2023 Maryland Statutes
Transportation
Title 22 - Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles
Subtitle 2 - Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment
Section 22-218.2 - Amber Lights on Tow Trucks, Escort, and Maintenance Vehicles

Universal Citation:
MD Transportation Code § 22-218.2 (2023)
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    (a)    (1)    One or more amber flashing lights may be displayed:

            (i)    By a tow truck while at the scene of an accident or a disabled vehicle or while towing a vehicle; and

            (ii)    By snow removal and other highway maintenance and service equipment and escort vehicles.

        (2)    Highway maintenance and service equipment or vehicles owned by the State or a local jurisdiction, or operating under a contract with the State or a local jurisdiction, may display green flashing lights only in accordance with § 22–218(c)(6) of this subtitle.

    (b)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a participant in a citizens on patrol group or other community watch group may display on a vehicle while on patrol in the community one or more amber flashing lights.

        (2)    An amber flashing light:

            (i)    May only be displayed if allowed by a law enforcement agency designated by the governing body of the applicable county or municipal corporation; and

            (ii)    Shall be extinguished at the request of a uniformed law enforcement officer.

        (3)    The law enforcement agency may require that a sign meeting specifications set by the agency appear on the vehicle that identifies the group conducting the patrol while the amber flashing light is displayed.

    (c)    (1)    A security guard agency licensed under Title 19 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article may equip its vehicles with one or more amber flashing lights.

        (2)    A person operating a vehicle equipped with amber flashing lights under this subsection may activate the lights only while on duty on property that the agency is responsible for patrolling.

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