HARRY HUGHES, Governor

1209

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Transportation

Section 22-412.3

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1985 Supplement)

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

Article - Transportation

22-412.3.

(A)  (1) IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE
MEANINGS INDICATED.

(2)(I) "MOTOR VEHICLE" MEANS A VEHICLE THAT IS:

(I)1. REGISTERED OR CAPABLE OF BEING
REGISTERED IN THIS STATE AS A CLASS A (PASSENGER) OR CLASS M
(MULTIPURPOSE) VEHICLE; AND

(II) 2. REQUIRED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS
UNDER FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS CONTAINED IN THE
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

(II) "MOTOR VEHICLE" DOES NOT INCLUDE A CLASS L
(HISTORIC) VEHICLE.

(3)  "OUTBOARD FRONT SEAT" MEANS A FRONT SEAT POSITION
THAT IS ADJACENT TO A DOOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.

(4)  (I) "SEAT BELT" MEANS A RESTRAINING DEVICE
DESCRIBED UNDER § 22-412 OF THIS ARTICLE.

(II) "SEAT BELT" INCLUDES A COMBINATION SEAT
BELT-SHOULDER HARNESS.

(B)  UNLESS EACH OCCUPANT OF AN OUTBOARD FRONT SEAT OF A
MOTOR VEHICLE IS A PERSON MAY NOT OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE UNLESS
THE PERSON AND EACH OUTBOARD FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT UNDER 16 YEARS
OLD ARE RESTRAINED BY A SEAT BELT OR A CHILD SAFETY SEAT AS
PROVIDED IN § 22-412.2 OF THIS ARTICLE, A PERSON MAY NOT OPERATE
THE MOTOR VEHICLE.

(C)  (1) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBSECTION APPLY TO A PERSON
WHO IS AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD.