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2007 Laws of Maryland
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Ch. 411
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1. IN ORDER TO YIELD THE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO AN
EMERGENCY VEHICLE; OR
2. AS PART OF A FUNERAL PROCESSION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH § 21-207 OF THIS TITLE;
(II) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE OR REGISTRATION PLATES OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE
WERE STOLEN BEFORE THE VIOLATION OCCURRED AND WERE NOT UNDER THE
CONTROL OR POSSESSION OF THE OWNER AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION;
(III) THAT UNDER § 21-201 OF THIS TITLE, THIS SECTION IS
UNENFORCEABLE AGAINST THE OWNER BECAUSE AT THE TIME AND PLACE OF
THE ALLEGED VIOLATION, THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL OR TRAFFIC
CONTROL DEVICE WAS NOT IN PROPER POSITION AND WAS UNABLE TO BE SEEN
BY AN ORDINARILY OBSERVANT INDIVIDUAL;
(IV) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (3) OF THIS SUBSECTION,
EVIDENCE THAT THE PERSON NAMED IN THE CITATION WAS NOT OPERATING
THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION; AND
(V) ANY OTHER ISSUES AND EVIDENCE THAT THE DISTRICT
COURT DEEMS PERTINENT.
(2) IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE MOTOR VEHICLE OR
THE REGISTRATION PLATES WERE STOLEN BEFORE THE VIOLATION OCCURRED
AND WERE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OR POSSESSION OF THE OWNER AT THE
TIME OF THE VIOLATION, THE OWNER MUST SUBMIT PROOF THAT A POLICE
REPORT ABOUT THE STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE OR REGISTRATION PLATES WAS
FILED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
(3) TO SATISFY THE EVIDENTIARY BURDEN UNDER PARAGRAPH
(1)(IV) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE PERSON NAMED IN THE CITATION SHALL
PROVIDE TO THE DISTRICT COURT EVIDENCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE
COURT OF WHO WAS OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE VIOLATION,
INCLUDING, AT A MINIMUM, THE OPERATOR'S NAME AND CURRENT ADDRESS.
(4) (I) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH APPLY ONLY TO
A CITATION THAT INVOLVES A CLASS E (TRUCK) VEHICLE WITH A REGISTERED
GROSS WEIGHT OF 26,001 POUNDS OR MORE, CLASS F (TRACTOR) VEHICLE,
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