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§ 22-404.3. Identification requirements for trucks, truck tractors, and buses

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: April 8, 2008

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 22. Vehicle Laws--Equipment of Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Other Equipment (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 8, 2008
MD Code, Transportation, § 22-404.3
§ 22-404.3. Identification requirements for trucks, truck tractors, and buses
Currentness
Display of identifying number
(a) Every truck, truck tractor, and bus operated on highways in this State, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, shall be identified with the name or trade name of its owner, operator, or lessee and shall display:
(1) A United States Department of Transportation number; or
(2) The number issued by a State agency.
Application of section
(b) This section does not apply to the following if operated intrastate only:
(1) Vehicles registered as:
(i) Farm trucks under § 13-921 of this article;
(ii) Farm truck tractors under § 13-924 of this article; or
(iii) Farm area motor vehicles under § 13-935 of this article;
(2) Trucks registered at 10,000 pounds capacity or less;
(3) Emergency vehicles;
(4) Vehicles used primarily to transport money or commercial paper;
(5) Vehicles owned or operated by the State or any political subdivision of the State; or
(6) Vehicles operating within 15 days from the date of purchase.
Construction with federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations
(c) The display of identification required by this section shall comply with the regulations promulgated by the federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration relating to vehicles operating interstate, as codified in 49 C.F.R., Part 390.21.
Display of additional identification
(d) This section does not prohibit the display of any additional identification required by other laws of this State or any other state, or by any agency or department of the federal government.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1978, c. 261; Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 1987, c. 159; Acts 1996, c. 255, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 1998, c. 653, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2001, c. 348, § 1, eff. July 1, 2002; Acts 2008, c. 36, § 6, eff. April 8, 2008.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 12-404.3.
MD Code, Transportation, § 22-404.3, MD TRANS § 22-404.3
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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