Ch. 160                                    LAWS OF MARYLAND .

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation

Section 11-170 and 24-104.1(d)

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                                           

1.1-121.1.

"FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER" MEANS A TRAVEL TRAILER THAT IS
DESIGNED TO BE LINKED TO A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR TOWING PURPOSES BY.
MEANS OF A DEVICE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A FIFTH WHEEL.

11-170.'

(A)  "Travel trailer" means a vehicle that:

(1)  Is mounted on wheels;

(2)  Is of such a size and weight as not to require
any special highway movement permit when towed by a motor
vehicle;

(3)  Is designed and constructed primarily to provide
temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel
use; and

(4)   [Is] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS
SECTION, IS no longer than 35 feet.

(B)  "TRAVEL TRAILER" INCLUDES A FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILER
THAT IS NO LONGER THAN 40 FEET.

24-104.1.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a bus
[or], a single unit truck, OR A CLASS M MOTOR HOME may not be
over 40 feet long.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 19.87.

Approved April 29, 1987.

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