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§ 11-135. Motor vehicle

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: July 1, 2022

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 11. Vehicle Laws--Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Definitions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2022
MD Code, Transportation, § 11-135
§ 11-135. Motor vehicle
Currentness
In general
(a)(1) “Motor vehicle” means, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a vehicle that:
(i) Is self-propelled or propelled by electric power obtained from overhead electrical wires; and
(ii) Is not operated on rails.
(2) “Motor vehicle” includes a low speed vehicle.
Mopeds, motor scooters, electric bicycles, and electric low speed scooters not motor vehicles
(b) “Motor vehicle” does not include:
(1) A moped, as defined in § 11-134.1 of this subtitle;
(2) A motor scooter, as defined in § 11-134.5 of this subtitle;
(3) An electric bicycle, as defined in § 11-117.1 of this subtitle;
(4) An electric low speed scooter, as defined in § 11-117.2 of this subtitle; or
(5) A personal delivery device, as defined in § 21-104.5 of this article.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1984, c. 255; Acts 2001, c. 557, § 1, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2005, c. 366, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 5, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2008, c. 578, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2014, c. 294, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014; Acts 2019, c. 227, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 648, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2019, c. 649, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019; Acts 2021, c. 351, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 1-149.
MD Code, Transportation, § 11-135, MD TRANS § 11-135
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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