Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB713 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	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	5		hb0713
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 713
11	8		R2 2lr0434
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13	10		By: Delegates Lehman, Pena –Melnyk, Forbes, Fraser–Hidalgo, Healey, Hill,
14	11		Kaiser, Love, Proctor, Ruth, Shetty, Terrasa, Toles, and Williams
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2022
16	13		Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: March 3, 2022
20	14
21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
24	18
25	19		Vehicle Laws – Horse Riding – Helmet Requirement for Minors 2
26	20
27	21		FOR the purpose of prohibiting an adult from allowing a minor to ride a horse on certain 3
28	22		property unless the minor is wearing a helmet that meets certain standards; and 4
29	23		generally relating to helmet requirements and horse riding. 5
30	24
31	25		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
32	26		Article – Transportation 7
33	27		Section 21–104 8
34	28		Annotated Code of Maryland 9
35	29		(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 10
36	30
37	31		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
38	32		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
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40	34		Article – Transportation 13
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42	36		21–104. 14
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44	38		(a) Every person riding an animal or driving an animal–drawn vehicle on a 15
45	39		roadway has all the rights granted to and is subject to all the duties required of the driver 16
46	40		of a vehicle by this title, except for those provisions of this title that by their very nature 17
47	41		cannot apply. 18
48		-	2 HOUSE BILL 713
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	43	+	(b) (1) Except in Charles, Worcester, and St. Mary’s counties, or as provided 19
	44	+	in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not ride an animal or drive an 20
	45	+	animal–drawn vehicle on: 21
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51		-	(b) (1) Except in Charles, Worcester, and St. Mary’s counties, or as provided 1
52		-	in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may not ride an animal or drive an 2
53		-	animal–drawn vehicle on: 3
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55		-	(i) Any divided highway where the posted maximum speed limit is 4
56		-	more than 35 miles per hour; or 5
57		-
58		-	(ii) Any controlled access highway. 6
59		-
60		-	(2) In Anne Arundel County, a person may ride an animal on any part of a 7
61		-	highway described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, other than on its roadway or 8
62		-	shoulder. 9
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64		-	(C) (1) IN THIS SUBSECT ION, “HORSE” INCLUDES DONKEYS , MULES, AND 10
65		-	PONIES. 11
66		-
67		-	(2) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRA PH (II) OF THIS PARAGRAPH , 12
68		-	THIS SUBSECTION APPL IES ONLY TO HORSE RI DING ON: 13
69		-
70		-	1. A HIGHWAY; 14
71		-
72		-	2. A PUBLIC HORSE–RIDING PATH; OR 15
73		-
74		-	3. ANY OTHER PROPERTY OP EN TO THE P UBLIC OR 16
75		-	USED BY THE PUBLIC F OR PEDESTRIAN OR VEH ICULAR TRAFFIC . 17
76		-
77		-	(II) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A MINOR WHO IS: 18
78		-
79		-	1. PRACTICING FOR , RIDING TO OR FROM , OR 19
80		-	COMPETING OR PERFORM ING IN A SHOW OR EVE NT WHERE HELMETS ARE NOT 20
81		-	HISTORICALLY PART OF THE SHOW OR EVENT ; 21
82		-
83		-	2. CROSSING A PUBLIC HIG HWAY THAT SEPARATES 22
84		-	PRIVATELY OWNED LAND ; OR 23
85		-
86		-	3. ENGAGED IN AN AGRICUL TURAL PRACTICE OR 24
87		-	PURSUIT. 25
88		-
89		-	(3) AN ADULT WHO IS PRESE NT AND DIRECTLY SUPE RVISING A 26
90		-	MINOR MAY NOT ALLOW THE MINOR TO RIDE A HORSE UNLESS THE MIN OR IS 27
91		-	WEARING A PROPERLY S ECURED HELMET THAT M EETS OR EXCEEDS THE 28
92		-	STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TESTING AND MATERIALS FOR 29
93		-	PROTECTIVE HEADG EAR USED IN EQUESTRI AN RIDING. 30
94		-	HOUSE BILL 713 3
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97		-	(4) A VIOLATION OF THIS SU BSECTION INVOLVING A N ADULT 1
98		-	SUPERVISING MULTIPLE MINORS AT THE SAME T IME SHALL BE TREATED AS A 2
99		-	SINGLE VIOLATION . 3
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101		-	(5) A VIOLATION OF THIS SU BSECTION IS PRIMA FA CIE EVIDENCE OF 4
102		-	NEGLIGENCE . 5
103		-
104		-	(6) A PERSON WHO IS CONVIC TED OF A VIOLATION O F THIS 6
105		-	SUBSECTION IS SUBJEC T TO: 7
106		-
107		-	(I) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE , A WRITTEN WARNING TH AT INFORMS 8
108		-	THE OFFENDER OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION; 9
109		-
110		-	(II) FOR A SECOND OFFENSE , A FINE OF $50; AND 10
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112		-	(III) FOR A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT OFF ENSE, A FINE OF $100. 11
113		-
114		-	(7) A POLICE OFFICER WHO C HARGES AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A 12
115		-	VIOLATION OF THIS SU BSECTION SHALL PROVI DE THE MINOR WHO IS THE SUBJECT 13
116		-	OF THE VIOLATION WIT H EDUCATIONAL MATERI ALS THAT PROVIDE INF ORMATION 14
117		-	ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBSECTION AND PROPE R HELMET USE WHILE 15
118		-	HORSEBACK RIDING . 16
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120		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 17
121		-	October 1, 2022. 18
	47	+	(i) Any divided highway where the posted maximum speed limit is 22
	48	+	more than 35 miles per hour; or 23 2 HOUSE BILL 713
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	52	+	(ii) Any controlled access highway. 1
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126		-	Approved:
127		-	________________________________________________________________________________
128		-	Governor.
129		-	________________________________________________________________________________
130		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
131		-	________________________________________________________________________________
132		-	President of the Senate.
	54	+	(2) In Anne Arundel County, a person may ride an animal on any part of a 2
	55	+	highway described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, other than on its roadway or 3
	56	+	shoulder. 4
	57	+
	58	+	(C) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION , “HORSE” INCLUDES DONKEYS , MULES, AND 5
	59	+	PONIES. 6
	60	+
	61	+	(2) (I) SUBJECT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS PARAG RAPH, 7
	62	+	THIS SUBSECTION APPLIES O NLY TO HORSE RIDING ON : 8
	63	+
	64	+	1. A HIGHWAY; 9
	65	+
	66	+	2. A HORSE–RIDING PATH; OR 10
	67	+
	68	+	3. ANY OTHER PROPERTY OP EN TO THE PUBLIC OR 11
	69	+	USED BY THE PUBLIC F OR PEDESTRIAN OR VEH ICULAR TRAFFIC . 12
	70	+
	71	+	(II) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A MINOR WHO IS: 13
	72	+
	73	+	1. PRACTICING FOR , RIDING TO OR FROM , OR 14
	74	+	COMPETING OR PERFORM ING IN A SHOW OR EVE NT WHERE HELM ETS ARE NOT 15
	75	+	HISTORICALLY PART OF THE SHOW OR EVENT ; 16
	76	+
	77	+	2. CROSSING A PUBLIC HIG HWAY THAT SEPARATES 17
	78	+	PRIVATELY OWNED LAND ; OR 18
	79	+
	80	+	3. ENGAGED IN AN AGRICUL TURAL PRACTICE OR 19
	81	+	PURSUIT. 20
	82	+
	83	+	(3) AN ADULT WHO IS PRESE NT AND DIRECTLY SUPE RVISING A 21
	84	+	MINOR MAY NOT ALLOW THE MINOR TO RIDE A HORSE UNLESS THE MINOR IS 22
	85	+	WEARING A PROPERLY S ECURED HELMET THAT M EETS OR EXCEEDS THE 23
	86	+	STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF TESTING AND MATERIALS FOR 24
	87	+	PROTECTIVE HEADG EAR USED IN EQUESTRI AN RIDING. 25
	88	+
	89	+	(4) A VIOLATION OF THIS SU BSECTION INVOLVING A N ADULT 26
	90	+	SUPERVISING MULTIPLE MINORS AT THE SAME TIME SHALL BE TREATED AS A 27
	91	+	SINGLE VIOLATION . 28
	92	+
	93	+	(5) A VIOLATION OF THIS SUBSECTION IS PRIMA FACIE EVIDE NCE OF 29
	94	+	NEGLIGENCE . 30 HOUSE BILL 713 3
	95	+
	96	+
	97	+
	98	+	(6) A PERSON WHO IS CONVIC TED OF A VIOLATION O F THIS 1
	99	+	SUBSECTION IS SUBJECT TO: 2
	100	+
	101	+	(I) FOR A FIRST OFFENSE , A WRITTEN WARNING TH AT INFORMS 3
	102	+	THE OFFENDER OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION; 4
	103	+
	104	+	(II) FOR A SECOND OFFENSE , A FINE OF $50; AND 5
	105	+
	106	+	(III) FOR A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE, A FINE OF $100. 6
	107	+
	108	+	(7) A POLICE OFFICER WHO C HARGES AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A 7
	109	+	VIOLATION OF THIS SU BSECTION SHALL PROVI DE THE MINOR WHO IS THE SUBJECT 8
	110	+	OF THE VIOLATION WIT H EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL S THAT PROVIDE INFOR MATION 9
	111	+	ABOUT THE REQUIREMEN TS OF THIS SUBSECTIO N AND PROPER HELMET USE WHILE 10
	112	+	HORSEBACK RIDING . 11
	113	+
	114	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
	115	+	October 1, 2022. 13