§ 21-803.1. School zones and maximum speed limits
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2017
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-803.1
§ 21-803.1. School zones and maximum speed limits
(a)(1) Subject to subsection (f) of this section, within a half-mile radius of any school, the State Highway Administration or a local authority:
(b)(1) On each highway where a school zone is established under this section, in accordance with specifications of the State Highway Administration, the State Highway Administration or local authority:
(3) The local authority shall pay the State Highway Administration the cost of placing and maintaining signs and other traffic control devices on highways under the jurisdiction of the local authority when the State Highway Administration establishes the school zone at the local authority's request.
(c) A maximum speed limit in a school zone established under this section is in effect when posted on appropriate signs giving notice of the limit.
(d) The fines for speeding in a school zone are double the amount that would otherwise apply if, in accordance with specifications adopted by the State Highway Administration:
(e) A person may not drive a motor vehicle at a speed exceeding the posted speed limit within a school zone established in accordance with subsection (d) of this section.
(f) In any school zone where a school crossing guard is posted to assist students in crossing a highway, the maximum speed limit may not exceed 35 miles per hour in the school zone during the hours posted on signs designating the school zone.
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1998, c. 391, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 509, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2010, c. 474, § 1, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
Formerly Art. 89B, § 71A.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-803.1, MD TRANS § 21-803.1
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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