HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     2691

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(a)  The term "motor fuel" means any liquid, regardless of
its composition or properties, used to propel a motor vehicle.

(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 . ; OR

(5) A MOTOR BUS AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION (C) (G) OF
THIS SECTION.

(C) THE TERM "MOTOR BUS" MEANS A CLASS P (PASSENGER BUS) OR
CLASS I (CHARGER BUS) VEHICLE THAT HAS SEATS FOR 15 OR MORE
PASSENGERS IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVER, AND HAS A MAXIMUM GROSS
WEIGHT OF 35,000 POUNDS.

[(c)](D) The term "motor carrier" means any person who
operates or causes to be operated any commercial motor vehicle on
any highway in this State.

[(d)] (E) (D) The term "highway" means the entire width
between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when
any part thereof is open to the use of the public for the purpose
of vehicular travel.

[(e)] (F) (E) The term "operations" means operations of all
such vehicles whether loaded or empty, whether for compensation
or not for compensation and whether owned by or leased to the
motor carrier who operates them or causes them to be operated.

[(f)] (G) (F) The term "Comptroller" shall mean the State
Comptroller of Maryland.

(G) THE TERM "MOTOR BUS" MEANS A CLASS P (PASSENGER BUS)
VEHICLE, AS DEFINED IN § 13-933.1 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE,
OR CLASS I (CHARTER BUS) VEHICLE, AS DEFINED IN § 13-933 OF THE
TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE, THAT HAS SEATS FOR 15 OR MORE PASSENGERS
IN ADDITION TO THE DRIVER.

422A.