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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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S.B. 754
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[(4)] (5) "Public Service Commission inspector" means a person who is
assigned by the Public Service Commission and certified by the Department of State
Police to perform an inspection authorized under this section.
[(5)] (6) "Transportation emergency" means any natural or man-made
emergency that disrupts or hinders the free flow of traffic on the State's highways
and local streets and roads for more than 8 hours so that public safety is or may be
threatened as a result.
[(6)] (7) "Utility emergency" means any natural or man-made
emergency that disrupts or severs or has the potential to disrupt or sever gas, electric,
telephone, water, sewer, CABLE, or other utility service to:
(i) Any large number of residential or commercial customers in an
area or areas of the State; or
(ii) Any public or private institutions in an area or areas of the
State so that the public health, welfare, or safety is or may be threatened as a result.
(8) "UTILITY COMPANY" MEANS AN ELECTRIC COMPANY, GAS COMPANY,
SEWAGE DISPOSAL COMPANY, TELEPHONE COMPANY, WATER COMPANY, OR CABLE
COMPANY, OR WATER OR SEWER UTILITY.
(b) (1) Upon direction by a police officer or by an electronic signal to vehicles
equipped with a CVISN transponder, the driver of any vehicle that is subject to any
rule or regulation adopted under this section shall stop and submit to an inspection:
(i) All applicable driver records, including driver's license, driver
hours of service record and certificate of physical examination;
(ii) All load manifests, including bills of lading or other shipping
documents; and
(iii) All cargo and cargo areas[; and].
(2) A police officer who is certified by the Department of State Police to
perform an inspection authorized under this section, a Public Service Commission
inspector, or a hazardous materials inspector may conduct a safety inspection of the
vehicle that is subject to a rule or regulation adopted under this section or § 22-409 of
this article.
(c) The operation of a vehicle on any highway in this State constitutes the
consent of the driver and the owner of the vehicle to the inspection provided for in this
section.
(d) (1) The driver of a vehicle shall obey every sign and every direction of a
police officer or an electronic signal to a CVISN transponder to stop the vehicle and
submit to the required inspection.
(2) If a driver fails or refuses to comply with the direction of a police
officer or an electronic signal to a CVISN transponder to submit a vehicle to the
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