Sec. 49-15. Accumulations of soil or foreign material on roads.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 49-15 (2026)
Sec. 49-15. Accumulations of soil or foreign material on roads.LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A person must not, personally or by an agent or employee:
(1)
cause or permit earth, soil, mud, or other foreign material to be deposited on any public right-of-way, including any public road, street, alley, sidewalk, bikeway, or parking area, or in any drain or ditch designed to carry surface water from any public right-of-way, whether the material is spilled, dropped, placed, washed, or tracked from a vehicle; and
(2)
fail to remove immediately from the right-of-way or drain or ditch the material deposited.
(b)
A person who owns or occupies land contiguous to any public right-of-way, including any public road, street, alley, sidewalk, bikeway, or parking area, or contiguous to any drain or ditch designed to carry surface water from a public right-of-way, knowing that earth, soil, mud, or any other foreign material has been spilled, dropped, washed, or tracked from that land onto a right-of-way or into a drain or ditch, must remove immediately from the right-of-way or drain or ditch the material so deposited.
(c)
Any violation of this Section is a Class C violation.