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§ 21-1411. Transporting hazardous materials prohibited

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2017

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 21. Vehicle Laws--Rules of the Road (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 14. Operation of Vehicles on Certain Toll Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2017
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1411
§ 21-1411. Transporting hazardous materials prohibited
Hazardous materials
(a) Except as allowed by the rules and regulations of the Maryland Transportation Authority and to the extent allowed by federal law, a person may not transport or knowingly cause to be transported any of the following hazardous materials across or through any Authority highway:
(1) Combustible liquids;
(2) Compressed gases;
(3) Corrosive liquids;
(4) Explosives;
(5) Flammable liquids;
(6) Flammable solids;
(7) Oxidizing materials;
(8) Poisonous articles; or
(9) Radioactive materials.
Construction with § 22-409
(b) The provisions of § 22-409 of this article shall apply to the transportation of any permitted hazardous material across or through any Authority highway.
Rules and regulations
(c) To secure and preserve life and property, the Maryland Transportation Authority may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
Fines and penalties
(d) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:
(1) For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both; and
(2) For a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $2,000 or both.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1979, c. 716, § 2; Acts 1986, c. 590, § 2; Acts 2010, c. 448, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-1411, MD TRANS § 21-1411
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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