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VETOES

(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 (G) OF THIS
SECTION.

(c)  The term "motor carrier" means any person who operates
or causes to be operated any commercial motor vehicle, INCLUDING
A CHARTER BUS, on any highway in this State.

(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)  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)  The term "Comptroller" shall mean the State Comptroller
of Maryland.

(C) "CHARTER BUS" MEANS A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE THAT:

(1) IS ENGAGED IN INTERSTATE OR INTRASTATE

TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS AND THEIR BAGGAGE UNDER PREARRANGED
TERMS AND CONDITIONS; AND

(2) EXCEPT IN AN EMERGENCY, IS NOT ENGAGED IN THE
TRANSPORTATION FOR HIRE OF PASSENGERS OR FREIGHT ON A REGULAR
SCHEDULE AND BETWEEN FIXED TERMINI.

(H) "FIXED TERMINI" MEANS FIXED TERMINI AS DEFINED IN §
11-122 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE.

(I) "REGULAR SCHEDULE" MEANS REGULAR SCHEDULE AS DEFINED IN
§ 11-148 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE.

(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.