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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 328

Section 11-104, 11-136 {a) and 16-101(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1977 Volume and 1977 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article — Transportation

Section 11-134. 1, 13-406.1, and 16-104.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1977 Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article — Transportation

11-104.

"Bicycle" means a vehicle that:

(1)    Is designed to be operated by[:]

[(i) Human] HUMAN power; [or]

[(ii) By human power with the assistance of
a motor that has a rating of one brake horsepower or less
and, if the motor is an internal combustion engine, a
capacity of 50 cubic centimeters piston displacement or
less;]

(2)    Has two or three wheels, of which one is
more than 14 inches in diameter;

(3)    Has a rear drive; and

(4)    Has a wheel configuration as follows:

(i) If the vehicle has two wheels, with
both wheels in tandem; or

(ii) If the vehicle has three wheels, with
one front wheel and with two rear wheels that are spaced
equidistant from the center of the vehicle.

1 1-134. 1.

"MOPED" MEANS A BICYCLE THAT:

(1)    IS DESIGNED TO BE OPERATED BY HUMAN POWER
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A MOTOR;

(2)    IS EQUIPPED WITH PEDALS THAT MECHANICALLY
DRIVE THE REAL WHEEL OF WHEELS;

(3) HAS TWO OR THREE WHEELS, OF WHICH ONE IS