WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 547

(a) After the conviction of an individual   for a violation

of Article 27, § 388 or § 388A of the Code,   or of the vehicle

laws or regulations of this State or of any     local authority,

points shall be assessed against the individual   as of the date of
violation and as follows:

(5) ANY VIOLATION OF § 21-1111 OF THIS
ARTICLE ............................................. 2 POINTS

21-1111.

(a)  A person may not drop, throw, or place on a highway any
glass bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wire, cans, or any other
substance likely to injure any person, animal, or vehicle on the
highway.

(b)  Any person who drops, throws, or places or permits to
be dropped, thrown, or placed on a highway any destructive,
hazardous, or injurious material immediately shall remove it or
cause it to be removed.

(c)  Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a
highway also shall remove from the highway any glass or other
injurious substance dropped from the vehicle.

(d)  A person may not throw, dump, discharge, or deposit any
trash, junk, or other refuse on any highway or public bridge or
in any public waters.

(e)  The owner of the vehicle, if present in the vehicle,
or, in his absence, the driver of the vehicle is presumed to be
responsible for any violation of this section, if:

vehicle;

violator.

(1)  The violation is caused by an occupant of the

(2)  The vehicle has two or more occupants; and

(3)  It cannot be determined which occupant is the

(f) A violation of this section is considered a moving
violation for purposes of § 16-402 of this article.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1988.

Approved May 27, 1988.

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