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Maryland House Bill HB193

Maryland 2022 Regular Session

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1- LAWRENCE J. HOGAN, JR., Governor Ch. 387
2-
3-– 1 –
4-Chapter 387
5-(House Bill 193)
6-
7-AN ACT concerning
8-
9-Motor Vehicle Registration – Exceptions for Electric Golf Carts – Hoopers
10-Island and Taylors Island
11-
12-FOR the purpose of creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for
13-electric golf carts on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, and Taylors
14-Island, subject to certain requirements and conditions; authorizing the County
15-Council of Dorchester County to designate county highways on which a person may
16-operate a an electric a golf cart on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, or
17-Taylors Island; and generally relating to exceptions to motor vehicle registration
18-requirements for electric golf carts.
19-
20-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
21- Article – Transportation
22- Section 13–402(a)(1)
23- Annotated Code of Maryland
24- (2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
25-
26-BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
27- Article – Transportation
28- Section 13–402(c)(12)
29- Annotated Code of Maryland
30- (2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
31-
32-BY adding to
33- Article – Transportation
34- Section 21–104.6
35- Annotated Code of Maryland
36- (2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
37-
38- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
39-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
40-
41-Article – Transportation
42-
43-13–402.
44-
45- (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or elsewhere in the
46-Maryland Vehicle Law, each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer driven on
47-a highway shall be registered under this subtitle.
48-
49- (c) Registration under this subtitle is not required for: Ch. 387 2022 LAWS OF MARYLAND
50-
51-– 2 –
52-
53- (12) A golf cart that is operated on a highway in accordance with [§§
54-21–104.2 through 21–104.4] § 21–104.2, § 21–104.3, § 21–104.4, OR § 21–104.6 of this
55-article;
56-
57-21–104.6.
58-
59- (A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , A PERSON WHO
60-OPERATES A AN ELECTRIC A GOLF CART ON A COUNT Y HIGHWAY ON UPPER
61-HOOPERS ISLAND, MIDDLE HOOPERS ISLAND, OR TAYLORS ISLAND, WITHOUT
62-REGISTRATION AS AUTH ORIZED UNDER § 13–402(C)(12) OF THIS ARTICLE:
63-
64- (1) MAY OPERATE THE ELECTRIC GOLF CART ONLY :
65-
66- (I) ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY O N WHICH THE MAXIMUM POSTED
67-SPEED LIMIT DOES NOT EXCEED 30 MILES PER HOUR ;
68-
69- (II) BETWEEN DAWN AND DUSK ; AND
70-
71- (III) IF THE ELECTRIC GOLF CART IS EQUIPPE D WITH LIGHTING
72-DEVICES AS REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATION ;
73-
74- (2) SHALL KEEP THE ELECTRIC GOLF CART AS FAR TO THE RIGHT OF
75-THE ROADWAY AS FEASI BLE; AND
76-
77- (3) SHALL POSSESS A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE.
78-
79- (B) THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DORCHESTER COUNTY MAY DESIGNATE BY
80-RESOLUTION THE COUNT Y HIGHWAYS ON UPPER HOOPERS ISLAND, MIDDLE
81-HOOPERS ISLAND, OR TAYLORS ISLAND ON WHICH A PER SON MAY OPERATE A AN
82-ELECTRIC A GOLF CART.
83-
84- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
85-October 1, 2022.
861
872
88-Approved by the Governor, May 16, 2022.
3+EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4+ [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5+ Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6+ Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7+amendment.
8+ Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments.
9+ *hb0193*
10+
11+HOUSE BILL 193
12+R4, R5 (2lr0989)
13+ENROLLED BILL
14+— Environment and Transportation/Judicial Proceedings —
15+Introduced by Dorchester County Delegation and Delegates Sample–Hughes and
16+Mautz
17+
18+Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
19+
20+_______________________________________________
21+Proofreader.
22+_______________________________________________
23+Proofreader.
24+
25+Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his appr oval this
26+
27+_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
28+
29+______________________________________________
30+Speaker.
31+
32+CHAPTER ______
33+
34+AN ACT concerning 1
35+
36+Motor Vehicle Registration – Exceptions for Electric Golf Carts – Hoopers 2
37+Island and Taylors Island 3
38+
39+FOR the purpose of creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for 4
40+electric golf carts on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, and Taylors 5
41+Island, subject to certain requirements and conditions; authorizing the County 6
42+Council of Dorchester County to designate county highways on which a person may 7
43+operate a an electric a golf cart on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, or 8
44+Taylors Island; and generally relating to exceptions to motor vehicle registration 9
45+requirements for electric golf carts. 10
46+
47+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11
48+ Article – Transportation 12
49+ Section 13–402(a)(1) 13 2 HOUSE BILL 193
50+
51+
52+ Annotated Code of Maryland 1
53+ (2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 2
54+
55+BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 3
56+ Article – Transportation 4
57+ Section 13–402(c)(12) 5
58+ Annotated Code of Maryland 6
59+ (2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 7
60+
61+BY adding to 8
62+ Article – Transportation 9
63+ Section 21–104.6 10
64+ Annotated Code of Maryland 11
65+ (2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
66+
67+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
68+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
69+
70+Article – Transportation 15
71+
72+13–402. 16
73+
74+ (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or elsewhere in the 17
75+Maryland Vehicle Law, each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer driven on 18
76+a highway shall be registered under this subtitle. 19
77+
78+ (c) Registration under this subtitle is not required for: 20
79+
80+ (12) A golf cart that is operated on a highway in accordance with [§§ 21
81+21–104.2 through 21–104.4] § 21–104.2, § 21–104.3, § 21–104.4, OR § 21–104.6 of this 22
82+article; 23
83+
84+21–104.6. 24
85+
86+ (A) SUBJECT TO SUBSE CTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , A PERSON WHO 25
87+OPERATES A AN ELECTRIC A GOLF CART ON A COUNT Y HIGHWAY ON UPPER 26
88+HOOPERS ISLAND, MIDDLE HOOPERS ISLAND, OR TAYLORS ISLAND, WITHOUT 27
89+REGISTRATION AS AUTH ORIZED UNDER § 13–402(C)(12) OF THIS ARTICLE: 28
90+
91+ (1) MAY OPERATE THE ELECTRIC GOLF CART ONLY : 29
92+
93+ (I) ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY O N WHICH THE MAXIMUM POSTED 30
94+SPEED LIMIT DOES NOT EXCEED 30 MILES PER HOUR ; 31
95+
96+ (II) BETWEEN DAWN AND DUSK ; AND 32
97+ HOUSE BILL 193 3
98+
99+
100+ (III) IF THE ELECTRIC GOLF CART IS EQUIPPE D WITH LIGHTING 1
101+DEVICES AS REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATION ; 2
102+
103+ (2) SHALL KEEP THE ELECTRIC GOLF CART AS FAR TO THE RIGHT OF 3
104+THE ROADWAY AS FEASI BLE; AND 4
105+
106+ (3) SHALL POSSESS A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE. 5
107+
108+ (B) THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DORCHESTER COUNTY MAY DESIGNATE BY 6
109+RESOLUTION THE COUNT Y HIGHWAYS ON UPPER HOOPERS ISLAND, MIDDLE 7
110+HOOPERS ISLAND, OR TAYLORS ISLAND ON WHICH A PER SON MAY OPERATE A AN 8
111+ELECTRIC A GOLF CART. 9
112+
113+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 10
114+October 1, 2022. 11
115+
116+
117+
118+
119+
120+
121+Approved:
122+________________________________________________________________________________
123+ Governor.
124+________________________________________________________________________________
125+ Speaker of the House of Delegates.
126+________________________________________________________________________________
127+ President of the Senate.