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Ch. 82
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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Approved by the Governor, April 10, 2007.
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CHAPTER 83
(House Bill 898)
AN ACT concerning
Motor Carrier Transportation Contracts - Indemnity Agreements Void
FOR the purpose of providing that certain indemnity agreements, collateral to, or
affecting certain motor carrier transportation contracts that purport to
indemnify the promisee against certain liability resulting from certain conduct
by the promisee are against public policy and are void and unenforceable;
defining certain terms; and generally relating to certain indemnity agreements
in certain motor carrier transportation contracts.
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article — Transportation
Section 11-134.2
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2006 Replacement Volume and 2006 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 5-401
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2006 Replacement Volume)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Transportation
11-134.2.
(a) "Motor carrier" means a common carrier by motor vehicle, a contract
carrier by motor vehicle, or a private carrier of persons or property by motor vehicle.
(b) "Motor carrier" includes a motor carrier's owners, agents, officers,
representatives, and employees.
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