WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 497

CHAPTER 497
(House Bill 109)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Rollback Combinations - Equipment and Registration

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the operation of a certain types of rollback vehicle vehicles
in combination with a towed vehicle unless the rollback is registered as a Class T
(tow truck) vehicle subject to certain provisions of law relating to tow trucks;
requiring a vehicle being towed by a roll back to be equipped with certain tail lamps,
stop lamps, and turn signals that are in operation under certain circumstances; and
generally relating to requirements for rollback vehicles being operated in
combination with towed vehicles.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 11-151.1 and 22-201.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 13-920
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume)

BY adding to

Article - Transportation
Section 22-215.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume)

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

Article - Transportation

11-151.1.

"Rollback" means a vehicle that is designed with a ramp on wheels and a hydraulic
lift with a capacity to haul or tow an additional vehicle.

13-920.

(a) (1) In this section "tow truck" means a vehicle that:

(i) Is a Class E (truck) vehicle that is designed to lift, pull, or carry a
vehicle by a hoist or mechanical apparatus;

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