WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 108

BY adding to

Article - Transportation
Section 23-209
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1987 Replacement Volume)

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

Article - Transportation

23-104.

(a)  Every vehicle driven on the highways in this State
shall, where applicable, have the following equipment, meeting or
exceeding the standards established jointly by the Administration
and the Division: brakes, steering, suspension, horn, door
handles, mirrors, tires, exhaust system, lights, glazing,
windshield wipers, odometer, speedometer, bumpers, properly
aligned wheels, wheels and wheel lugs, fenders, floor pans, hood,
hood catches, EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT, fuel system, front seat, motor
mounts, gear selection indicator for automatic transmissions,
universal joints, and seat belts or combination seat
belt-shoulder harness if required as original equipment under
Section 22-412 or Section 22-412.1 of this article.

(b)  The Administration and the Division jointly may
establish standards by rule or regulation for this equipment.

23-201.

(a) In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings
indicated.

(B)  "EMISSIONS CONTROL PROGRAM" MEANS THE PROGRAM REQUIRING
AND IMPLEMENTING THE EXHAUST EMISSIONS TEST AND THE EMISSIONS
EQUIPMENT AND MISFUELING INSPECTION.

(C)  "EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT" MEANS ANY EMISSIONS CONTROL
DEVICE THAT HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON A MOTOR VEHICLE BY A
MANUFACTURER OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

(D)  "EMISSIONS EQUIPMENT AND MISFUELING INSPECTION" MEANS
AN INSPECTION TO VERIFY THE PRESENCE OF REQUIRED EMISSIONS
EQUIPMENT AND AN INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THAT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT
BEEN MISFUELED.

[(b)] (E) (1) "Emissions standard" means a requirement that
limits the quantity, quality, rate, or concentration of emissions
from a motor vehicle.

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