1. (a) The provisions of this subtitle governing size, weight, and load do not apply to:

   1. (1) Emergency vehicles;
   2. (2) Farm equipment temporarily moved on a highway;
   3. (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. (4) Any other vehicle driven under the terms and conditions of a permit issued under this subtitle.

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

   1. (1) The maximum registered weight limit for which the vehicle or combination is registered under § 24-110 of this subtitle; or
   2. (2) Any other weight limit established under the Maryland Vehicle Law.¹

3. (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. (1) The maximum registered weight limit for which the vehicle or combination is registered under § 24-110 of this subtitle; or
   2. (2) Any other weight limit established under the Maryland Vehicle Law.
4. (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.

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 472, § 1; Acts 1987, c. 11, § 1; Acts 2004, c. 368, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2004; Acts 2013, c. 18, § 1, eff. April 9, 2013; Acts 2014, c. 127, § 1, eff. April 14, 2014.

Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 14-101.

Transportation, § 11-101 et seq.