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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 280
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1. As provided by this subsection; or
2. As permitted by the state in which the vehicle is
registered.
(ii) 1. The use of any lights or signals permitted under this
paragraph is limited to an emergency vehicle, as defined in § 11-118 of this article,
responding to an emergency or pursuing a violator, and equipped with an audible
signal as provided in this section.
2. Foreign vehicles, as defined in § 11-124 of this article,
which are privately owned by members of volunteer fire companies, ambulance or
rescue squads, fire departments, and law enforcement agencies may be equipped with
lights or signals as permitted by the state in which the vehicle is registered, but such
lights or signals may be used while the vehicle is in this State only by those personnel
and under the circumstances authorized under paragraph (3) of this subsection.
(iii) In addition to the penalties provided in Title 27 of this
article, any person convicted of a violation of this section may have his driving
privileges suspended for a period of 30 days, and the registration of the vehicle may be
suspended for a period of 30 days, notwithstanding that the owner of the vehicle may
not be the operator at the time of the offense, unless the owner proves to the
satisfaction of the Administration that he had no control over the use or display of a
light or signal device and could not prevent the violation of this section.
(d) A police vehicle when used as an emergency vehicle may, but need not be,
equipped with the flashing red and/or blue lights specified in this section.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (c)(3) of this section, the flashing
lighting described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section may not be used on any
vehicle other than an emergency vehicle, service vehicle, or school vehicle.
(f) The use of the signal equipment described in this section imposes on
drivers of other vehicles the obligation to yield the right-of-way and stop as required
in Title 21 of this article.
(g) On taxicabs, the flashing green lights known as emergency hold-up lights
may be mounted on the roof or outside rear and front of the vehicle.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
October 1, 2007.
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Approved by the Governor, April 24, 2007.
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