ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 111

Section 21-706

Annotated Code of Maryland

(2002 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Transportation
Section 27-101(g)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2002 Replacement Volume and 2003 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That Section(s) 16-402(a)(5) of Article - Transportation of the

Annotated Code of Maryland be repealed.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 16-402(a)(6)

through (22), respectively, of Article - Transportation of the Annotated Code of

Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 16-402(a)(5) through (21), respectively.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland
read as follows:

Article - Transportation

16-402.

(a) After the conviction of an individual for a violation of Title 2, Subtitle 5, §
2-209, or § 3-211 of the Criminal Law Article, or of the vehicle laws or regulations of
this State or of any local authority, points shall be assessed against the individual as
of the date of violation and as follows:

(22) ANY VIOLATION OF § 21-706 OF THIS ARTICLE.......................5 POINTS

21-706.

(a)     If a school vehicle has stopped on a roadway and is operating the
alternately flashing red lights specified in § 22-228 of this article, the driver of any
other vehicle meeting or overtaking the school vehicle shall stop at least 20 feet from
the rear of the school vehicle, if approaching the school vehicle from its rear, or at
least 20 feet from the front of the school vehicle, if approaching the school vehicle
from its front.

(b)     If a school vehicle has stopped on a roadway and is operating the
alternately flashing red lights specified in § 22-228 of this article, the driver of any
other vehicle meeting or overtaking the school vehicle may not proceed until the
school vehicle resumes motion or the alternately flashing red lights are deactivated.

(c)     This section does not apply to the driver of a vehicle on a divided highway,
if the school vehicle is on a different roadway.

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