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Maryland House Bill HB1207

Maryland 2023 Regular Session

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107 HOUSE BILL 1207
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1310 By: Delegates Miller and McComas
1411 Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2023
1512 Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
16-Committee Report: Favorable
17-House action: Adopted
18-Read second time: March 5, 2023
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20-CHAPTER ______
14+A BILL ENTITLED
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2216 AN ACT concerning 1
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2418 Motor Vehicles – Motorcycles – Passenger Restrictions 2
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2620 FOR the purpose of requiring a rear passenger on a motorcycle to be able to firmly position 3
2721 the passenger’s feet on the footrests of the motorcycle, subject to a certain exception; 4
2822 and generally relating to passenger restrictions for motorcycles. 5
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3024 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
3125 Article – Transportation 7
3226 Section 21–1302 8
3327 Annotated Code of Maryland 9
3428 (2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 10
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3630 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
3731 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
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3933 Article – Transportation 13
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4135 21–1302. 14
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4337 (a) The operator of a motorcycle may ride the motorcycle only on the permanent 15
4438 and regular seat attached to it. 16
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4640 (b) The operator of a motorcycle may not carry any other person unless the 17
4741 motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride 18
48-on the permanent and regular seat, if designed for two persons, or on another seat firmly 19 2 HOUSE BILL 1207
42+on the permanent and regular seat, if designed for two persons, or on another seat firmly 19
43+attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator. 20
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45+ (c) (1) A person other than the operator of a motorcycle may not ride on a 21
46+motorcycle unless the motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event 22
47+a passenger may ride on the permanent and regular seat, if designed for [2] TWO persons, 23 2 HOUSE BILL 1207
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51-attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator. 1
50+or on another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator. 1
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53- (c) (1) A person other than the operator of a motorcycle may not ride on a 2
54-motorcycle unless the motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event 3
55-a passenger may ride on the permanent and regular seat, if designed for [2] TWO persons, 4
56-or on another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator. 5
52+ (2) (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 2
53+PARAGRAPH , A PASSENGER MAY NOT RIDE ON A MOTORCYCLE ON A SEAT AT THE 3
54+REAR OF THE OPERATOR UNLESS THE PASSENGER IS ABL E TO POSITION THE 4
55+PASSENGER’S FEET FIRMLY ON THE F OOTRESTS WHILE SEATE D. 5
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58- (2) (I) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF THIS 6
59-PARAGRAPH , A PASSENGER MAY NOT RIDE ON A MOTORC YCLE ON A SEAT AT THE 7
60-REAR OF THE OPERATOR UNLESS THE PASSENGER IS ABL E TO POSITION THE 8
61-PASSENGER’S FEET FIRMLY ON THE F OOTRESTS WHILE SEATE D. 9
57+ (II) SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY 6
58+TO A PASSENGER ON A MOTORCYCLE WHO IS UNABLE TO POS ITION THE 7
59+PASSENGER’S FEET FIRMLY ON THE F OOTRESTS DUE TO A PE RMANENT PHYSICAL 8
60+DISABILITY. 9
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63- (II) SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY 10
64-TO A PASSENGER ON A MOTORCYCLE WHO IS UNABLE TO POS ITION THE 11
65-PASSENGER’S FEET FIRMLY ON THE F OOTRESTS DUE TO A PE RMANENT PHYSICAL 12
66-DISABILITY. 13
62+ (d) A person may ride on a motorcycle operated under a Class M driver’s license 10
63+only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the 11
64+motorcycle. 12
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68- (d) A person may ride on a motorcycle operated under a Class M driver’s license 14
69-only while sitting astride the seat, facing forward, with one leg on each side of the 15
70-motorcycle. 16
66+ (e) A person may not operate a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, 13
67+or other article that prevents the person from keeping both hands on the steering 14
68+mechanism. 15
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72- (e) A person may not operate a motorcycle while carrying any package, bundle, 17
73-or other article that prevents the person from keeping both hands on the steering 18
74-mechanism. 19
70+ (f) The operator of a motorcycle may not carry any person in a position that 16
71+interferes with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator. 17
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76- (f) The operator of a motorcycle may not carry any person in a position that 20
77-interferes with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator. 21
73+ (g) A person other than the operator of a motorcycle may not ride in a position 18
74+that interferes with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator. 19
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79- (g) A person other than the operator of a motorcycle may not ride in a position 22
80-that interferes with the operation or control of the motorcycle or the view of the operator. 23
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82- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
83-October 1, 2023. 25
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87-Approved:
88-________________________________________________________________________________
89- Governor.
90-________________________________________________________________________________
91- Speaker of the House of Delegates.
92-________________________________________________________________________________
93- President of the Senate.
76+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 20
77+October 1, 2023. 21