1678

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 128

Maximum Gross Weight
Limit (in Pounds)

3,000 or less

3,001 to 5,000

5,001 to 10,000

10,001 TO 15,000

15,001 TO 20,000

Fee

$10

20

35

50

60

$15.

(2) For a freight trailer or semitrailer the fee is

13-930.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this part, for each
farm trailer or semitrailer, the annual registration fee is based
on the maximum gross weight limitations for the vehicle, as
follows:

Maximum Gross Weight
Limit (in Pounds)

3,000

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

Fee

$ 5

10

17.50

25

30

Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes

412.

(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 truck having more than 2 axles; or

(4)  A truck with 2 axles 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 40,000 pounds.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety and having
been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of
all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the General