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HOUSE BILL 320
R5 5lr1330
HB 1312/24 – ENT CF SB 101
By: Delegates Beauchamp, Adams, Hartman, Hutchinson, Otto, and
Sample–Hughes
Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2025
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 21, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Wicomico County – Vehicle Laws – Prohibition on Roadway Solicitations 2
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person in Wicomico County from standing in a roadway, 3
median divider, or intersection to solicit in an aggressive manner money or donations 4
from the occupant of a vehicle; and generally relating to roadway solicitations in 5
Wicomico County. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, adding to 7
Article – Transportation 8
Section 21–507(c) 21–507.1 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Transportation 14
21–507. 15
(c) In Calvert County, Carroll County, Charles County, Harford County, [and] 16
Washington County, AND WICOMICO COUNTY, a person may not stand in a roadway, 17
median divider, or intersection to solicit money or donations of any kind from the occupant 18
of a vehicle. 19 2 HOUSE BILL 320
21–507.1. 1
(A) IN THIS SECTION, “AGGRESSIVE MANNER ” MEANS: 2
(1) INTENTIONALLY BLOCKIN G OR INTERFERING WIT H THE SAFE OR 3
FREE PASSAGE OF A PEDESTR IAN OR VEHICLE BY AN Y MEANS, INCLUDING BY 4
UNREASONABLY CAUSING A PEDESTRIAN OR DRIV ER TO TAKE EVASIVE A CTION TO 5
AVOID PHYSICAL CONTA CT; OR 6
(2) USING VIOLENT OR THRE ATENING GESTURES TOW ARD AN 7
INDIVIDUAL. 8
(B) IN WICOMICO COUNTY, A PERSON MAY NOT STAND IN A ROADWAY , 9
MEDIAN DIVIDER , OR INTERSECTION TO S OLICIT IN AN AGGRESS IVE MANNER 10
MONEY OR DONATIONS O F ANY KIND FROM AN O CCUPANT OF A VEHICLE . 11
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
October June 1, 2025. 13
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.