§ 21-314. HOV lane restrictions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: September 29, 2019
Effective: September 29, 2019
MD Code, Transportation, § 21-314
§ 21-314. HOV lane restrictions
(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.
(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.
(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:
(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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