WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                    Ch. 665

(II) 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 UNLESS THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS ITS MAXIMUM
REGISTERED GROSS WEIGHT BY 10 PERCENT OR ONE OF ITS AXLES IS NOT
IN USE WHEN LOADED CARRYING AT LEAST 10 PERCENT OF THE VEHICLE'S
TOTAL GROSS WEIGHT.

(H) A VEHICLE REGISTERED UNDER THIS SECTION WITH A
REGISTERED MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATION OF MORE THAN 65,000
POUNDS IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF' 65,000 POUNDS WHEN
THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED IN A COUNTY IN THE STATE OTHER THAN
ALLEGANY, GARRETT, OR WASHINGTON COUNTIES.

27-105.

(G) IN ALLEGANY, GARRETT, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, AN
OPERATOR WHO REFUSES TO SUBMIT TO AN ORDER TO WEIGH A VEHICLE
REGISTERED AS A CLASS E (TRUCK) VEHICLE UNDER § 13-919 OF THIS
ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER DUMP SERVICE VEHICLE:

(1)  SHALL BE CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION OF THE MARYLAND
VEHICLE LAW; AND

(2)  ON CONVICTION, IS SUBJECT TO A FINE:

(I)  NOT TO EXCEED $1,000 FOR A FIRST OR SECOND
OFFENSE WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD; AND

(II)  NOT TO EXCEED $2,000 FOR A THIRD OR
SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Secretary of
Transportation shall contact and receive approval from the
Federal Highway Administration before registering any vehicle
under this Act and this Act may not take effect until the
Secretary receives approval from the Federal Highway
Administration and registers vehicles under § 13-919(b)(3) of the
Transportation Article with a gross weight of more than 65,000
pounds.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That if any provision
of this Act or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid for any reason in a court of
competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other
provisions or any other application of this Act which can be
given effect without the invalid provision or application, and
for this purpose the provisions of this Act are declared
severable.

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