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§ 11-118. Emergency vehicle

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: July 1, 2018

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 11. Vehicle Laws--Definitions; General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. Definitions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2018
MD Code, Transportation, § 11-118
§ 11-118. Emergency vehicle
Currentness
“Emergency vehicle” means any of the following vehicles that are designated by the Administration as entitled to the exemptions and privileges set forth in the Maryland Vehicle Law1 for emergency vehicles:
(1) Vehicles of federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies;
(2) Vehicles of volunteer fire companies, rescue squads, fire departments, the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, and the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute;
(3) State vehicles used in response to oil or hazardous materials spills;
(4) State vehicles designated for emergency use by the Commissioner of Correction;
(5) Ambulances;
(6) Organ delivery vehicles; and
(7) Special vehicles funded or provided by federal, State, or local government and used for emergency or rescue purposes in this State.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1977, c. 222; Acts 1983, c. 309; Acts 1983, c. 361; Acts 1989, c. 291, § 2; Acts 1989, c. 343; Acts 1993, c. 543; Acts 2004, c. 368, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2013, c. 66, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2018, c. 186, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018; Acts 2018, c. 187, § 1, eff. July 1, 2018.

Footnotes

1
Transportation, § 11-101 et seq.
MD Code, Transportation, § 11-118, MD TRANS § 11-118
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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