§ 21-1306.1. Individuals required to wear protective gear while operating or riding mopeds or m...
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2012
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1306.1
§ 21-1306.1. Individuals required to wear protective gear while operating or riding mopeds or motor scooters
(b) An individual may not operate or ride on a moped or motor scooter unless the individual is wearing protective headgear that meets the standards provided under 49 C.F.R. § 571.218.
(c) An individual may not operate a moped or motor scooter unless:
(d) The Administrator:
(e)(1) The failure of an individual to wear protective headgear required under subsection (b) of this section may not:
(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection, a party, witness, or counsel may not make reference to protective headgear during a trial of a civil action that involves property damage, personal injury, or death if the damage, injury, or death is not related to the design, manufacture, supplying, or repair of protective headgear.
(3)(i) Nothing contained in this subsection may be construed to prohibit the right of a person to institute a civil action for damages against a dealer, manufacturer, distributor, factory branch, or other appropriate entity or person arising out of an incident that involves protective headgear alleged to be defectively designed, manufactured, or repaired.
(ii) In a civil action described under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph in which two or more parties are named as joint tort-feasors, interpleaded as defendants, or impleaded as defendants, and at least one of the joint tort-feasors or defendants is not involved in the design, manufacture, supplying, or repair of protective headgear, a court shall order on a motion of any party separate trials to accomplish the ends of justice.
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Added by Acts 2012, c. 210, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 211, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1306.1, MD TRANS § 21-1306.1
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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