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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 283

(ii) All load manifests, including bills of
lading or other shipping documents; and

(2) A police officer who stops the driver of a
vehicle under this subsection may conduct a safety inspection of
the vehicle.

(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)  The driver of a vehicle shall obey every sign and every
direction of a police officer to stop his vehicle and submit to
the required inspection.

(e)  A sign used to direct vehicles under this section may
be displayed only by a police officer who is assigned to enforce
this section.

(f)  The Motor Vehicle Administration may adopt rules and
regulations as are necessary for the safe operation of vehicles
THAT EXCEED 10,000 POUNDS REGISTERED GROSS WEIGHT AND ARE engaged
in the transportation of property or passengers [for hire] over
the highways of this State. Any rule or regulation adopted
pursuant to this subsection shall:

(1)  Be formulated jointly by the Motor Vehicle
Administration and the Maryland State Police;

(2)  Duplicate or be consistent with the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations contained in 49 CFR, Parts 390 through
398;

(3)  Apply to all vehicles over 10,000 pounds
registered gross vehicle weight that are subject to the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; and

(4)  Apply to vehicles over 10,000 pounds registered
gross vehicle weight that are not subjected to the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations, if the rule or regulations adopted by
the Motor Vehicle Administration specifically states that it
applies to the vehicle.

(g)  Any person driving a vehicle that is subject to the
rules and regulations adopted under this section shall, at all
times when operating the vehicle on a highway in this State,
comply with the rules and regulations adopted under this section.

(h) The provisions of §§ 391 and 395 of the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations do not apply to vehicles being
operated in intrastate commerce.

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