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The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
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”.
body
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 takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.