Motorcycles, Mopeds And Motor Scooters
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Road User - Penalties [SB-868]
Prohibiting a person from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable road user as a result of the person operating a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner or in violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing a penalty of a fine not exceeding $2,000; establishing additional penalties of participation in a motor vehicle safety course and up to 150 hours of community service; etc.
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Off-Highway Recreational Vehicles - Excise Titling Tax - Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Trail Fund [SB-606]
Establishing the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Trail Fund to be used to maintain and construct trails for off-highway recreational vehicles on certain land; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to administer the Fund; requiring the Comptroller to distribute 25% in fiscal year 2019, and 50% in fiscal year 2020 and each year thereafter, of the revenue from the excise tax imposed on certain certificates of title issued for certain off-highway recreational vehicles to the Fund; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exception [SB-439]
Providing that the prohibition against operating or riding on a motorcycle without certain protective headgear does not apply to an individual at least 21 years old who has been licensed to operate a motorcycle for at least 2 years, has completed a certain motorcycle safety course, or is a passenger on a motorcycle operated by a driver who has been licensed for at least 2 years or has completed a certain motorcycle safety course; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Wicomico County - Motorcycles - Sunday Sales [SB-355]
Authorizing a vehicle dealer in Wicomico County to sell, barter, deliver, give away, show, or offer for sale a motorcycle or certificate of title for a motorcycle on Sunday.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Off–Highway Recreational Vehicle Fund – Establishment [SB-1030]
Establishing the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Fund in the Department of Natural Resources; providing that the Fund consists of certain money and certain revenue; requiring the Fund to be used for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of trails for use by off-highway recreational vehicles; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to remit to the Comptroller one-half of the revenues collected for the off-highway recreational vehicle titling fee for deposit into the Fund; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device - Definition [HB-60]
Altering the definition of "electric personal assistive mobility device" to require that the device have one vertical or center control bar or mechanism that responds to pressure from the hands or legs of the rider to steer the device and have a nonarticulating platform on which the rider stands.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Protective Headgear [HB-293]
Establishing that the requirement to wear certain protective headgear while operating or riding on a moped or motor scooter applies only to individuals under the age of 18 years.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Wicomico County - Motorcycles - Sunday Sales [HB-1586]
Authorizing a vehicle dealer in Wicomico County to sell, barter, deliver, give away, show, or offer for sale a motorcycle or certificate of title for a motorcycle on Sunday.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Road User - Penalties [HB-142]
Prohibiting a person from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable road user as a result of the person operating a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner or in violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing certain penalties for a violation of the Act; defining the term "vulnerable road user"; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Public Safety - Emergency Medical Services - Motorcycle Response Unit [HB-139]
Authorizing a county or municipality to establish, by local law, an emergency medical response unit that travels by motorcycle to assist with emergencies within the boundaries of the county or municipality; providing that the local law shall require a member of a certain unit to possess certain licenses or certifications; requiring the State Emergency Medical Services Board to establish policies and procedures for the operation of a certain unit; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Indication of Applicant's Sex [HB-13]
Requiring an application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit to allow an applicant to indicate the applicant's sex as female, male or unspecified; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator's permit of an applicant who indicates that the applicant's sex is unspecified displays a certain notation; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties [HB-1099]
Prohibiting a person from causing the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as a result of the person operating a vehicle in a careless or distracted manner or in violation of certain provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law; establishing that a person convicted of a violation of the Act is subject to a fine of up to $2,000 and must appear in court and may not prepay the fine; establishing additional penalties of participation in a motor vehicle safety course and up to 150 hours of community service; etc.
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Fund - Establishment [HB-1091]
Establishing the Off-Highway Recreational Vehicle Fund in the Department of Natural Resources; providing that the Fund consists of certain money and certain revenue; requiring the Fund to be used for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of trails for use by off-highway recreational vehicles; requiring the Comptroller to transfer one-third of the revenue from the excise tax imposed for each certificate of title issued for an off-highway recreational vehicle to the Fund; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exception [SB-981]
Providing that the prohibition against operating or riding on a motorcycle without certain protective headgear does not apply to an individual at least 21 years old who has been licensed to operate a motorcycle for at least 2 years, has completed a certain motorcycle safety course, or is a passenger on a motorcycle operated by a driver who has been licensed for at least 2 years or has completed a certain motorcycle safety course.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor and Electric Scooter Sharing Companies - Nonvisual Access - Workgroup [SB-805]
Requiring that motor scooter sharing companies include on each motor scooter a tactile phone number through which an individual who is blind or visually impaired may contact the company; and requiring that motor scooter sharing companies provide individuals with disabilities certain nonvisual access to their websites and mobile applications that is consistent with certain federal standards.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – Reckless Driving Contributing to an Accident – Required Court Appearance [SB-804]
Requiring a person charged with reckless driving that contributes to an accident to appear in court and prohibiting the person from prepaying the fine.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws – HOV Lanes – Hybrid Vehicles [SB-70]
Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing certain qualified hybrid vehicles to use a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane along a certain highway regardless of the number of passengers in the vehicle.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Indication of Applicant's Sex [SB-196]
Requiring an application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit to allow an applicant to indicate the applicant's sex as female, male, or unspecified or other; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to ensure that the license, identification card, or moped operator's permit of an applicant who indicates that the applicant's sex is unspecified or other displays an "X" in the location on the license, identification card, or permit that indicates the applicant's sex; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Vehicle Laws - Personal Electric Transportation Devices - Definitions [SB-14]
Altering the definition of "electric personal assistive mobility device" to require that the device have one vertical or center control bar or mechanism that responds to pressure from the hands or legs of the rider to steer the device and a nonarticulated platform on which the rider stands; defining "electric self-balancing board" to include devices without a vertical or central control bar or mechanism and devices that utilize an articulated platform; and making certain provisions of law applicable to electric self-balancing boards.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Motorcycles - Overtaking and Passing Vehicles [HB-917]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to adopt certain guidelines for the operation of a motorcycle on a roadway that is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic; and repealing certain provisions of law that prohibit an operator of a motorcycle on certain roadways from overtaking and passing in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken and from operating a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lanes or rows of vehicles.