Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB374 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	5	sb0374
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7	7	SENATE BILL 374
8	8	R4, R5 3lr1978
9	9	CF 3lr1975
10	10	By: Charles County Senators
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 1, 2023
12	12	Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Motor Vehicle Registration – Exceptions for Golf Carts and Low Speed Vehicles 2
19	19	– Cobb Island 3
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21	21	FOR the purpose of establishing exceptions to motor vehicle registration requirements for 4
22	22	golf carts and low speed vehicles on Cobb Island in Charles County, subject to certain 5
23	23	requirements; and generally relating to exceptions to motor vehicle registration 6
24	24	requirements for golf carts and low speed vehicles on Cobb Island. 7
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26	26	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
27	27	Article – Transportation 9
28	28	Section 11–130.1 and 13–402(a)(1) 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 12
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
33	33	Article – Transportation 14
34	34	Section 13–402(c) 15
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36	36	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 17
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38	38	BY adding to 18
39	39	Article – Transportation 19
40	40	Section 21–104.7 and 21–104.8 20
41	41	Annotated Code of Maryland 21
42	42	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 22
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44	44	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 23
45	45	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 24
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47	47	Article – Transportation 25
48	48	2 SENATE BILL 374
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51	51	11–130.1. 1
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53	53	“Low speed vehicle” means a four–wheeled motor vehicle that has a maximum speed 2
54	54	capability that exceeds 20 miles per hour but is less than 25 miles per hour. 3
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56	56	13–402. 4
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58	58	(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or elsewhere in the 5
59	59	Maryland Vehicle Law, each motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer driven on 6
60	60	a highway shall be registered under this subtitle. 7
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62	62	(c) Registration under this subtitle is not required for: 8
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64	64	(1) A vehicle that is driven on a highway: 9
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66	66	(i) In conformity with the provisions of this title relating to 10
67	67	manufacturers, transporters, dealers, secured parties, owners or operators of special mobile 11
68	68	equipment, or nonresidents; or 12
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70	70	(ii) Under a temporary registration card issued by the 13
71	71	Administration; 14
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73	73	(2) A vehicle owned and used by the United States, unless an authorized 15
74	74	officer or employee of the United States requests registration of the vehicle; 16
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76	76	(3) A farm tractor or any farm equipment; 17
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78	78	(4) A vehicle the front or rear wheels of which are lifted from the highway; 18
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80	80	(5) A towed vehicle that is attached to the towing vehicle by a tow bar and 19
81	81	for which no driver is necessary; 20
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83	83	(6) A vehicle owned by and in the possession of a licensed dealer for purpose 21
84	84	of sale; 22
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86	86	(7) A vehicle owned by a new resident of this State during the first 60 days 23
87	87	of residency provided the vehicle displays valid registration issued by the jurisdiction of the 24
88	88	resident’s former domicile; 25
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90	90	(8) New vehicles being operated as part of a shuttle, as defined in § 13–626 26
91	91	of this title, while following a registered vehicle displaying a shuttle permit issued by the 27
92	92	Administration; 28
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94	94	(9) A vehicle operated in connection with maritime commerce exclusively 29
95	95	within any terminal owned or leased by the Maryland Port Administration; 30
96	96	SENATE BILL 374 3
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99	99	(10) A snowmobile that is operated on highways and roadways as prescribed 1
100	100	by § 25–102(a)(14) of this article; 2
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102	102	(11) A golf cart that is operated on a highway on Smith Island, provided that 3
103	103	the golf cart is equipped with lighting devices as required by the Administration if it is 4
104	104	operated on a highway between dusk and dawn; 5
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106	106	(12) A golf cart that is operated on a highway in accordance with § 21–104.2, 6
107	107	§ 21–104.3, § 21–104.4, [or] § 21–104.6, OR § 21–104.7 of this article; 7
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109	109	(13) A golf cart that is operated on an Allegany County highway as allowed 8
110	110	by the county under § 25–102(a)(16) of this article; 9
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112	112	(14) A vehicle owned by an accredited consular or diplomatic officer of a 10
113	113	foreign government and operated for official or personal purposes when the vehicle displays 11
114	114	a valid diplomatic license plate issued by the United States government; [or] 12
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116	116	(15) A personal delivery device that is operated on a roadway, sidewalk, 13
117	117	shoulder, or crosswalk in accordance with § 21–104.5 of this article; OR 14
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119	119	(16) A LOW SPEED VEHICLE TH AT IS OPERATED ON A HIGHWAY IN 15
120	120	ACCORDANCE WITH § 21–104.8 OF THIS ARTICLE . 16
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122	122	21–104.7. 17
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124	124	A PERSON WHO OPERATES A GOLF CART ON A HIG HWAY ON COBB ISLAND, 18
125	125	CHARLES COUNTY, WITHOUT REGISTRATION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER § 19
126	126	13–402(C)(12) OF THIS ARTICLE: 20
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128	128	(1) MAY OPERATE THE GOLF CART ONLY: 21
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130	130	(I) ON A HIGHWAY ON WHICH THE MAXIMUM POSTED S PEED 22
131	131	LIMIT DOES NOT EXCEED 30 MILES PER HOUR ; 23
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133	133	(II) BETWEEN DAWN AND DUSK ; AND 24
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135	135	(III) IF THE GOLF CART IS E QUIPPED WITH LIGHTIN G DEVICES 25
136	136	AS REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATION ; 26
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138	138	(2) SHALL KEEP THE GOLF C ART AS FAR TO THE RI GHT OF THE 27
139	139	ROADWAY AS FEASIBLE ; AND 28
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141	141	(3) SHALL POSSESS A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE. 29
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143	143	21–104.8. 30 4 SENATE BILL 374
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147	147	A PERSON WHO OPERATES A LOW SPEED VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY ON COBB 1
148	148	ISLAND, CHARLES COUNTY, WITHOUT REGISTRATION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER § 2
149	149	13–402(C)(16) OF THIS ARTICLE: 3
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151	151	(1) MAY OPERATE THE LOW S PEED VEHICLE ONLY: 4
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153	153	(I) ON A HIGHWAY ON WHICH THE MAXIMUM POSTED S PEED 5
154	154	LIMIT DOES NOT EXCEE D 30 MILES PER HOUR ; 6
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156	156	(II) BETWEEN DAWN AND DUSK ; AND 7
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158	158	(III) IF THE LOW SPEED VEHI CLE IS EQUIPPED WITH LIGHTING 8
159	159	DEVICES AS REQUIRED BY THE ADMINISTRATION ; 9
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161	161	(2) SHALL KEEP THE LOW SPEED VE HICLE AS FAR TO THE RIGHT OF 10
162	162	THE ROADWAY AS FEASI BLE; AND 11
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164	164	(3) SHALL POSSESS A VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE. 12
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166	166	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 13
167	167	1, 2023. 14