WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                          Ch. 543

CHAPTER 543
(House Bill 645)

AN ACT concerning

Vehicle Laws - Headsets - Emergency Vehicles

FOR the purpose of providing an exception to a certain prohibition against driving a
motor vehicle while wearing a headset to allow a person operating an authorized
emergency vehicle to wear a headset for certain communications purposes; and
generally relating to a headset worn by a person who is operating an authorized
emergency vehicle.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 11-118
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1992 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 21-1120
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

11-118.

"Emergency vehicle" means any of the following vehicles that are designated by the
Administration as entitled to the exemptions and privileges set forth in the Maryland
Vehicle Law for emergency vehicles:

(1)     Vehicles of federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies;

(2)     Vehicles of volunteer fire companies, rescue squads, fire departments,
the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, and the Maryland Fire
and Rescue Institute;

(3)     State vehicles used in response to oil or hazardous materials spills;

(4)     State vehicles designated for emergency use by the Commissioner of
Correction;

(5)     Ambulances; and

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