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§ 21-314. HOV lane restrictions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: September 29, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 21. Vehicle Laws--Rules of the Road (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Driving on Right Side of Roadway; Overtaking and Passing; Use of Roadway (Refs & Annos)
Effective: September 29, 2019
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-314
§ 21-314. HOV lane restrictions
HOV lane defined
(a) In this section, “HOV lane” means a high occupancy vehicle lane, the use of which is restricted by a traffic control device during specified times to vehicles carrying at least a specified number of occupants.
Authorization by traffic control device
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not drive a vehicle in an HOV lane unless authorized by a traffic control device.
Vehicles allowed in HOV lane at all times
(c) The following vehicles may be driven in an HOV lane at all times regardless of the number of passengers in or on the vehicle:
(1) A bus;
(2) A motorcycle;
(3) A plug-in electric drive vehicle displaying a valid permit issued under § 25-108 of this article; and
(4) A tow truck that is properly registered in accordance with § 13-920 of this article and is using any visual signal that meets the requirements of § 22-218 of this article while responding to a call for service if an appropriate law enforcement agency has authorized the tow truck operator to use HOV lanes.

Credits

Added by Acts 2014, c. 6, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2016, c. 734, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 748, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2019, c. 139, § 1, eff. Sept. 29, 2019.
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-314, MD TRANS § 21-314
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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