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The Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland, 1924
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2010 ARTICLE 56.

(b) Motor cycles and tractors, one white or tinted light, other than red,
visible from the front, and one red light visible to the rear;

(c) Trailers and vehicles towed, one red light visible to the rear;

(d) Side cars, one white light visible to the front;

(e) Standing motor vehicles, including all the above, at least one white
or tinted light, other than red, visible to the front, and red to the rear,
carried on the left of such vehicle;

(f) Horse-drawn vehicles, in motion or at rest, one white light visible
from both front and rear, or a white light visible from the front and red
light visible from the rear.

The light above required shall in all instances be of sufficient strength
to be clearly visible at a distance of at least two hundred (200) feet from
the direction in which they are required to be displayed.

In the case of moving motor vehicles the numerals on the rear registra-
tion marker shall be so illuminated as to be clearly visible at a distance
of not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the rear.

No vehicle of any kind, including motor vehicles and horse-drawn vehi-
cles, shall at any time, whether in motion or at rest, use on any public
highway of this State any lighting device which shall throw a dazzling
or glaring light to a height of more than forty-two (42) inches above the
surface of the road when measured on a level road at a distance of seventy-
five (75) feet or more ahead.

No motor vehicle of any kind shall at any time, whether in use or not
in use, be equipped with an electric bulb or other lighting device of a
greater capacity than thirty-two (32) candle power, no matter how the
same may be shaded, covered or obscured.

No motor vehicle of any kind shall at any time, whether is use or not
in use, be equipped with any lamp without any glass or with a plain
glass front, behind which there is an electric bulb or other lighting device
of a greater capacity than four candle power, unless such bulb itself be
so designed, constructed and used as to prevent glare.

The State Board of Motor Vehicle Headlight Inspection is hereby
created. Said Board shall consist of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles,
Marshal of Police of Baltimore City and the Secretary of the Automobile
Club of Maryland. The members of said Board shall serve without pay
and shall hold meetings at such times and places as in their judgment
may be necessary. The said Board is hereby expressly charged with the
enforcement of the aforegoing provisions prohibiting the use of glaring
or dazzling headlights on the highways of this State, and shall have full
power and authority to make, promulgate and enforce all reasonable regu-
lations to this end, both for the purpose of determining the character of
headlights to be used, including inspections, tests and licensing or per-
mitting the sale of the same, and the use thereof on the highways. It shall
be unlawful for anyone to use, sell or have in his possession any head-
light or other lighting device designed for use on motor vehicles on the
public highways of this State contrary to this sub-title or contrary to
such regulations so to be prescribed by said State Board of Motor Vehicle
Headlight Inspection, subject to a penalty of not less than five dollars

 

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