WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                         Ch. 157

Article - Transportation

25-111.

(f) (1) Except as provided in subsection (i) of this section the Motor Vehicle
Administration may adopt rules and regulations as are necessary for the safe operation of
vehicles that exceed 10,000 pounds registered gross weight and are engaged in the
transportation of property or passengers over the highways of this State.

(1) (2) Any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this subsection shall:

(i) Be formulated jointly by the Motor Vehicle Administration and
the Maryland State Police;

(ii) Duplicate or be consistent with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations contained in 49 CFR, Parts 390 through 399;

(iii) Apply to all vehicles over 10,000 pounds registered gross vehicle
weight that are subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations; and

(iv) Apply to vehicles over 10,000 pounds registered gross vehicle
weight that are not subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, if the rule or
regulations adopted by the Motor Vehicle Administration specifically states that it applies
to the vehicle.

(3) (3) The rules or regulations adopted under this subsection may require
that registrants of motor vehicles subject to this subsection have knowledge of applicable
federal and State motor carrier safety regulations.

(i) (1) Except as provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection regulations
adopted under this section for intrastate motor carrier transportation may not:

(i) Require that a driver be older than 18 years of age;

(ii) Apply the provisions of § 391.21, § 391.23, § 391.31 or § 391.35 of
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to:

1.       A driver who is a regularly employed driver of a motor
carrier for a continuous period that began before July 1, 1986, if the driver continues to
be a regularly employed driver of the motor carrier; or

2.       The motor carrier, with regard to a driver described under
Item 1 of this subparagraph, if the motor carrier continues to employ the driver;

(iii) Limit a driver's time or hours on duty or require a driver to
maintain a record of duty status if:

1.       The driver operates only within a 100 air mile radius of the
driver's normal work reporting location; and

2.       The driver returns to the driver's normal reporting location
and is released from work within a period of 15 consecutive hours;

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