§ 24-111. Measurement and weighing of vehicles
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2017
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 24-111
§ 24-111. Measurement and weighing of vehicles
(a)(1) In this section and in § 24-111.1 of this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)(1) The driver of a vehicle must stop and submit the vehicle to a measurement or weighing:
(c) The operation of a vehicle on any highway in this State constitutes the consent of the driver and the owner of the vehicle to the measurement and weighing provided for in this section.
(d)(1) The driver of a vehicle shall obey every sign and every direction of a police officer or an electronic signal to a CVISN transponder to stop the vehicle and submit it to measurement or weighing.
(2) If a driver fails or refuses to comply with the direction of a police officer or an electronic signal to a CVISN transponder to submit a vehicle to measurement or weighing, the police officer shall have the authority to take the vehicle and its load into temporary custody for the purpose of weighing and measuring.
(4) In addition to any fine or penalty attributable to the weighing and measuring, or other offense, the driver is responsible for any actual costs incurred in weighing and measuring the vehicle and its load because of the driver's failure or refusal to comply with the direction of a police officer or an electronic signal to a CVISN transponder.
(e) A sign used to direct vehicles under this section may be displayed only by a police officer who is assigned to enforce this title.
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, c. 210; Acts 1987, c. 515, § 2; Acts 1989, c. 768, § 1; Acts 1991, c. 396; Acts 1994, c. 165, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1994, c. 166, § 3, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1995, c. 3, § 2, eff. March 7, 1995; Acts 1996, c. 193, § 1, eff. July 1, 1996; Acts 1997, c. 44, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, c. 19, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2000, c. 126, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 13, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 14-111.
MD Code, Transportation, § 24-111, MD TRANS § 24-111
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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