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§ 22-410. Air conditioning equipment requirements

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2009

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 22. Vehicle Laws--Equipment of Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Other Equipment (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2009
MD Code, Transportation, § 22-410
§ 22-410. Air conditioning equipment requirements
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Air-conditioning equipment” means mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment used to cool the driver's or passenger compartment of any motor vehicle.
(3) “Ozone-depleting refrigerant” means a refrigerant used in air-conditioning equipment that contains a substance identified in 42 U.S.C. § 7671a(a) or (b).
Due regard for safety of vehicle occupants and public
(b) Air-conditioning equipment shall be manufactured, installed, and maintained with due regard for the safety of the occupants of the vehicle and the public.
Refrigerant requirements
(c) In a motor vehicle of model year 2011, or any model year thereafter, the air-conditioning equipment may contain only a refrigerant that:
(1) Is not an ozone-depleting refrigerant; or
(2) Is included in the list published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a safe alternative to chlorofluorocarbon-12, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7671k(c).
Requirements, regulations, and specifications for air conditioning equipment
(d) The Administrator, in consultation with the Department of the Environment, may adopt and enforce safety requirements, regulations, and specifications for air-conditioning equipment consistent with the requirements of this section.
Sale or offers to sell vehicles with noncomplying air conditioning equipment prohibited
(e) A person may not have for sale, offer for sale, sell, or equip any motor vehicle, of model year 2011 or thereafter, with any air-conditioning equipment unless the air-conditioning equipment complies with the requirements of this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 2009, c. 356, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 12-410.
MD Code, Transportation, § 22-410, MD TRANS § 22-410
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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