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MARVIN MANDEL, Governor
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this subtitle; as to the general jurisdiction
of the State Highway Administration over the
State highway system, see Title 8 of this
article.
Also in subsection (a), the present phrase
"not to exceed 55 miles per hour" is deleted
as unnecessary in light of §21-801.1(d) and
(e) to the same effect.
In subsection (b) of this section, the present
reference to a posted limit "lawfully" in
effect on December 31, 1974, is deleted as
unnecessary and — since the right to conform
to the specified statutory limits in §21—801.1
should not be contingent on the lawfulness of
the nonforming limit — misleading.
21-803. ALTERATION OF MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT BY LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.
(A) WHEN LOCAL AUTHORITY MAY ALTER SPECIFIED
LIMITS.
(1) IF, ON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND
TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, A LOCAL AUTHORITY DETERMINES THAT
ANY MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBTITLE IS
GREATER OR LESS THAN REASONABLE OR SAFE UNDER EXISTING
CONDITIONS ON ANY PART OF A HIGHWAY IN ITS JURISDICTION,
IT MAY ESTABLISH A REASONABLE AND SAFE MAXIMUM SPEED
LIMIT FOR THAT PART OF THE HIGHWAY, WHICH MAY:
(I) DECREASE THE LIMIT AT AN INTERSECTION;
(II) INCREASE THE LIMIT IN AN URBAN DISTRICT
TO NOT MORE THAN 50 MILES AN HOUR; OR
(III) DECREASE THE LIMIT OUTSIDE AN URBAN
DISTRICT TO NOT LESS THAN 25 MILES AN HOUR.
(2) AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION
IS NOT REQUIRED TO CONFORM A POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT
IN EFFECT ON DECEMBER 31, 1974, TO A DIFFERENT LIMIT
SPECIFIED IN §21-801.1(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE.
(B) WHEN ALTERED LIMITS EFFECTIVE.
AN ALTERED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ESTABLISHED UNDER
THIS SECTION IS EFFECTIVE WHEN POSTED ON APPROPRIATE
SIGNS GIVING NOTICE OF THE LIMIT.
(C) APPROVAL BY STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
REQUIRED.
EXCEPT IN BALTIMORE CITY, ANY ALTERATION BY A LOCAL
AUTHORITY OF A MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ON A PART OR EXTENSION
OF A STATE HIGHWAY IS NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL IT IS APPROVED
BY THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION.
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