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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor
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H.B. 822
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(2) A person may not drive or attempt to drive any vehicle while the
person is under the influence of alcohol per se.
(b) A person may not drive or attempt to drive any vehicle while impaired by
alcohol.
(c) (1) A person may not drive or attempt to drive any vehicle while he is so
far impaired by 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 the person incapable
of safely driving a vehicle.
(d) A person may not drive or attempt to drive any vehicle while the person is
impaired by any controlled dangerous substance, as that term is defined in § 5-101 of
the Criminal Law Article, if the person is not entitled to use the controlled dangerous
substance under the laws of this State.
(e) (1) A PERSON MAY NOT VIOLATE SUBSECTION (A) OR (D) OF THIS
SECTION WHILE TRANSPORTING A MINOR
(2) A PERSON MAY NOT VIOLATE SUBSECTION (B) OR (C) OF THIS
SECTION WHILE TRANSPORTING A MINOR
(F) For purposes of the application of subsequent offender penalties under §
27-101 of this article, a conviction for a crime committed in another state or federal
jurisdiction that, if committed in this State, would constitute a violation of subsection
(a), (b), (c), [or] (d), OR (E) of this section shall be considered a violation of subsection
(a), (b), (c), [or] (d), OR (E) of this section.
21-904.
(a) In this section "visual or audible signal" includes a signal by hand, voice,
emergency light or siren.
(b) If a police officer gives a visual or audible signal to stop and the police
officer is in uniform, prominently displaying the police officer's badge or other
insignia of office, a driver of a vehicle may not attempt to elude the police officer by
[willfully]:
(1) WILLFULLY failing to stop the driver's vehicle;
(2) FLEEING ON FOOT; OR
(3) ANY OTHER MEANS.
[(c) If a police officer gives a visual or audible signal to stop and the police
officer is in uniform, prominently displaying the police officer's badge or other
insignia of office, a driver may not attempt to elude the police officer by fleeing on
foot.
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