Ch. 463

2003 LAWS OF MARYLAND

Section 21-101(d)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 21-313 and 21-507
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume)

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

Article - Transportation

21-101.

(d) "Controlled access highway" means a highway or roadway to or from which
persons, including the owners or occupants of abutting lands, have no right of access
except at the points and in the manner determined by the public authority with
jurisdiction over the highway or roadway.

21-313.

(a)     The State Highway Administration, by order, or any local authority, by
ordinance, may prohibit the use of any controlled access highway in its jurisdiction by
parades, funeral processions, bicycles, or other nonmotorized traffic or by any person
operating a motorcycle.

(b)     The County Commissioners of Charles County OR WASHINGTON COUNTY,
by ordinance, may prohibit the use of any controlled access highway in the county's
jurisdiction by any person to solicit money, donations of any kind, employment,
business, or a ride from the occupant of any vehicle on the controlled access highway.

(c)     The State Highway Administration or the local authority adopting any
prohibition under this section shall place and maintain signs on the controlled access
highway to which the prohibition is applicable. If signs are so placed, a person may
not disobey the restrictions stated on them.

21-507.

(a)     Except for the occupant of a disabled vehicle who seeks the aid of another
vehicle, a person may not stand in a roadway to solicit a ride, employment, or
business from the occupant of any vehicle.

(b)     A person may not stand on or near a highway to solicit any other person to
watch or guard any vehicle while it is parked or about to be parked on a highway.

(c)      In Charles County OR WASHINGTON COUNTY, a person may not stand in a
roadway, median divider, or intersection to solicit money or donations of any kind
from the occupant of a vehicle.

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