HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     3141

BY adding to

Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes

Section 412(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1983 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes

412.

[(b) The term "commercial motor vehicle" means a passenger
vehicle that has seats for more than 14 passengers in addition to
the driver and for the operation of which a permit is required by
the Public Service Commission, or any road tractor, or any
truck-tractor or any truck having more than two axles, or any
truck towing for a commercial purpose, a freight trailer or
semitrailer as defined under § 13-927(c) of the Transportation
Article; which commercial motor vehicle is propelled by motor
fuel.]

(B) THE TERM "COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE" MEANS ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING VEHICLES THAT ARE PROPELLED BY MOTOR FUEL:

(1)  A PASSENGER VEHICLE THAT HAS SEATS FOR MORE THAN
14 PASSENGERS IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVER;

(2)  A TRUCK TRACTOR AS DEFINED IN § 11-172 OF THE
TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE;

(3) A ROAD TRACTOR;

(4)(3) A TRUCK HAVING MORE THAN 2 AXLES; OR

(5)(4) A TRUCK A TRUCK WITH 2 AXLES, OR TRUCK
OPERATING IN COMBINATION WITH A FREIGHT TRAILER OR SEMITRAILER AS
DEFINED IN § 13-927(C) OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE, THAT HAS A
REGISTERED OR OPERATING GROSS COMBINATION WEIGHT THAT EXCEEDS
54,000 40,000 POUNDS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1984.

Approved May 29, 1984.