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§ 13-921. Class E vehicles; farm trucks

West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2009

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Transportation
Title 13. Vehicle Laws--Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 9. Registration Classifications and Fees (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Classified Vehicles
Effective: October 1, 2009
MD Code, Transportation, § 13-921
§ 13-921. Class E vehicles; farm trucks
Currentness
Farm truck defined
(a) In this section, “farm truck” means a farm vehicle that:
(1) Is a Class E (truck) vehicle; and
(2) Has a shipping weight of its chassis and battery, as certified by the manufacturer, of more than ¾ ton.
Issuance of Class E farm truck registration
(b) On application, the Administration shall issue a Class E “farm truck registration” to any applicant who certifies:
(1) That the applicant is a farmer; and
(2) That the vehicle for which the application is made is a farm truck, specifying its proposed use.
Annual registration fee based on maximum gross weight
(c) For each vehicle registered under this section, the annual registration fee is based on the maximum gross vehicle weight, as follows:
Maximum Gross Weight
Limit (in Pounds)
Fee (per 1,000 Pounds
or Fraction Thereof)
10,000 (minimum)--40,000
$5.00
40,001--65,000 (maximum)
$5.25
Use restrictions
(d) Except as provided in § 8-602(c) of this article, a vehicle registered under this section may not be used:
(1) For hire except to haul farm products for another farmer; or
(2) In any manner other than as a farm truck.

Credits

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1980, c. 539; Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 1987, c. 291, § 6; Acts 1988, c. 107, § 3; Acts 1990, c. 679; Acts 1992, c. 482; Acts 1993, c. 225; Acts 2004, c. 9, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2009, c. 221, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 3-806.
MD Code, Transportation, § 13-921, MD TRANS § 13-921
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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