Ch. 541

LAWS OF MARYLAND

CHAPTER 541

(Senate Bill 2)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Covered Loads

FOR the purpose of requiring the beds of vehicles carrying loose
loads to be fully enclosed on top; prescribing the type of
cover to be secured to the top of the bed of a vehicle
carrying a load of loose material; authorizing the dropping
of certain loose materials from load carrying vehicles for a
certain purpose; exempting a certain class of vehicles from

certain enclosure requirements; clarifying language;

providing for a delayed effective date; and generally
relating to a requirement that beds of vehicles carrying
loose loads be enclosed on top.

FOR the purpose of requiring, after a certain date, that the beds
of vehicles carrying loose materials be fully enclosed on
top; requiring vehicles manufactured after a certain date to
be fully enclosed on top while carrying a load of loose
material; prescribing the type of cover and how the cover is
to be secured to the top of the bed of a vehicle carrying a
load of loose material; altering a provision of law to
authorize the dropping of certain loose materials for
certain purposes; exempting certain vehicles from the
enclosure requirements under this Act; prohibiting loads of
loose material carried on certain vehicles from extending
above a certain point unless the loads are covered in a
certain manner; authorizing the Department of Transportation
to grant extensions of a certain exemption from the cover
requirement for construction vehicles under certain
circumstances; requiring the Department to adopt certain
regulations; requiring police officers to issue a safety
equipment repair order for defective covers under certain
circumstances; requiring the Insurance Division of the
Department of Licensing and Regulation, in conjunction with
the Motor Vehicle Administration, to conduct certain studies
and report to the General Assembly on or before specified
dates; providing for the construction of this Act; providing
for a delayed effective date for certain provisions of this
Act; and generally relating to a requirement that beds of
certain vehicles carrying loose loads be enclosed on top.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Transportation

Section 23-105(a), 24-106(a) , and 24-106.1

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1987 Replacement Volume and 1988 Supplement)

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