Ch. 480

1993 LAWS OF MARYLAND

1.        FOR A NEW VEHICLE REGISTERED FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THE LATER OF THE VEHICLE'S MODEL YEAR OR DATE OF REGISTRATION; AND

2.        FOR A USED VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE'S MODEL YEAR.

(II) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY
VEHICLE REGISTERED UNDER THIS SECTION BEFORE JUNE 1, 1994 MAY CONTINUE
TO BE OPERATED UNTIL JUNE 1, 1999 UNDER THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF LAW
IN EFFECT ON MAY 31, 1994.

(2) (I) A VEHICLE MAY CONTINUE TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THIS
SECTION, REGARDLESS OF THE VEHICLE'S CONFIGURATION, AND TO BE OPERATED
UNDER THE SAME ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS THAT WERE IN EFFECT ON JUNE
1, 1994, FOR THE APPLICABLE TIME PERIODS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, IF THE VEHICLE:

(I) 1. WAS REGISTERED UNDER THIS SECTION BEFORE JUNE 1,
1994; OR

(II) 2. IS A THREE-AXLE VEHICLE THAT ON JUNE 1, 1994 WAS IN
THE INVENTORY OF A DEALER LICENSED UNDER TITLE 15 OF THIS ARTICLE AND
WAS SOLD AND REGISTERED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1995.

(II) SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY TO
FLAT BED TRUCKS USED TO HAUL CONCRETE BLOCKS.

[(d)](E) The Administration:

(1)     Shall stamp the words "dump service" on each registration card issued
for a vehicle registered under this section; and

(2)     May issue special registration plates to distinguish registrations made
under this section.

[(e)](F) For each vehicle registered under this section, the annual registration
fee is the greater of:

(1)     $18.50 for each thousand pounds of gross weight of the vehicle; or

(2)     $740.

[(f)] (G) Except while it is operating on a divided highway with two or more lanes
in each direction or while it is unloaded, a vehicle registered under this section may not
be operated on any highway at a speed of more than 45 miles an hour.

[(g)](H) (1) [If the] SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (2) OF
THIS SUBSECTION, IF A vehicle registered under this section is hauling loose materials in
bulk for a distance of not more than 40 miles:

[(1)] (I) Subject to the provisions of subsection [(h)] (I) of this section, the
vehicle is limited as to maximum gross weight only by the allowable and paid registration
weight; and

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