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HARRY HUGHES, Governor 2743
22-105.
(A) If any Class A (passenger) vehicle [or], any Class E
1/2 or 3/4 ton truck, OR ANY CLASS M (MULTIPURPOSE) VEHICLE has
been willfully or intentionally altered in any manner that would
reduce the effectiveness of its bumpers OR RENDER THE VEHICLE
DANGEROUS in the event of a collision with another vehicle, it
may not be operated on any highway in this State. The Motor
Vehicle Administration and the Automotive Safety Enforcement
Division of the Maryland State Police jointly shall adopt rules
and regulations relating to bumpers as used in this section.
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, A
PERSON MAY NOT OPERATE ON ANY HIGHWAY IN THE STATE:
(1) A CLASS A (PASSENGER) VEHICLE WITH A BUMPER THAT
EXCEEDS A HEIGHT OF 20 INCHES; OR
(2) A CLASS E 1/2 OR 3/4 TON TRUCK OR A CLASS M
(MULTIPURPOSE) VEHICLE WITH A BUMPER THAT EXCEEDS A HEIGHT OF 28
INCHES.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984 1985.
Approved May 29, 1984.
CHAPTER 509
(Senate Bill 25)
AN ACT concerning
Liens on Aircraft, Boats, and Motor Vehicles - Priority of Claims
FOR the purpose of providing that a boat lien or motor vehicle
lien is subordinate only to a security interest perfected in
a certain manner; altering the distribution of the proceeds
of a lien sale of an aircraft, boat, or a motor vehicle to
provide that the proceeds shall be applied first to the
expenses of giving notice and holding the sale, second to
storage fees of the third party holder subject to certain
limitations, third to the amount claimed exclusive of
storage fees, fourth to a purchase money security interest,
fifth to any storage fees of the third party holder in
excess of a certain amount, and sixth to any remaining
secured parties; providing that if property is stored after
repair or rebuilding, storage fees of the third party holder
may not exceed a certain amount; providing an exception to
the exclusion of storage fees from the amount of the lien
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