HARRY HUGHES, Governor                               1433

21-902.

(a)  A person may not drive or attempt to drive any
vehicle while intoxicated.

(b)  A person may not drive or attempt to drive any
vehicle while This driving ability is impaired by the
consumption] UNDER THE INFLUENCE of alcohol.

(c) (1) A person may not drive or attempt to drive any
vehicle while he is so far under the influence of any drug,
any combination of drugs, or a combination of one or more
drugs and alcohol that he cannot drive a vehicle safely.

(2) It is not a defense to any charge of
violating this subsection that the person charged is or was
entitled under the laws of this State to use the drug,
combination of drugs, or combination of one or more drugs
and alcohol, unless the person was unaware that the drug or
combination would make him incapable of safely driving a
vehicle.

(d)  A person may not drive or attempt to drive any
vehicle while he is under the influence of any controlled
dangerous substance, as that term is defined in Article 27,
§ 279 of the Code, if the person is not entitled to use the
controlled dangerous substance under the laws of this State.

26-202.

(a) A police officer may arrest without a warrant a
person for a violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law,
including any rule or regulation adopted under it, or for a
violation of any traffic law or ordinance of any local
authority of this State, if:

(1)  The person has committed or is committing
the violation within the view or presence of the officer,
and the violation is any of the following:

(i) A violation of § 22-409 of this
article, relating to vehicles transporting hazardous
materials; or

(ii) A violation of § 24-111 or § 24-111.1

of this article, relating to the failure or refusal to

submit a vehicle to a weighing or to remove excess weight
from it;

(2)  The person has committed or is committing
the violation within the view or presence of the officer,
and either:

(i) The person does not furnish
satisfactory evidence of identity; or