Section 8-655 - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - (a) The Administration shall post the National Human Trafficking Resource...

Section 8-656 - Dedication of Structures (Hero's Highway Act) - The Department shall establish a process by which a member...

Section 8-657 - Relocation of Water or Sewer Lines - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...

Section 8-658 - Heroes Highway - The Administration shall dedicate the portion of Maryland Route 924...

Section 8-659 - Henrietta Lacks Way - The Administration shall dedicate the portion of Maryland Route 695A...

Section 8-660 - Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Bridge - The Administration shall dedicate the bridge located at the intersection...

Section 8-661 - Decorative Treatments of Traffic Control Devices - (a) In this section, “traffic control device” has the meaning...

Section 8-662 - Information on Suicide Prevention -- Electronic Signs Along Highways - (a) The Administration may post information on suicide prevention, including...

Subtitle 7 - Regulation of Outdoor Advertising

Part I - Definitions; General Provisions

Section 8-701 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-702 - Scope of Subtitle - (a) The provisions of this subtitle are in addition to...

Section 8-703 - Effect of Subtitle on School Bus Shelter Signs - (a) This subtitle does not apply to the erection or...

Section 8-704 - Administration and Enforcement of Subtitle - The Administration shall administer and enforce this subtitle.

Section 8-705 - Rules and Regulations - (a) The Administration may adopt rules and regulations to carry...

Part II - Licensing of Outdoor Advertising Business

Section 8-708 - License Required - A person may not engage in the business generally known...

Section 8-709 - License Application; Term and Renewal - (a) Each application for a license under this part: (1)...

Section 8-710 - Annual License Fee - (a) Each applicant for a license or the renewal of...

Section 8-711 - Issuance of License - The Administration shall issue a license under this part to...

Part III - Outdoor Signs Along State Highways Generally

Section 8-714 - Permit Required - (a) Whether or not the person must be licensed under...

Section 8-715 - Application for Permit - (a) Each application for a permit under this part: (1)...

Section 8-716 - Signs for Which Permit May Not Be Issued - The Administration may not issue a permit under this part...

Section 8-717 - Term and Renewal of Permit - (a) Each permit issued under this part expires on the...

Section 8-718 - Annual Permit Fee - (a) Each applicant for a permit or the renewal of...

Section 8-719 - Issuance of Permit; Numbering - (a) The Administration shall issue a permit under this part...

Section 8-720 - Appeals - Any person whose application for a permit under this part...

Section 8-721 - Information to Appear on Sign - On each outdoor sign for which a permit is required...

Section 8-722 - Effect of Part on Signs Existing on June 1, 1931 - (a) Except for payment of the annual fee required by...

Part IV - Outdoor Signs Along Federal-Aid Primary Highways

Section 8-725 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-726 - Legislative Policy - (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that, except for...

Section 8-727 - Scope of Part - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this part...

Section 8-728 - General Prohibition - A person may not use his property or allow his...

Section 8-729 - Permit Required - (a) A person may not erect or maintain any outdoor...

Section 8-730 - Signs for Which Permit May Not Be Issued - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...

Section 8-731 - Size of Signs - (a) The size of an outdoor sign along or near...

Section 8-732 - Spacing of Signs at Intersections - (a) In this section, “centerline” means: (1) The centerline of...

Section 8-733 - Lighting of Signs - (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, an outdoor sign...

Section 8-734 - Mandatory Removal of Preexisting, Nonconforming Signs - (a) If appropriate matching federal funds are available to this...

Section 8-735 - Permissive Removal of Preexisting, Nonconforming Signs - (a) The Administration may acquire, by purchase, gift, or condemnation,...

Section 8-736 - Local Zoning Regulations - (a) The political subdivisions of this State have full authority,...

Section 8-737 - Compensation for Removal of Sign Adjacent to Federal-Aid Highway - (a) A county or municipality may not remove an outdoor...

Part V - Outdoor Signs Along Expressways

Section 8-739 - "Expressway" Defined - In this part, “expressway” includes an interstate highway.

Section 8-740 - Scope of Part - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, this part...

Section 8-741 - General Prohibition - A person that owns property may not use the property...

Section 8-742 - Exceptions - This part does not prohibit the erection or maintenance of:...

Section 8-743 - Removal of Preexisting, Nonconforming Signs - (a) The Administration may acquire, by purchase, gift, or condemnation,...

Section 8-744 - Regulation of on Premise Outdoor Signs - (a) On premise outdoor signs are permitted along expressways in...

Section 8-745 - Compensation for Removal of Sign Adjacent to Interstate Highway - (a) A county or municipality may not remove an outdoor...

Part VI - Enforcement and Penalties

Section 8-747 - Bond for Nonresident Licensees and Permit Holders - Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, before any outdoor...

Section 8-748 - Removal of Signs in Violation of Subtitle - (a) If any outdoor sign is erected or maintained contrary...

Section 8-749 - Penalties - Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is...

Part VII - Bus Passenger Shelter Program

Section 8-750 - Definitions - (a) In this part the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-751 - Administration Authorized to Establish Bus Passenger Shelters - The Administration may, consistent with Division II of the State...

Section 8-752 - Agreements to Construct, Operate, and Maintain Shelters - (a) Subject to any applicable provisions of this section, a...

Subtitle 8 - Junk and Scrap Yards

Section 8-801 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-802 - Legislative Policy - The General Assembly of Maryland finds and declares that, to...

Section 8-803 - License Required for Junkyard or Certain Facilities - (a) A person may not establish, operate, or maintain any...

Section 8-804 - License Application; Term and Renewal - (a) Each application for a license under this subtitle: (1)...

Section 8-805 - Annual License Fee - (a) Each applicant for a license or the renewal of...

Section 8-806 - Issuance of License - The Administration shall issue a license under this subtitle to...

Section 8-807 - Junkyards or Certain Facilities for Which License May Not Be Issued - (a) The Administration may not issue a license under this...

Section 8-808 - Rules and Regulations - (a) The Administration may adopt rules and regulations that: (1)...

Section 8-809 - Certain Preexisting Junkyards or Other Facilities to Be Screened or Relocated - (a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this...

Section 8-810 - Limit on Authority to Make Expenditures - The Administration may not spend funds under this subtitle to...

Section 8-811 - Effect of Subtitle on Other Laws - This subtitle does not abrogate or affect any statute, ordinance,...

Section 8-812 - Injunction; Penalties - (a) If a junkyard, automotive dismantler and recycler facility, or...

Subtitle 9 - Complete Streets Program

Section 8-901 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-902 - Established - There is a competitive matching grant program within the Department...

Section 8-903 - Purpose and Goals - (a) The purpose of the Program is to provide matching...

Section 8-904 - Funding - Funds for the Program shall be as provided by the...

Section 8-905 - Adoption of Policy by Local Government - (a) A local government that has adopted a complete streets...

Section 8-906 - Matching Grants for Certified Jurisdiction - (a) A certified jurisdiction may: (1) Apply for matching grants...

Section 8-907 - Regulations - The Secretary shall adopt regulations to carry out this subtitle.

Section 8-908 - Report - (a) On or before December 31 each year, the Department...

Subtitle 10 - Vision Zero

Section 8-1001 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...

Section 8-1002 - Vision Zero Program - There is a program within the Department known as Vision...

Section 8-1003 - Purpose; Goal - (a) The purpose of Vision Zero is to develop strategies...

Section 8-1004 - Coordinator - (a) The Department shall designate a coordinator to oversee the...

Section 8-1005 - Implementation - The implementation of Vision Zero shall include strategies for achieving...

Section 8-1006 - Funding - Funds for Vision Zero shall be as provided by the...

Section 8-1007 - Report - (a) On or before December 31 each year, the Department...

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