Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 24-101

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) The provisions of this subtitle governing size, weight, and load do not apply to:

(1) Emergency vehicles;

(2) Farm equipment temporarily moved on a highway;

(3) Vehicles owned by or under contract with the State or a political subdivision of the State when engaged in emergency operations or in snow or ice removal consistent with federal law; or

(4) Any other vehicle driven under the terms and conditions of a permit issued under this subtitle.

(b) A person may not drive on any publicly maintained highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight that exceeds:

(1) The maximum registered weight limit for which the vehicle or combination is registered under § 24-110 of this subtitle; or

(2) Any other weight limit established under the Maryland Vehicle Law.

(c) A person may not permit to be driven on any publicly maintained highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles with a gross weight that exceeds:

(1) The maximum registered weight limit for which the vehicle or combination is registered under § 24-110 of this subtitle; or

(2) Any other weight limit established under the Maryland Vehicle Law.

(d) A violation of the maximum weight provisions of this subtitle is not a moving violation for purposes of Title 16, Subtitle 4 of this article.