Ch. 665

LAWS OF MARYLAND

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation

Section 13-919(c) and (g)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Transportation

Section 13-919(h) and 27-105(g)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1984 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

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

Article - Transportation

13-919.

(b)  The maximum gross weight limitation for a vehicle
registered under this section is for a vehicle with two axles
40,000 pounds.

(c)  (1) [The] EXCEPT IN ALLEGANY, GARRETT, AND WASHINGTON
COUNTIES, THE maximum gross weight limitation for a vehicle
registered under this section is for a vehicle with three or more
axles — 65,000 pounds.

(2) IN ALLEGANY, GARRETT, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
ONLY:

(I)  FOR A VEHICLE WITH 3 AXLES — 65,000
POUNDS; AND

(II)  FOR A VEHICLE WITH 4 OR MORE AXLES IN USE
WHEN LOADED — 70,000 POUNDS.

(g) If the vehicle registered under this section is hauling
loose materials in bulk for a distance of not more than 100
miles:

(1)   [The] SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (H)
OF THIS SECTION, THE vehicle is limited as to maximum gross

weight only by the allowable and paid registration weight; and

(2)  [The] (I) EXCEPT IN ALLEGANY, GARRETT, AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES, THE vehicle is not subject to any other
restrictions of the Maryland Vehicle Law on the weight, gross
weight, or axle loads of a vehicle; AND

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