HARRY HUGHES, Governor

3447

CHAPTER 742

(Senate Bill 546)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Gross Weight of Vehicles

FOR the purpose of providing that a certain weight formula does
not apply to certain vehicle combinations before a certain
date; providing that certain vehicle combinations are
subject to certain maximum load limits; providing that
certain vehicles with certain axles may carry a certain
gross weight; providing the Administration may not register
or transfer the registration of a vehicle to certain
applicants; providing that the measurement of certain
vehicle combinations may not include a certain overhang or
exceed a certain length; §providing that the Secretary of
Transportation that certain vehicle combinations
may operate on certain highways under certain conditions;
providing that a certain overweight tolerance of certain
vehicles may not exceed a certain amount; permitting a
certain overweight tolerance for certain vehicles carrying
agricultural products during certain months; providing that
police inspection of certain vehicles involve certain cargo
and cargo areas; providing that a public service commission
inspector may conduct certain inspections; requiring rules
and regulations adopted under this Act to provide for
certain items; providing that certain officers may perform
certain acts; providing for renumbering; and providing that
the Secretary of Transportation may provide for certain
exceptions and modifications before a certain date under

certain conditions and providing that certain vehicle

combinations are subject to certain load limits of axles and
to certain gross weight limits.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation

Section 24-109 Section 13-406, 24-104.1(a) and (f),

24-108(c), 24-109, 24-lll.l(b), and 25-111
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1977 Volume and 1983 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Transportation

Section 24-104.1(h)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1977 Volume and 1983 Supplement)

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