1804                                         LAWS OF MARYLAND                                     Ch. 472

(6) Vehicles used primarily to transport money or
commercial paper.

22-405.

(a) A person may not drive a motor vehicle [or trailer] on
any highway unless the motor vehicle [or trailer] is equipped
with tires in safe operating condition, in accordance with
requirements approved by the Administrator.

(B) A PERSON MAY NOT DRIVE A TRAILER ON ANY HIGHWAY UNLESS
THE TRAILER IS EQUIPPED WITH TIRES IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.

[(b)] (C) The Administrator shall adopt rules of safe
operating conditions capable of being employed by a police
officer for visual inspection of tires maintained on vehicles,
including visual comparisons with simple measuring devices. The
requirements shall encompass effects on tread wear and depth of
tread.

[(c)] (D) If a police officer, at any time, has reasonable
cause to believe that a vehicle is unsafe or equipped with tires
in violation of the provisions of this section, the police
officer may require the driver of the vehicle to stop and submit
the vehicle tire to an inspection. If the inspection discloses
the vehicle to be in violation, the officer may issue a summons
for the violation.

22-405.1.

(a) A person may not sell or offer for sale any tire that
has been regrooved or recut unless:

(1)  The tire is specifically designed to be regrooved
or recut; and

(2)  Following such procedure, the tire complies with
standards established by the United States Department of
Transportation.

(b)  A person may not sell or transfer [or drive or
otherwise move on any highway in this State] any vehicle that is
equipped with regrooved or recut tires, unless the tires comply
with the requirements of subsection (a) of this section,

(C)  A PERSON MAY NOT DRIVE OR OTHERWISE MOVE ON ANY HIGHWAY
IN THIS STATE ANY VEHICLE THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH REGROOVED OR
RECUT TIRES, UNLESS THE TIRES COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.

[(c)] (D) A person may not sell, offer for sale, or have in
his possession with intent to sell, any motor vehicle tire or
motorcycle tire that has had its tread regrooved without the fact