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Ch. 222
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LAWS OF MARYLAND
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[(6)](7) The yellow or amber lights or signal
devices permitted on vehicles set out in subsection
(c)[(4)](5) above shall only be flashed or oscillated or
otherwise used in the course of its official duties, to
indicate to the public that it is a slow moving vehicle
or is otherwise impeding traffic.
[(7)](8) In addition to the penalties provided in
§17-101(b) any person convicted of a violation of §12-218
may have his driving privileges suspended for a period of
30 days, and the registration of the vehicle may be
suspended for a period of 30 days, notwithstanding that
the owner of the vehicle may not be the operator at the
time of the offense, unless the owner proves to the
satisfaction of the Administration that he had no control
oyer the use or display of a light or signal device and
could not prevent the violation of this section.
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SECTION 1 2. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF MARYLAND AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Sections
11-118 and 22-218(c) of Article - Transportation, of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (As enacted by Chapter ____ of
the Acts of the General Assembly of 1977) be and they are
hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:
Article — Transportation
11-118.
"Emergency Vehicle" means any of the following
vehicles that are designated by the administration as
entitled to the exemptions and privileges set forth in
the Maryland vehicle law for emergency vehicles:
(1) Vehicles of federal, State, or local law
enforcement agencies;
(2) Vehicles of volunteer fire companies,
rescue squads, fire departments, and the Maryland Fire
and Rescue Institute;
(3) STATE VEHICLES USED IN RESPONSE TO OIL
OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS;
[(3)] (4) Ambulances; and
[(4)] (5) Special vehicles funded or
provided by federal, State, or local government and used
for emergency or rescue purposes in this State.
22-218.
(c) A person may not drive or move on any highway
any vehicle or equipment that is equipped with or
displays any light or signal device designed to emit an
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