1. (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a person who operates a golf cart on a county or municipal highway without registration, as authorized under § 13-402(c)(11) of this article:

   1. (1) May operate the golf cart only:

      1. (i) On a highway on which the maximum posted speed limit does not exceed:

         1. 1. Except as provided in item 2 of this item, 30 miles per hour; or
         2. 2. In Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County, 35 miles per hour;
      2. (ii) Between dawn and dusk; and
      3. (iii) If the golf cart is equipped with lighting devices as required by the Administration;
   2. (2) Shall keep the golf cart as far to the right of the roadway as feasible; and
   3. (3) Shall possess a valid driver's license.
2. (b) The governing body of a county or municipality may designate the county or municipal highways under their respective jurisdictions within the county or municipality on which a person may operate a golf cart.

Added by Acts 2024, c. 491, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2024; Acts 2024, c. 492, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2024.