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2017 Maryland Code
Transportation
Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles
Subtitle 4 - Other Equipment
§ 22-405.5. Unsafe tires
Universal Citation: MD Transp Code § 22-405.5 (2017)
- (a) Retail sale for highway use. -- A person may not sell or offer for sale, at the point of final retail sale to the consumer, an unsafe tire, for use on a highway, that does not meet or exceed the requirements set forth in subsection (b) of this section or in regulations promulgated under § 22-405(c) of this subtitle.
- (b) Tires considered unsafe. -- A tire shall be considered unsafe if it:
- (1) Has tread wear indicators and the tire is worn to the point that the tread wear indicators are flush with the tread at any place on the tire;
- (2) Does not have tread wear indicators and the tire is worn so that less than 2/32 of an inch tread remains when measured in any groove at three locations spaced approximately equally around the outside of the tire; provided that motorcycle tires shall be allowed to be worn down to 1/32 of an inch, if measured under this paragraph;
- (3) Has a worn spot that exposes the cord through the tread;
- (4) Has tread cuts, snags, or sidewall cracks in any direction which are deep enough to expose body cords;
- (5) Has visible bumps, bulges, or knots indicating partial failure or separation of the tire structure;
- (6) Has unrepaired fabric breaks or the sidewall has damaged body cords;
- (7) Has been regrooved or recut except as authorized in § 22-405.1 of this subtitle; or
- (8) Is marked:
- (i) For farm use only;
- (ii) For off-highway use only; or
- (iii) For racing use only.
- (c) Sale for off-highway use. -- A tire failing to meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section may be sold for off-highway use only if the tire has permanently inscribed on its sidewall the letters "OH" at least 3/4 of an inch in height.
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