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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 59 8

Article — Transportation

23-101.

(h) (1) "Vehicle" means, except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, any vehicle registered or to be
registered in this State as:

(i) A Class A (passenger) vehicle;

(ii) A Class J (van pool) vehicle;

(iii) A Class E (truck) vehicle[, if it has
a 3/4 ton or less manufacture's rated capacity; or];

(iv) A CLASS F (TRACTOR) VEHICLE; OR

(V) A Class G (trailer) vehicle[ , if it
is a camping trailer or a travel trailer].

(2)    For purposes of safety equipment repair
orders only, "vehicle" means, except as provided in
paragraph (3) of this subsection, any motor vehicle,
trailer, or semitrailer.

(3)    "Vehicle" does not include any Class L
(historic) vehicle, OR ANY TRAILER WHICH IS A MOBILE HOME AS
DEFINED BY SECTION 11-134 OF THIS ARTICLE.

23-104.

(a)    Every vehicle driven on the highways in this
State shall have the following equipment, meeting or
exceeding the standards established jointly by the
Administration and the Division: brakes, steering,
SUSPENSION, horn, door handles, mirrors, tires, exhaust
system, lights, glazing, windshield wipers, odometer,
speedometer, bumpers, properly aligned wheels, WHEELS AND
wheel lugs, fenders, floor pans, hood, hood catches, and
fuel system.

(b)    The Administration and the Division jointly may
establish standards by rule or regulation for this
equipment.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect January 1, 1979.

Approved May 16, 1978.

CHAPTER 599
(House Bill 477)