Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 21-1010
Commercial vehicles prohibited from parking in residential areas
Effective Oct 1, 2017Added by Acts 2005, c. 261, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2007, c. 240, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.State of Maryland
(a) In this section, “commercial vehicle” means a vehicle that:
- (1) Is used to transport property;
- (2) Is owned by, or used in conjunction with, a business enterprise; and
(3) Is of a type capable of being registered:
- (i) Other than under § 13-917 of this article, as a Class E (truck) vehicle under this article;
- (ii) As a Class F (tractor) vehicle under this article; or
- (iii) As a Class G (trailer) vehicle under this article.
(b) This section does not apply to any vehicle that is of a type capable of being registered:
- (1) As a Class A (passenger) vehicle under § 13-912 of this article; or
- (2) As a Class E (truck) vehicle under § 13-917 of this article.
- (c) This section does not apply in any municipal corporation in Prince George's County.
(d)
- (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in Prince George's County, a person may not park a commercial vehicle on any street, highway, driveway, or other property in an area specified as a residential zone under the zoning regulations of Prince George's County.
- (2) This subsection does not apply if the parking of the commercial vehicle is essential to the immediate use then being made of the commercial vehicle in conjunction with a commercial transaction for a business enterprise.
(e)
- (1) In the case of a combination tractor and trailer, a person who violates this section is subject to a separate fine for each vehicle.
- (2) For the purpose of determining the penalty under this section, each day of a violation is a separate offense.
Added by Acts 2005, c. 261, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005. Amended by Acts 2007, c. 240, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2017, c. 55, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.