Maryland HB 102: Vehicle Laws - Race and Speed Contests - Penalties

Bill Text

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb0102*

HOUSE BILL 102
R5, R4 2lr1218
(PRE–FILED)
By: Delegate Lehman
Requested: November 1, 2021
Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Vehicle Laws – Race and Speed Contests – Penalties 2

FOR the purpose of altering a certain penalty and the points assessments for certain motor 3
vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest; establishing that 4
a person charged with violations related to participation in a race or speed contest 5
must appear in court and may not prepay the fine; authorizing the towing and 6
impounding of a vehicle involved in certain motor vehicle violations related to 7
participation in a race or speed contest; and generally relating to penalties for motor 8
vehicle violations related to participation in a race or speed contest. 9

BY repealing 10
Article – Transportation 11
Section 16–402(a)(22) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 14

BY renumbering 15
Article – Transportation 16
Section 16–402(a)(23) through (33), respectively 17
to be Section 16–402(a)(22) through (32), respectively 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 20

BY adding to 21
Article – Transportation 22
Section 16–402(a)(33) and (44) 23
Annotated Code of Maryland 24
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 25

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 26

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Article – Transportation 1
Section 21–1116 2
Annotated Code of Maryland 3
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 4

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 5
That Section(s) 16–402(a)(22) of Article – Transportation of the Annotated Code of 6
Maryland be repealed. 7

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section(s) 16–402(a)(23) 8
through (33), respectively, of Article – Transportation of the Annotated Code of Maryland 9
be renumbered to be Section(s) 16–402(a)(22) through (32), respectively. 10

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 11
as follows: 12

Article – Transportation 13

16–402. 14

(a) After the conviction of an individual for a violation of Title 2, Subtitle 5, § 15
2–209, § 3–211, or § 10–110 of the Criminal Law Article, or of the vehicle laws or regulations 16
of this State or of any local authority, points shall be assessed against the individual as of 17
the date of violation and as follows: 18

(33) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN ITEM (44) OF THIS SUBSECTION, 19
PARTICIPATING IN A RACE OR SPEED CONTEST ON A HIGHWAY .................. 8 POINTS 20

(44) PARTICIPATING IN A RACE OR SPEED CONTEST ON A HIGHWAY 21
RESULTING IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY, AS DEFINED IN § 20–102(C) OF THIS 22
ARTICLE, TO ANOTHER PERSON .................................................................... 12 POINTS 23

21–1116. 24

(a) Except as provided in § 21–1211 of this title, on any highway or on any private 25
property that is used by the public in general, a person may not drive a vehicle in a race or 26
speed contest, whether or not on a wager or for a prize or reward. 27

(b) Except as provided in § 21–1211 of this title, a person may not participate as 28
a timekeeper or flagman in any race or speed contest specified in subsection (a) of this 29
section. 30

(C) A PERSON CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION: 31

(1) MUST APPEAR IN COURT; AND 32

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(2) MAY NOT PREPAY THE FINE. 1

(D) A POLICE OFFICER MAY ORDER THE TOWING AND IMPOUNDING OF A 2
VEHICLE THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF A VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS 3
SECTION. 4

(E) (1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, A 5
PERSON CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT 6
EXCEEDING $1,000. 7

[(c)] (2) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section that 8
results in serious bodily injury to another person, as defined in § 20–102(c) of this article, 9
is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both. 10

SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the publisher of the 11
Annotated Code of Maryland, in consultation with and subject to the approval of the 12
Department of Legislative Services, shall correct, with no further action required by the 13
General Assembly, cross–references and terminology rendered incorrect by this Act. The 14
publisher shall adequately describe any correction that is made in an editor’s note following 15
the section affected. 16

SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 17
October 1, 2022. 18