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Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: Councilmember Dorsey
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
title
Commercial Vehicle - Definition
For the purpose of amending the definition of “commercial vehicle”.
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By amending
Article 31 - Transit and Traffic
Section 1-1(f)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 31. Transit and Traffic
Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions
§ Definitions - A to L.
(f) Commercial Vehicle.
“Commercial vehicle” means:
(1) every vehicle designed, maintained, and used primarily for the transportation or hauling of property, including but not limited to equipment, merchandise, parcels, earth, trash, refuse, scrap, or motor vehicles;
(2) every vehicle, except a passenger car (as defined in Maryland Vehicle Law
§ 11-144.1), that has commercial advertising on the exterior of the vehicle or on equipment attached to the vehicle;
(3) every vehicle that has a maximum gross vehicle weight of 7,000 pounds or more or a manufacturer’s rated capacity of ¾-ton or more; [and]
(4) every vehicle that is designed to carry more than 15 passengers and is used to carry people[.]; and
(5) every vehicle that has any trailer attached.
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance t...
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