(13) A vehicle owned by an accredited consular or diplomatic officer of a
foreign government and operated for official or personal purposes when the vehicle
displays a valid diplomatic license plate issued by the United States government.

25-102.

(a) The provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law do not prevent a local
authority, in the reasonable exercise of its police power, from exercising the following
powers as to highways under its jurisdiction:

(1) Subject to the provisions of § 21-1003.1 of this article, regulating or
prohibiting the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles;

(2) Regulating traffic by means of police officers or traffic control

devices;

(3) Regulating or prohibiting processions or assemblies on highways;

(4) Designating particular highways or separate roadways as one-way
highways and requiring that all vehicles on them move in one specified direction;

(5) Regulating the speed and weight of vehicles in public parks;

(6) Designating any highway as a through highway or designating any
intersection as a stop intersection or a yield intersection;

(7) Restricting the use of highways as provided in Title 24 of this article;

(8) Regulating the operation of bicycles, requiring them to be registered,
and imposing a registration fee;

(9) Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles or specified types of
vehicles at intersections;

(10) Altering speed limits as provided in Title 21, Subtitle 8 of this article;

(11) Regulating through truck traffic and prohibiting trucks from using
any highway or alley that is not designated or maintained as a part or extension of
the State or federal highway system, provided the local authority has designated an
adequate alternate route for diverted truck traffic;

(12) Adopting any other traffic regulations as specifically authorized in
the Maryland Vehicle Law;

(13) Regulating taxi stands, including taxi stands in the middle of a block;

(14) (i) Except in Garrett County, designating a certain portion of
highways or roadways upon which snowmobiles may travel for the sole purpose of
gaining access to snowmobile trails which have been designated by the Department of
Natural Resources. However, only those highways and roadways which divide
snowmobile trails and which would otherwise obstruct direct access between
snowmobile trails may be so designated; and