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SENATE BILL 80
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SB 312/21 – JPR (PRE–FILED) CF HB 193
By: Senator Eckardt
Requested: September 17, 2021
Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Motor Vehicle Registration – Exceptions for Golf Carts – Hoopers Island and 2
Taylors Island 3
FOR the purpose of creating an exception to motor vehicle registration requirements for 4
golf carts on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, and Taylors Island, 5
subject to certain requirements and conditions; authorizing the County Council of 6
Dorchester County to designate county highways on which a person may operate a 7
golf cart on Upper Hoopers Island, Middle Hoopers Island, or Taylors Island; and 8
generally relating to exceptions to motor vehicle registration requirements for golf 9
carts. 10
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 11
Article – Transportation 12
Section 13–402(a)(1) 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 15
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
Article – Transportation 17
Section 13–402(c)(12) 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 20
BY adding to 21
Article – Transportation 22
Section 21–104.6 23
Annotated Code of Maryland 24
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 25
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 26 2 SENATE BILL 80
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 1
Article – Transportation 2
13–402. 3
(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or elsewhere in the 4
Maryland Vehicle Law, each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer driven on 5
a highway shall be registered under this subtitle. 6
(c) Registration under this subtitle is not required for: 7
(12) A golf cart that is operated on a highway in accordance with [§§ 8
21–104.2 through 21–104.4] § 21–104.2, § 21–104.3, § 21–104.4, OR § 21–104.6 of this 9
article; 10
21–104.6. 11
(A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION , A PERSON WHO 12
OPERATES A GOLF CART ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY ON UPPER HOOPERS ISLAND, 13
MIDDLE HOOPERS ISLAND, OR TAYLORS ISLAND, WITHOUT REGISTRATION AS 14
AUTHORIZED UNDER § 13–402(C)(12) OF THIS ARTICLE: 15
(1) MAY OPERATE THE GOLF CART ONLY: 16
(I) ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY ON WHICH THE MAXIMUM POSTED 17
SPEED LIMIT DOES NOT EXCEED 30 MILES PER HOUR ; 18
(II) BETWEEN DAWN AND DUSK ; AND 19
(III) IF THE GOLF CART IS E QUIPPED WITH LIGHTIN G DEVICES 20
AS REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATION; 21
(2) SHALL KEEP THE GOLF C ART AS FAR TO THE RI GHT OF THE 22
ROADWAY AS FEASIBLE ; AND 23
(3) SHALL POSSESS A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE. 24
(B) THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF DORCHESTER COUNTY MAY DESIGNATE BY 25
RESOLUTION THE COUNTY HIGHWAYS ON UPPER HOOPERS ISLAND, MIDDLE 26
HOOPERS ISLAND, OR TAYLORS ISLAND ON WHICH A PERSON MA Y OPERATE A GOLF 27
CART. 28
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 29
October 1, 2022. 30