# Subtitle 26. Vehicles and Traffic Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted. ## Subtitle 26. Vehicles and Traffic ### Division 1. Administrative Provisions #### Sec. 26-101. Definitions Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-101 (2026) (a) For the purposes of this Subtitle, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them hereunder: (1) Bicycle means a vehicle that is designed to be operated by human power or with assistance of a motor that has a capacity of less than 50 cubic centimeters piston displacement or rated less than one brake horsepower, that has two or three wheels of which one is more than 14 inches in diameter, that have a rear drive, and with wheel configuration as follows: (A) Two wheels — in tandem; (B) Three wheels — single front wheel with two rear wheels on a horizontal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of the front wheel and spaced equidistant from the front wheel centerline; (C) For the purposes of this Subtitle, a two or three wheeled vehicle operated by human power and not defined as a bicycle herein shall be considered a "play vehicle." (1.1) Bike Lane shall mean any portion of a roadway or shoulder designated for single directional bicycle flow and that has been designated for preferential or exclusive use by bicyclists. (1.2) Bikeway shall mean any trail, path, part of a roadway, surfaced or smooth shoulder or any other travel way that in some manner is designated for bicycle travel. It may be designated for the exclusive use of bicycles, or it may be shared with other transportation modes. (2) Board of Education means the Prince George's County Board of Education or the Board's duly authorized agent. (3) Chief of Police means the Prince George's County Chief of Police or his duly authorized agent. (4) Commercial bus means a vehicle designed to carry more than ten passengers and which is used to carry people for compensation in furtherance of a commercial, for-profit purpose. This shall not include a van-pool operation as described in the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. (5) Commercial Trailer means every trailer or semitrailer designed and used for carrying freight or merchandise and every trailer or semitrailer used for carrying freight or merchandise in the furtherance of any commercial enterprise. (6) County means Prince George's County, Maryland. (7) Director means the Director of the Department of Public Works and Transportation, his duly authorized agent, the Executive Director of the Prince George's Revenue Authority, for the limited purpose of designation, operation and enforcement of parking permit areas in Division 9 of this Subtitle or the Director of Central Services, for the limited purpose of developing and implementing a reserved and metered parking program for employee and visitor parking lots or structures at county government facilities. (8) Heavy Commercial Truck trucks that have a gross weight of over 10,000 pounds according to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. (9) Light Commercial Vehicles includes pickups, panel trucks, and work vans up to and including those of a 3/4-ton capacity and Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration registration restricting vehicles to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. (10) Loading Zone means space reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or property. (11) Minibike means a motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels, that is not registered for use on the public highways. This definition does not include tractors. (12) Operate a Bicycle means to propel a bicycle by human power or to walk or stand with or otherwise be in control of a bicycle incidental to its propulsion, but does not include the carrying or transporting of a bicycle, without any passenger or rider thereupon, in any vehicle or carton or by any other similar means. (13) Passenger Loading Zone means a place reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles while receiving or discharging passengers. (14) Public Agency is the Prince George's County Government or the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. (15) Public Bicycle Area means any highway, street, sidewalk, bicycle path, or other facility or area maintained by the State or designated, established, or maintained by the County pursuant to this Subtitle for the exclusive or nonexclusive use of bicycles. (16) Public Parking Facility means those properties in Prince George's County owned or leased by Prince George's County and designated for public parking; and those properties in Prince George's County owned or leased and operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority or the Revenue Authority and designated for public parking. (17) Recorded Images means: (A) Images recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system on two or more photographs, microphotographs, electronic images, a videotape, or any other medium which shows the rear of a motor vehicle clearly identifying the registration plate number on the motor vehicle on at least one image or on a portion of tape; or (B) Images recorded by a speed monitoring system on a photograph, a microphotograph, an electronic image, a videotape, or any other medium which shows the rear of the motor vehicle, at least two time-stamped images of the motor vehicle that include the same stationary object near the motor vehicle, and on at least one image or portion of tape, a clear and legible identification of the entire registration plate number of the motor vehicle. (C) Images recorded by a school bus monitoring camera on two or more photographs, microphotographs, electronic images, a videotape, or any other medium and on at least one image, photograph, microphotograph, electronic image, videotape, or any other medium, which shows the motor vehicle, clearly identifying at least one of the registration plates of the motor vehicle. (18) Revenue Authority means the Revenue Authority of Prince George's County. (18.1) School Bus Monitoring Camera means a camera placed on a school bus that is designed to capture a recorded image of a motor vehicle passing a stopped school bus operating alternately flashing red lights on a roadway. (19) Speed Monitoring System means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors producing recorded images of motor vehicles traveling at speeds at least 12 miles per hour above the posted speed limit. (20) State means the State of Maryland. (21) Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors working in conjunction with a traffic control signal to produce recorded images of motor vehicles entering into an intersection against a red signal indication. (22) Unpaved Area of a Residential Lot means, in any yard of a lot with one or more dwellings, an area not covered by asphalt, brick, block, concrete, or other structural material able to hold the weight of a vehicle, but does not include the uncovered area of a driveway with paved tracks for vehicle wheels. (23) Vehicle means any automobile, trailer, or other vehicle of a type required to be registered with the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. (24) Watercraft means any vehicle or device which may transport a person on water and shall be identified as, but not limited to: (A) Bass Boats; (B) Fishing Boats; (C) Cabin Cruisers; (D) Inflatable Boats; (E) Pontoon Boats; (F) Deck Boats; (G) Runabouts; (H) Dinghies; (I) Any other personally or corporately owned and operated vehicle designed to traverse water; and (J) Any vehicle designed to traverse water that is parked on a trailer displaying valid registration, invalid registration, or no registration. (b) Whenever any words and phrases used herein are not defined herein but are defined in the State laws regulating the operation of vehicles, any such definition therein shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein, except when the context otherwise requires. #### Sec. 26-102. Delegation of authority to Director of Public Works and Transportation Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-102 (2026) The Director shall determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic control devices; conduct engineering analysis of traffic accidents and devise remedial measures; conduct engineering investigation of traffic conditions; plan the operation of traffic on the streets and highways under the jurisdiction of this County; make recommendations to the Council for the improvement of traffic conditions in the County which cannot be accomplished by the directives, orders, rules or regulations promulgated by the Director; and cooperate with the County Police Department in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions and cooperate in carrying out the additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances of this County and State. #### Sec. 26-103. Emergency and experimental regulations Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-103 (2026) (a) The Chief of Police by and with the approval of the Director is hereby empowered to make and enforce temporary or experimental regulations to cover emergencies or special conditions. No such temporary or experimental regulation shall remain in effect for more than ten (10) days. (b) The Chief of Police may authorize the temporary placing of official traffic control devices when required by an emergency. The Chief of Police shall notify the Director of his action as soon thereafter as is practicable. (c) The Chief of Police is hereby authorized to pass and adopt reasonable rules and regulations governing parking, traffic and the movement of vehicles in the vicinity of any fair, game, parade, or other public event where a large gathering of people or vehicles is anticipated. (d) The Director may test traffic control devices under actual conditions of traffic. #### Sec. 26-104. Enforcement and obedience to traffic regulations Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-104 (2026) (a) Authority of Police. (1) It shall be the duty of the officers of the Police Department, cadets, or such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police to enforce all street traffic laws of this County. (2) Officers of the Police Department, cadets, crossing guards, or such officers as are assigned by the Chief of Police are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand or signal in conformance with traffic laws, provided that, in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers, cadets, or crossing guards of the Police Department may direct traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of the traffic laws. Any person who shall violate or disobey any lawful order or direction of any police officer, cadet, or crossing guard, or other such officers as assigned by the Chief shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. #### Sec. 26-104.01. Motor racing, drag racing, or car takeovers; prohibited Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-104.01 (2026) (a) Definitions. In this section, the following words mean: (1) Highway means the entire width between the boundary lines of any way or thoroughfare of which any part is used by the public for vehicular travel, whether or not the way or thoroughfare has been dedicated to the public and accepted by any proper authority. (2) Private Property means property owned by a private entity that is open to or used by members of the public generally, whether or not a fee is charged, including things such as parking lots serving industries like retail, commercial, entertainment, or other such uses. (3) Unlawful Race or Speed Contest means any race, speed contest, acceleration contest, or competitive exhibition of speed or acceleration involving one or more motor vehicles. (4) Stunt Driving means any motor vehicle performing or engaging in burnouts, doughnuts, drifting, or wheelies, or allowing a passenger to ride either partially or fully outside the vehicle while operating that vehicle. (5) Car Takeover means a coordinated gathering of motor vehicles and persons that results in the intentional disruption of public vehicle movement or public safety within the County, such as vehicles performing burnouts, drifting, spinning, donuts, acceleration exhibitions, or other similar maneuvers that create a substantial risk of injury. This includes motor vehicles such as ATVs, dirt bikes, or motorcycles on any county highway or private property without the owner's consent. (6) Exhibition Driving means the operation of a vehicle in a manner that results in one or more of the following: (A) the excessive, abrupt acceleration or deceleration of the motor vehicle; (B) the skidding, squealing, burning, or smoking of the tires of the motor vehicle; (C) the swerving or swaying of the motor vehicle from side to side while skidding; (D) the engine of the motor vehicle producing an unreasonably loud, raucous, or disturbing noise; (E) the grinding of the gears of the motor vehicle or the backfiring of the engine of the motor vehicle; (F) transportation of a passenger on or in the area of a motor vehicle that is not designed or intended for passenger transport, such as the hood or roof. (7) Lawful Order to Disperse means an order issued by a law enforcement officer directing people to leave a defined area because the officer has reasonable grounds to believe an unlawful race or a car takeover is occurring or about to occur. (8) Participant means any person, in or outside a vehicle, who purposefully slows, stops, or impedes, or attempts to slow, stop or impede, the movement of traffic, including pedestrian traffic, for the purpose of a speed contest, stunt driving, exhibition driving, or car takeover. This shall also include any person who aids, abets, promotes, organizes, or attends a speed contest, stunt driving, exhibition driving, or car takeover. (9) Motor Vehicle means a vehicle that is self-propelled or propelled by electric power obtained from overhead electrical wires and is not operated on rails. (A) For the purposes of this statute, such vehicles shall also include off-road vehicles, including but are not limited to: (i) two or four-wheel vehicles or ATVs; (ii) , motorcycles, mopeds, minibikes, dirt bikes, scooters; (iii) any other means of land transportation deriving motor power from any source other than muscle or wind. (b) Prohibited Conduct. (1) Except as authorized under section 5-185, no person may engage in an unlawful race, stunt driving, exhibition driving, speed contest, or car takeover on any highway or private property. (2) Except as authorized under section 5-185, no person may participate as a timekeeper, flagger, participant, or starter in an unlawful race, speed contest, or car takeover on any highway or private property. (3) Whenever a person is arrested or issued a citation for a violation of this section, the issuing or arresting law enforcement agency may impound the vehicle used in the offense. (A) A vehicle impounded pursuant to this section shall not be released unless all of the following conditions are met: (i) the claimant presents a valid driver's license or other photo identification, proof of ownership or lawful authority to operate the motor vehicle, and proof of valid motor vehicle insurance for that vehicle. if the vehicle will be driven out of impoundment, the claimant must have a valid driver's license. (ii) any other conditions for release established by the law-enforcement agency have been met. (iii) all reasonable towing and storage fees connected to the vehicle have been paid. The County and the arresting law-enforcement agency shall not be liable for any expenses incurred in connection with the towing and storage of said vehicle. (c) Penalties. (1) A person found in violation of section 26-104.01(b) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to imprisonment not to exceed sixty (60) days and up to a one thousand ($1,000) dollar fine. (2) A person found in violation of section 26-104.01(b) that results in serious bodily injury to another person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to imprisonment not to exceed twelve (12) months and up to a one thousand ($1000) dollar fine. #### Sec. 26-104.02. Attendance at motor racing, drag racing, or car takeovers; prohibited Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-104.02 (2026) (a) Definitions. In this section, the definitions prescribed in Section 26-104.01 shall have the same meaning. (b) Prohibited Conduct. (1) Except as authorized under section 5-185, no person shall attend an unlawful race, speed contest, car takeover, exhibition driving event, or stunt driving event. (2) Except as authorized under section 5-185, no person shall organize an unlawful race, speed contest, car takeover, exhibition driving event, or stunt driving event. (3) No person shall knowingly remain in a defined area after a lawful order to disperse has been issued by a law enforcement official. (c) Penalties. (1) A person found in violation of section 26-104.02(b) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, subject to: (A) imprisonment not to exceed sixty (60) days and up to a one thousand ($1,000) dollar fine for a first offense. (B) imprisonment not to exceed sixty (60) days and up to a two thousand ($2,000) dollar fine for a second offense. (C) imprisonment not to exceed sixty (60) days and up to a three thousand ($3,000) dollar fine for a third offense. ### Division 2. Traffic Control Devices #### Sec. 26-105. Authority to install traffic control devices Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-105 (2026) (a) The Director shall place and maintain official traffic control devices when and as required under this Subtitle to make effective the provisions hereof and may place and maintain such additional traffic-control devices on the streets and highways and public parking facilities under the jurisdiction of this County as may be deemed necessary to regulate traffic pursuant to County or State law or to guide or warn traffic. (b) The Director shall coordinate and approve the installation and maintenance of traffic control signal monitoring systems as permitted under this Subtitle as may be deemed necessary to regulate and enhance enforcement of traffic laws pertaining to traffic control signals. #### Sec. 26-106. Manual and specifications for traffic-control devices Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-106 (2026) (a) All traffic-control signs, signals, and devices shall conform to the specifications approved by the State Highway Administration. All signs and signals required hereunder for a particular purpose shall so far as practicable be uniform as to type and location throughout the County. All traffic-control devices so erected and not inconsistent with the provisions of State law or this subtitle shall be official traffic-control devices. (b) All traffic control signal monitoring systems equipment shall conform to the requirements of the Transportation Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. #### Sec. 26-107. When official traffic control devices required for enforcement purposes Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-107 (2026) (a) No provision of this Subtitle which requires official traffic control devices shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged violation an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that official traffic control devices are required, such section shall be effective even though no official traffic control devices are erected or in place. (b) For purposes of civil enforcement using recorded images from traffic control signal monitoring systems equipment, only the traffic control signal is required to be in proper position and visible to an ordinarily observant person. #### Sec. 26-108. Official traffic control devices; presumption of legality Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-108 (2026) (a) Whenever official traffic control devices are placed in position approximately conforming to the requirements of this subtitle, such devices shall be presumed to have been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence. (b) Any official traffic control device placed pursuant to the provisions of this Subtitle and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this Subtitle, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence. (c) Any traffic control signal monitoring system and its recorded images shall be presumed to conform to the lawful requirements of State and County law, unless the contrary shall be established by competent evidence. #### Sec. 26-108.01. Obedience to regulations and traffic control devices Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-108.01 (2026) (a) No person, without lawful authority, shall willfully deface, injure, move, or interfere with any sign, signal, or any other traffic control device, or any part thereof, erected by the authority of the Director or any directions, lines, or marks painted by the authority of the Director on any pavement, curb, or roadway for the purpose of directing traffic or parking vehicles. (b) No person shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with any instructions or direction on any sign, markings, signal, or other traffic control device installed by the authority of the Director for the regulation of traffic or parking. (c) No person shall violate any rule, regulation, order, or directive promulgated by the Director as provided in this Subtitle. #### Sec. 26-108.02. Traffic calming devices Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-108.02 (2026) (a) There is the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) for residential streets that represent the commitment of Prince George's County and the Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT) to promoting and encouraging the safety and livability of the County's residential communities. In an effort to reduce the impact of traffic on our neighborhoods, the NTMP provides a process for identifying, evaluating, and addressing undesirable traffic conditions related to speeding and excessive cut through traffic volumes. (b) The NTMP provides for a traffic study to assist in the evaluation of residential streets for consideration of traffic calming devices, as well as other traffic calming devices which are a physical highway measure to reduce speed and increase safety. According to NTMP guidelines, Councilmembers can request a traffic study, which can lead to the implementation of traffic calming measures. (c) According to NTMP guidelines, for a determination of the eligibility pursuant to a traffic study initiated for a traffic calming device request of the associated County Councilmember or at the associated County Councilmember's request on behalf of a Homeowner's Association (HOA), the Department of Public Works and Transportation shall have up to six months to initiate the process of conducting the study and making a determination of whether to install traffic calming device. (d) (1) The installation of traffic calming devices may only be used at a location approved after an engineering study; and (2) after a majority of the members attending an official, duly constituted, meeting of the HOA, Civic Association, or those property owners on an affected street in the absence of a HOA or Civic Association vote in favor of the installation. (e) Location approval letters shall be required by the associated County Councilmember in which the traffic calming device request is located. Upon the receipt of the letter of approval, installation will be scheduled. The DPWT Director or their designee shall prepare a report of all requests for traffic calming devices and the disposition of the request organized by councilmanic district and calendar year. This report shall be presented to the County Council on a quarterly basis. ### Division 3. Road Markings #### Sec. 26-109. Crosswalks and safety zones Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-109 (2026) (a) The director is hereby authorized: (1) To designate and maintain, by appropriate devices, marks, or lines upon the surface of the roadway, crosswalks at intersections where, in his opinion, there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway, and at such other places as he may deem necessary. (2) To establish safety zones of such kind and character and at such places as he may deem necessary for the protection of pedestrians. #### Sec. 26-110. Traffic lanes Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-110 (2026) The Director is hereby authorized to mark traffic lanes upon the roadway of any street or highway where a regular alignment of traffic is necessary. #### Sec. 26-111. No-passing zones Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-111 (2026) (a) The Director is hereby authorized to determine those portions of any highway where overtaking and passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous and may by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway indicate the beginning and end of such zones and when such signs or markings are in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person every driver of a vehicle shall obey the directions thereof. (b) Where signs or markings are in place to define a no-passing zone as set forth in Subsection (a) no driver shall at any time drive on the left side of the roadway within such no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark such no-passing zone throughout its length. (c) This section does not apply when an obstruction exists making it necessary to drive to the left of the center of the highway; provided, any person so doing shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles traveling in the proper direction upon the unobstructed portion of the highway within such distances as to constitute an immediate hazard, nor to the driver of a vehicle turning left into or from a private road or driveway. ### Division 4. Speed Regulations #### Sec. 26-112. State speed laws applicable Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-112 (2026) The State traffic laws regulating the speed of vehicles shall be applicable upon all streets within this County, except where the Director, upon the basis of engineering and traffic investigation, determines that other speed limits shall be applicable upon specified streets or in certain areas, in which event it shall be unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of any speed so determined when signs are in place giving notice thereof. #### Sec. 26-113. Altering maximum state speed limits Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-113 (2026) The Director is hereby authorized to alter the maximum State speed limits under the limitations set forth by State law. #### Sec. 26-114. Regulation of speed by traffic signals Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-114 (2026) The Director is authorized to regulate the timing of traffic signals so as to permit the movement of traffic in an orderly and safe manner at speeds slightly at variance from the speeds otherwise applicable within the district or at intersections and shall erect appropriate signs giving notice thereof. #### Sec. 26-114.01. Authority to install and utilize speed monitoring systems Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-114.01 (2026) (a) Pursuant to Section 21-809 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as may be amended from time to time, Prince George's County is authorized to use Speed Monitoring Systems to regulate traffic. (b) The Director, in conjunction with the Chief of Police, and the County Council is authorized to determine those locations where speed monitoring systems are to be installed. (c) The Director shall consult with the Police Department and the Department shall respond, in writing, within six months of a request from a County Councilmember, as to a final decision regarding whether the Department will install speed monitoring systems on a particular location of roadway and include an estimated time for installation. (d) All speed monitoring systems shall conform to, and be used in accordance with, the requirements of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. #### Sec. 26-114.02. Authority to install and utilize residential district speed monitoring systems Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-114.02 (2026) (a) Pursuant to Section 21-809 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as may be amended from time to time, Prince George's County is authorized to use Speed Monitoring Systems, as set forth in Section 26-114.01 of this Code and Residential District Speed Monitoring Systems as set forth in Section 26-114.02 of this Code to regulate traffic. (b) "Residential district" means an area that: (1) Is not a business district; and (2) Adjoins and includes a highway where the property along the highway, for a distance of at least 300 feet, is improved mainly with residences or residences and buildings used for business, pursuant to Section 21-101 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. (c) Section 21-809 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland applies to a violation of Subtitle 8, Speed Restrictions of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as applied in Prince George's County, recorded by a speed monitoring system that meets the requirements of Section 21-809 and has been placed in Prince George's County, on a highway in a residential district, as defined in Section 21-101 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, with a maximum posted speed limit of up to and including 35 miles per hour, which speed limit was established using generally accepted traffic engineering practices. (d) A residential district speed monitoring system may not be used in a local jurisdiction under Section 21-809 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland unless its use is authorized by the governing body of the local jurisdiction by local law enacted after reasonable notice and a public hearing. (e) The Director of the Department of Public Works and Transportation, in conjunction with the Chief of Police and the County Council is authorized to determine those locations where residential district speed monitoring systems are to be installed. (f) The Director shall consult with the Police Department and the Department shall respond, in writing, within six months of a request from a County Councilmember, as to a final decision regarding whether the Department will install speed monitoring systems on a particular location of roadway and include an estimated time for installation. (g) All residential district speed monitoring systems shall conform to, and be used in accordance with, the requirements of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. ### Division 5. Turning Movements #### Sec. 26-115. Authority to place devices altering normal course for turns Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-115 (2026) The Director is authorized to place official traffic control devices within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and such course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law. #### Sec. 26-116. Authority to place restricted turn signs Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-116 (2026) The Director is hereby authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left, or U-turn, and shall place proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted. ### Division 6. One-Way Streets #### Sec. 26-117. Authority to designate one-way streets and alleys Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-117 (2026) The Director is hereby authorized to designate any street or alley or portion thereof upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one direction at all or such times as shall be indicated by official traffic control devices. #### Sec. 26-118. Authority to restrict direction of movement on streets during certain hours Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-118 (2026) The Director is hereby authorized to determine and designate streets, parts of streets, or specific lanes thereon upon which vehicular traffic shall proceed in one direction during one period and the opposite direction during another period of the day and shall place and maintain appropriate markings, signs, barriers, or other devices to give notice thereof. The Director may erect signs temporarily designating lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction, regardless of the center line of the roadway. ### Division 7. Stop, Yield, and Signalized Intersections #### Sec. 26-119. Authority to designate through streets and stop and yield intersections Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-119 (2026) The Director is hereby authorized to designate through highways and erect stop signs or yield signs at specified entrances thereto, or may designate intersections or other roadway junctions at which vehicular traffic on one or more of the roadways should yield or stop and yield before entering the intersection or junction. #### Sec. 26-120. Authority to install traffic control signals and monitoring devices Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-120 (2026) (a) The Director is hereby authorized to determine those intersections where traffic control signals are to be installed to regulate traffic. (b) The Director, in conjunction with the Chief of Police, is authorized to determine those intersections where traffic control signal monitoring systems are to be installed to regulate traffic. The Director is authorized to contract with the State of Maryland and municipalities for the installation of traffic control signal monitoring systems at intersections in the County which are in whole or in part under the jurisdiction of the State or municipality. (c) The Purchasing Agent, upon the recommendation of the Chief of Police, is authorized to contract with the State or another county within Maryland, without the need for obtaining competitive bids, for the processing of recorded images and civil citations for violations recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system. #### Sec. 26-120.1. Authority to install and utilize school bus cameras Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-120.1 (2026) (a) Pursuant to Section 21-706.1 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as may be amended from time to time, Prince George's County is authorized to install and utilize school bus monitoring cameras to regulate traffic. (b) The Chief of Police, in consultation with the Board of Education, is authorized to install, operate, and maintain school bus monitoring cameras on school buses as permitted by Section 21-706.1 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. (c) A person who commits a violation recorded by a school bus monitoring camera is subject to a civil penalty of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00). Future revisions of the District Court of Maryland Administrative Regulation shall be reflected in the civil penalty for School Bus Monitoring violation. See Exhibit 1-Uniform Citation Letter. (d) All school bus monitoring cameras shall conform to, and be used in accordance with the requirements of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. (e) The County shall use any fines collected by the County for a violation recorded by a school bus monitoring camera to: (1) Recover the costs of installing, operating, and maintaining school bus monitoring cameras; and (2) For public safety purposes, including pedestrian safety programs. #### Sec. 26-120.02. Stop sign monitoring systems Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-120.02 (2026) (a) Definitions. In this Section, the following words have the meanings indicated below: (1) Agency means a law enforcement agency that is authorized to issue a citation for a violation of the Maryland Vehicle Law or of local traffic laws or regulations (2) Owner: (A) Means the registered owner of a motor vehicle or lessee of a motor vehicle under a lease of 6 months or more. (B) Owner does not include: (i) A motor vehicle leasing company; or (ii) A holder of a special registration plate issued under Title 13, Subtitle 9, Part iii of the Transportation Article. (3) Recorded image means images recorded by a stop sign monitoring system (A) On: (i) Two or more photographs; (ii) Two or more microphotographs; (iii) Two or more electronic images; (iv) Videotape; or (v) Any other medium; and (B) Showing a motor vehicle and, on at least one image or portion of tape, clearly identifying the registration plate number of the motor vehicle. (4) Stop sign monitoring system means a device designed to capture a recorded image of a violation. (5) Violation: (A) Means a failure to come to a complete stop at a stop sign in violation of § 21-707 of Subtitle 7 of the Md. Code Transportation Article. (B) Does not include any action a driver is instructed to take by a police officer. (b) Action Required of Drivers. (1) Unless otherwise directed by a police officer or traffic control signal, the driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign at an intersection shall: (A) Stop at the near side of the intersection at a clearly marked stop line; or (B) If there is no clearly marked stop line, before entering any crosswalk; or (C) If there is no crosswalk, at the nearest point before entering the intersection that gives the driver a view of traffic approaching on the intersecting roadway. (2) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign at an intersection, if required for safety to stop, shall: (A) Stop at the near side of the intersection at a clearly marked stop line; or (B) If there is no clearly marked stop line, before entering any crosswalk; or (C) If there is no crosswalk, at the nearest point before entering the intersection that gives the driver a view of traffic approaching on the intersecting roadway. (c) Placement of Stop Sign Monitoring Systems. (1) Subject to Paragraphs (b) through (e) of this Subsection, an agency may use stop sign monitoring systems: (A) On highways located in a school zone maintained by a local jurisdiction, if authorized by the governing body of the local jurisdiction; or (B) On state highways located in a school zone, if authorized by the State Highway Administration. (2) A stop sign monitoring system: (A) May not be used in a local jurisdiction under this section unless its use is authorized by the governing body of the local jurisdiction by local law enacted after reasonable notice and a public hearing; and (B) May only be used at a location approved by the Prince George's County Council; and (C) Council approval of the location of stop sign monitoring systems used by municipalities shall be by Council resolution upon receipt of a letter requesting such approval. (3) The County shall prioritize the placement of stop sign monitoring systems within municipalities that have high violation rates. (4) Before beginning use of stop sign monitoring systems, an agency shall publish notice that the agency has adopted the use of stop sign monitoring systems on its website and in a newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction in which the stop sign monitoring system will be used. (5) Placement of signs: (A) The County shall prominently place signs on highways within the County providing notice that stop sign monitoring systems are used in the County. (B) The State Highway Administration shall place signs prominently providing notice that stop sign monitoring systems are in use on state highways. (d) Recorded Images Requirements. A recorded image under this Section indicating that the driver of a motor vehicle has committed a violation shall include: (1) The time and date of the violation; and (2) To the extent possible, the location of the violation. (e) Penalties. (1) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a citation from a police officer at the time of the violation, the owner or, in accordance with Subsection (f)(3) or (h)(4) or (5) of this Section, the driver of a motor vehicle is subject to a civil penalty if the motor vehicle is recorded by a stop sign monitoring system during the commission of a violation. (2) A civil penalty under this Subsection may not exceed $40. (3) For purposes of this Section, the District Court shall prescribe: (A) A uniform citation form consistent with Subsection (f)(1) of this Section and § 7-302 of the Courts Article; and (B) A civil penalty, which shall be indicated on the citation, to be paid by persons who choose to prepay the civil penalty without appearing in District Court. (f) Citations. (1) Subject to the provisions of Paragraphs (2) through (5) of this Subsection, an agency shall mail to the owner liable under Subsection (e) of this Section a citation that shall include: (A) The name and address of the registered owner of the vehicle; (B) The registration number of the motor vehicle involved in the violation; (C) The violation charged; (D) To the extent possible, the location of the violation; (E) The date and time of the violation; (F) A copy of the recorded image; (G) The amount of the civil penalty imposed and the date by which the civil penalty must be paid; (H) A signed statement by a technician employed by the agency that, based on the inspection of the recorded image, the motor vehicle was being operated during the commission of a violation; (I) A statement that the recorded image is evidence of a violation; and (J) Information advising the person alleged to be liable under this Section: (i) Of the manner and time in which liability as alleged in the citation may be contested in the District Court; and (ii) That failure to pay the civil penalty or to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of liability and may result in refusal or suspension of the motor vehicle registration. (2) The agency may mail a warning notice in place of a citation to the owner liable under Subsection (e) of this Section. (3) (a) Before mailing a citation to a motor vehicle rental company liable under Subsection (e) of this Section, an agency shall mail a notice to the motor vehicle rental company stating that a citation will be mailed to the motor vehicle rental company unless, within 45 days after receiving the notice, the motor vehicle rental company provides the agency with: (1) A statement made under oath that states the name and last known mailing address of the individual driving or renting the motor vehicle when the violation occurred; (2) (a) A statement made under oath that states that the motor vehicle rental company is unable to determine who was driving the vehicle at the time the violation occurred because the motor vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation; and (b) A copy of the police report associated with the motor vehicle theft claimed under item a of this item; or (3) Payment for the penalty associated with the violation. (b) An agency may not mail a citation to a motor vehicle rental company liable under subsection (e) of this Section if The motor vehicle rental company complies with Subparagraph (i) of this Paragraph. (4) Except as provided in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection and Subsection (h)(4) and (5) of this Section, a citation issued under this Section shall be mailed not later than 2 weeks after the alleged violation. (5) A person who receives a citation under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may: (i) pay the civil penalty in accordance with instructions on the citation; or (ii) elect to stand trial for the alleged violation. (g) (1) A certificate alleging that a violation occurred, sworn to or affirmed by a duly authorized law enforcement officer employed by or under contract with an agency, based on the inspection of a recorded image, shall be evidence of the facts contained in the certificate and shall be admissible in any proceeding concerning the alleged violation. (2) Adjudication of liability shall be based on preponderance of the evidence. (h) (1) The District Court may consider in defense of a violation: (i) Subject to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, that the motor vehicle or registration plates of the motor vehicle were stolen before the violation occurred and were not under the control or possession of the owner at the time of the violation; (ii) Subject to Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, evidence that the person named in the citation was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation; and (iii) any other issues and evidence that the District Court considers pertinent. (2) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred and were not under the control or possession of the owner at the time of the violation, the owner must submit proof that a police report about the stolen motor vehicle or registration plates was filed in a timely manner. (3) To satisfy the evidentiary burden under Paragraph (1)(ii) of this Subsection, the person named in the citation shall provide to the District Court evidence to the satisfaction of the District Court of who was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation, including, at a minimum, the operator's name and current address. (4) (i) The provisions of this Paragraph apply only to a citation that involves a class E (truck) vehicle with a registered gross weight of 26,001 pounds or more, class F (tractor) vehicle, class G (trailer) vehicle operated in combination with a class F (tractor) vehicle, or class P (passenger bus) vehicle. (ii) To satisfy the evidentiary burden under Paragraph (1)(ii) of this Subsection, the person named in a citation described under Subparagraph (i) of this Paragraph may provide to the District Court a letter, sworn to or affirmed by the person and mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, that: (1) States that the person named in the citation was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation; and (2) Provides the name, address, and driver's license identification number of the person who was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation. (5) (i) If the District Court finds that the person named in the citation was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation or receives evidence under Paragraph (4)(ii)2 of this Subsection identifying the person driving the vehicle at the time of the violation, the Clerk of Court shall provide to the agency issuing the citation a copy of any evidence substantiating who was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation. (ii) On receipt of substantiating evidence from the District Court under Subparagraph (i) of this Paragraph, the agency may issue a citation as provided in Subsection (f) of this Section to the person who the evidence indicates was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation. (iii) A citation issued under Subparagraph (ii) of this Paragraph shall be mailed not later than 2 weeks after receipt of the evidence from the District Court. (i) If the civil penalty is not paid and the violation is not contested, the Administration may refuse to register or reregister or may suspend the registration of the motor vehicle. (j) A violation for which a civil penalty is imposed under this Section: (1) Is not a moving violation for the purpose of assessing points under § 16-402 of the Md. Code Transportation Article and may not be recorded by the Administration on the driving record of the owner or driver of the vehicle; and (2) May not be considered in the provision of motor vehicle insurance coverage. (k) In consultation with law enforcement agencies, the Chief Judge of the District Court shall adopt procedures for the issuance of citations, trials for violations, and the collection of civil penalties imposed under this Section. (l) (1) An agency or an agent or a contractor designated by the agency shall administer and process civil citations issued under this Section in coordination with the District Court. (2) if a contractor in any manner operates a stop sign monitoring system or administers or processes citations generated by a monitoring system on behalf of a local jurisdiction, the contractor's fee may not be contingent on a per-ticket basis on the number of citations issued or paid. ### Division 8. Parking Regulations #### Sec. 26-121. Authority of Director Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-121 (2026) (a) The Director is hereby authorized, on the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, to prohibit, regulate, or limit stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles at all times or during specified hours. (b) No prohibition, regulation, or limitation relating to stopping, standing, or parking imposed under this or any other ordinance of the County which requires an official traffic control device shall be effective unless official traffic control devices are erected and in place at the time of any alleged offense and it shall be the duty of the Director to erect and maintain such devices. #### Sec. 26-122. Parking for longer than seventy-two hours prohibited Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-122 (2026) (a) No person shall park or allow to stand any vehicle on any of the public streets or roadways in the County for a period in excess of seventy-two (72) hours. (b) Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each violation. #### Sec. 26-122.01. Curbstoning, parking and/or selling or offering for sale vehicles on County roads, County property, County right-of-way, prohibited; providing for the seizure of vehicles Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-122.01 (2026) (a) Pursuant to State law, Transportation Article, Section 15-101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, a person who offers to sell three or more vehicles during any 12-month period is presumed to have acquired the vehicles for resale purposes. A person who sells the referenced amount of cars during the stated time period is deemed to be a dealer and is subject to obtaining a dealer license pursuant to State law. Persons committing curbstoning are deemed to be selling vehicles as an unlicensed vehicle dealer, subject to State regulation. (b) Curbstoning may also consist of one or more of the following criteria: (1) The license plates are out of State, issued temporarily, are dealer tags and/or are missing altogether; (2) The seller admits that he/she is a dealer but says that it is a personal vehicle; (3) The seller insists on a cash payment; (4) The vehicle's title is not in the seller's name; (5) The seller offers to do the tag and title paperwork; (6) The title is recently issued or the seller refuses to show you the title; (7) The seller gives only a pager or cell phone number; (8) The same number is listed for multiple vehicles in the newspaper or outdoor location; (9) The vehicles are for sale by the roadside; (10) The seller wants to meet at a different location other than his or her residence; and (11) Any one of these criteria may be indicative, but not conclusive, of curbstoning. (c) Unless otherwise permitted by law, a person shall not sell or offer to sell a vehicle or vehicles on any County roads, County property or in a County right-of-way. (d) After receiving a warning from an enforcement agency, which may include the Prince George's County Police Department, a person that continues to sell or offers to sell a vehicle or vehicles in violation of this Act, shall be subject to the enforcing agency, which may include the Department of the Environment, seizing the vehicle or vehicles and taking them to a County storage facility. #### Sec. 26-122.02. For Sale vehicles Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-122.02 (2026) (a) A vehicle may be deemed to be "for sale", based on regulations promulgated by the enforcement agencies, regardless of whether or not it has a For Sale sign. #### Sec. 26-123. Parking of commercial buses, commercial and other trailers, and commercial trucks restricted; impounding; penalty Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-123 (2026) (a) No person shall park any commercial bus, commercial trailer, trailer, or heavy commercial truck on any street or highway in the County between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., outside the corporate limits of any municipality. (b) This Section shall not apply to vehicles which are in the course of a commercial purpose and do not park for more than a two (2) hour period. (c) Any vehicle which is parked in violation of this Section shall be subject to being towed or immobilized by the Police Department or the Revenue Authority from such highway or street and impounded. The impoundment of the vehicle shall be done pursuant to Division 18 of this Subtitle. (d) Any owner issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the first violation, Seven Hundred Fifty ($750) for the second violation and One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for the third and for any subsequent violations; except that those trailers that are not Commercial Trailers shall be subject to a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each violation and eligible for a separate citation for each twenty-four (24) hour period such trailer is in violation of this Section. (e) If any municipality in Prince George's County shall adopt this Section as it may be amended from time to time and without modification, and request that the County enforce the provisions hereof within the corporate limits of such municipality, the County shall hereafter administer and enforce the provisions of this Section within such incorporated municipality. (f) For the purpose of determining the penalty under this Section, each day a vehicle remains in violation shall be considered a separate offense and eligible for a separate citation per day. #### Sec. 26-124. Authority to designate loading zones Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-124 (2026) The Director is hereby authorized to determine the location of loading zones and passenger loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which the provisions of this Section are applicable. #### Sec. 26-125. Standing in passenger loading zones Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-125 (2026) (a) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger loading zone during hours when the regulations applicable to such loading zone are effective, and then only for a period not to exceed three (3) minutes. (b) Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each violation. #### Sec. 26-126. Standing in loading zones Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-126 (2026) (a) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of materials in any place marked as a loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect. In no case shall the stop for loading and unloading of property exceed thirty (30) minutes. (b) The driver of a passenger vehicle may stop temporarily at a loading zone for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any vehicle which is waiting to enter or about to enter such zone to load or unload property. (c) Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each violation. #### Sec. 26-127. Standing or parking restricted at bus stops Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-127 (2026) (a) The Director is hereby authorized to approve or disapprove the location of bus stops or rescind or modify any prior approval heretofore given. (b) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than a bus within thirty (30) feet of a bus stop, except that a driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any bus waiting to enter or about to enter such zone. Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Subsection shall be subject to a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each violation. #### Sec. 26-127.01. Parking of unregistered motor vehicles or unregistered trailers; expired registration stickers Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-127.01 (2026) (a) A vehicle for which two registration plates are required, one plate shall be attached on the front and the other on the rear of the vehicle. (b) No person shall park any unregistered motor vehicle or unregistered trailer upon the highways, roads, streets, or other public property in the County at any time. (c) No person shall park any motor vehicle or trailer displaying expired registration stickers upon the highways, roads, streets, or other public property in the County at any time. (d) Any person issued a citation for violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each violation. #### Sec. 26-127.02. Stopping, standing, or parking on private property Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-127.02 (2026) (a) No person shall park, stop, or stand a vehicle on any private property not owned by the owner or driver of the vehicle unless the person has express or implied permission from the property owner, his tenant, or his agent to park, stop, or stand the vehicle, as the case may be. (b) Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each violation. (c) The Revenue Authority of Prince George's County shall be authorized to enforce this Code provision. #### Sec. 26-127.03. Reserved parking for the handicapped Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-127.03 (2026) (a) No person shall stand or park a vehicle in any parking space on public or private property which is designated as parking reserved for the physically handicapped with the proper signs posted in conformance with the most recent edition of the State of Maryland Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, unless said vehicle displays a special handicapped registration plate or permit issued by the State. (b) No person shall duplicate or falsify a special handicapped registration plate or permit issued by the State. (c) Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for each violation. (d) The provisions of Section 26-163.01 shall not be subject to the penalty imposed under this Section. #### Sec. 26-127.04. Stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in specified places Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-127.04 (2026) (a) General rule. The provisions of this Section apply except as necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control device. (b) Stopping, standing, or parking. No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle: (1) In front of a public driveway; (2) On a sidewalk; (3) In an intersection; (4) On a crosswalk; (5) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty (30) feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the Director indicates a different length by signs or markings; (6) Alongside or opposite any highway excavation or obstruction if to do so would obstruct traffic; (7) On any bridge or other elevated structure on a highway; (8) In a highway tunnel; (9) At any place where stopping is prohibited by an official sign; (10) On any entrance or exit ramp of any highway with two or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction; or (11) In a bike lane or bikeway. (A) An authorized emergency vehicle responding to an emergency, a transit vehicle, a vehicle stopping momentarily to pick up or discharge disabled individuals, or a vehicle that has become unintentionally disabled are exempt from the provisions of this Section. Bikeable shoulders shall be exempted unless they are striped as bike lanes. (c) Standing or parking. No person shall stand or park a vehicle: (1) Within three (3) feet of a private driveway without the consent of the owner or occupant of the premises; (2) Within fifteen (15) feet of a fire hydrant; (3) Within twenty (20) feet of a crosswalk at an intersection; (4) Within thirty (30) feet on the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway; (5) Within twenty (20) feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station or on the side of a highway opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five (75) feet of the entrance, if properly sign posted; (6) At any place where standing is prohibited by an official sign; (7) On the roadway side of any other vehicle that is stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a highway; or (8) On a curve or hill where solid lines on the surface of the roadway indicate a zone in which passing is prohibited; (9) With both of the side wheels more than twelve (12) inches from the curb; (10) In a direction other than the flow of traffic; (11) So as to prevent another vehicle already stopped near the curb or otherwise legally parked, from moving away; (12) Not wholly within a designated parking space, or within two (2) feet of the front or rear bumper of another vehicle parked at or parallel to the curb; (13) In a taxi stand when properly posted by official signs; (14) Upon any street or alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than nine (9) feet of the width of a roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic; (15) Upon any street where no-passing lines have been marked in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than nine (9) feet of width of the roadway between said vehicle and the no-passing line; (16) Upon the left-hand side of a highway which includes two or more separate roadways with traffic restricted to one direction upon any such roadway unless signs are erected to permit such standing or parking on any such one-way roadway; (17) Between the curb lines and the adjacent property lines except where signs are installed designating this as a permissible parking area. (18) On an unpaved area of a residential lot. (19) Within ten feet of a curb-side residential mailbox, except Sundays and Federal holidays, subject to a complaint by the property owner. (20) On any County roads, County property or in a County right-of-way for the sale or attempted sale of a vehicle or vehicles. (d) Parking. No person shall park a vehicle: (1) Within fifty (50) feet of the nearest rail in a railroad grade crossing; (2) Unless for the use of handicapped individual, in a space or zone marked as restricted for the use of handicapped individuals; (3) At any other place where parking is prohibited by an official sign. (e) Parking Commercial Vehicles Near Commercial or Industrial Businesses. Where a commercial or an industrial business exists on any street or highway in the County that is across the street or highway from or adjacent to a residential home or development, no person shall park any Heavy Commercial Truck, as defined in Section 26.101, less than 75 feet or 25 yards from the closest residential property line. (f) Penalty. Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and for curbstoning, a fine of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each offense. (g) Penalty. Notwithstanding Section 26-127.04(f), any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section pertaining to residential parking shall be subject to a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). #### Sec. 26-127.05. Reserved parking for charging electric vehicles Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-127.05 (2026) (a) No person shall stand or park a vehicle in any stall or parking space on public or private property which is designated for charging an electric vehicle with the proper signs posted in conformance with the most recent edition of the State of Maryland Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, unless said vehicle is connected for electric charging purposes. (b) Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each violation. (c) The provisions of Section 26-163.01 shall not be subject to the penalty imposed under this Section. #### Sec. 26-127.06. Habitation in vehicles parked in public right-of-way Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-127.06 (2026) (a) Definitions. The following definitions are applicable in this Section of the County Code: (1) Camper means a structure designed to be mounted to a motor vehicle and to provide facilities for human habitation or camping purposes. (2) House car means a motor vehicle originally designed or permanently or temporarily altered and equipped for human habitation, or to which a camper has been permanently or temporarily attached. (3) Human habitation shall mean the use of a vehicle for dwelling. (4) Evidence of human habitation shall include activities such as sleeping, food preparation, and/or any other activity where it reasonably appears, in light of all the circumstances, that a person or persons is using the vehicle as a living accommodation. The use of a vehicle for six or more consecutive hours for eating, resting, recreating and/or sleeping shall per se constitute "human habitation" for purposes of this Section. (5) Recreational vehicle shall mean a motor home, travel trailer, trailer coach, truck camper, camping trailer or park trailer, and vehicles which are designed for recreational, emergency, or other types of human habitation. (6) This Section refers to any motorized vehicle including, but not limited to, a recreational vehicle or house car. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to use, occupy, or permit the use or occupancy of any automobile, truck, camper, house car, mobile home, recreational vehicle, trailer, trailer coach, or similar equipment for human habitation on any public property, street, avenue, alley, or other public right-of-way within Prince George's County, except in a designated public campground, recreational park, or licensed mobile home park. (c) Penalty. Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of $50. #### Sec. 26-128. Reserved parking spaces designated Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-128 (2026) (a) The Director is authorized, from time to time, to designate certain property for the parking of vehicles to be so designated by the affixing of a sign or other markings on or near the area so reserved. Signs or markings so erected shall be erected only under order of the County Executive or his designee in areas and under the conditions in the Order. (b) The Director may reserve parking for individuals, groups of individuals or to the public at large and for any other use designated by the County Executive or his designee. The Director shall reserve not less than fifteen (15) parking spaces for the County Council, to be designated as the County Council shall direct in an area suitable to the County Council. (c) The designated use appearing upon any sign so affixed by the Director shall be prima facie evidence as to the purpose for which the area may be used and that the sign was affixed by the Director. (d) Parking permits may be issued by the County Executive for reserved parking spaces or areas created under this Section. Said parking permits shall be conspicuously displayed as directed by Administrative Procedure. Any vehicle upon which said reserved permit is not displayed in the manner required shall be presumed to be unlawfully parked in said reserved space or area. #### Sec. 26-129. Unauthorized use of reserved parking spaces; impounding; penalty Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-129 (2026) (a) No person shall park, store, or leave any vehicle of any kind, whether attended or not, and no owner of any vehicle of any kind shall allow, permit, or suffer any vehicle to be parked, stored, or left, whether attended or not, upon any property owned or leased by the County and used for parking purposes, including access and egress roadways, without the consent of the County Executive. (b) Any vehicle found parked in a reserved parking space designated as provided in Section 26-128, whose owner or driver is not authorized to park in the space, may be impounded by the Police Department, or the Revenue Authority, or County work force. The impoundment of the vehicle shall be done pursuant to Division 18 of this Subtitle. (c) Any person issued a citation for violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) for each violation. #### Sec. 26-130. Reserved Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-130 (2026) #### Sec. 26-131. Erection of parking meters; parkings; maintenance Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-131 (2026) (a) The Director shall be authorized, from time to time, to designate certain County owned or leased property for the erection of parking meters. Parking meters so erected shall be erected only under County Executive Order in areas and under the conditions as designated in such Order. (b) Any parking meter so erected shall have affixed on or about it a sign or writing notifying prospective users of the conditions of parking. The designated use appearing upon any parking meter or writing so affixed by the Director shall be prima facie evidence as to the purpose for which the adjacent area may be used and that the sign or writing was affixed by the Director. (c) It shall be the duty of the Director to see to the maintenance of parking meters and periodic collection of money deposited in any parking meters erected pursuant to this Division. #### Sec. 26-132. Use of parking meters; impounding; penalty Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-132 (2026) (a) No person shall park, store, or leave any vehicle of any kind, whether attended or not, and no owner of any vehicle shall allow, permit, or suffer the vehicle to be parked, stored, or left, whether attended or not, upon any property upon which have been erected parking meters by the Director, except in strict conformance with the designated use, time, and other conditions appearing on or about any parking meters erected thereon. (b) Any vehicle found parked, stored, or left in violation of the conditions found on or about any parking meter may be impounded by the Police Department or the Revenue Authority, or any County work force. The impoundment of the vehicle shall be done pursuant to Division 18 of Subtitle 26 of this Code. (c) Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of not more than Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) for each offense. #### Sec. 26-133. Damaging parking meters or signs Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-133 (2026) (a) No person shall willfully damage, destroy, or tamper with any parking meter, sign, or writing erected pursuant to this Division. (b) Any person violating this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100) for each offense. #### Sec. 26-134. Enforcement of parking regulations Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-134 (2026) It shall be the duty of the Police Officers of the County, the Revenue Authority, or any other County employees specifically designated by the County Executive, to enforce the provisions of this Division. #### Sec. 26-135. Public parking of watercraft restricted; enforcement; penalty; impounding Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-135 (2026) (a) No person shall park any watercraft on any public County streets, roads, highways, or rights-of-way at any time. (b) Any owner found in violation of this Section shall be subject to the following penalties: (1) A warning notice placed on the watercraft notifying the owner to remove the watercraft off all public County streets, roads, highways, or rights-of-ways within seventy-two (72) hours; (2) A Two Hundred and Fifty Dollar ($250) fine for a first offense; and (3) A Five Hundred Dollar ($500) fine for each subsequent citation issued. (c) For the purpose of defining the penalty under this Section, each violation shall be considered a separate offense and eligible for a separate citation Twenty-Four (24) hours after the last citation was issued. (d) Any watercraft that has not been moved from a public County street, road, highway, or right-of-way after the second violation of this section may be subject to tow and impoundment by the Revenue Authority or the County Police Department. The impoundment of the watercraft shall be enforced pursuant to Division 18 of this Subtitle. #### Sec. 26-135.01. Placing cones and objects in any County road, street, highway, or public right-of-way Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-135.01 (2026) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to encumber, obstruct or in any manner interfere with the free and uninterrupted use of any County road, street, highway, or public right-of-way by leaving cones and objects thereon. #### Sec. 26-135.02. Removal of cones and objects by County agencies; exceptions Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-135.02 (2026) (a) The Department of Public Works and Transportation, the Department of the Environment, and the County Police Department are authorized to remove cones and objects on any County road, street, highway, or public right-of-way. (b) The removal of cones and objects set forth in Sec. 26-135.02(a) shall not apply to an official use by a governmental entity, or use by a public utility. ### Division 9. Parking Permit Areas #### Sec. 26-136. Designation of parking permit areas Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-136 (2026) (a) The County Executive or County Council, by resolution, is authorized to designate roads, streets, and other areas in the County as Parking Permit Areas in which the parking of vehicles is restricted during specified times, unless a proper parking permit is displayed in or on the vehicle. The parking restrictions shall normally limit nonresident parking to periods of three (3) hours or less between the hours of 7 A.M. and 6 P.M., Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays; however, when deemed necessary the County Executive or County Council may prescribe other hours and days when the parking restrictions are operative. Subject to Subsection (b), the County Executive or County Council may prohibit all nonresident parking in a Parking Permit Area during the specified times when the restrictions are in effect. (b) Except as modified below, the following shall be necessary to the designation of a County Parking Permit Area: (1) The area shall be one consisting solely of residential uses and in which commercial and industrial uses do not exist. (2) A County traffic engineering survey shall establish that during the time period when parking restrictions may be imposed: (A) Nonresidents park their vehicles in the area and proceed by other means to an area of commercial or industrial use, to a school or recreational area, or to public transportation; or in the alternative, park their vehicles in the area and proceed to a multifamily unit or complex; and (B) The average number of vehicles parked as described in (2)(A) is in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of the number of parking spaces available to the public without charge in the area and the total number of such spaces occupied by any vehicles exceeds seventy-five percent (75%) of such spaces; and (C) At least twenty-five percent (25%) of the affected residential units have less than two (2) off-street parking spaces. (3) A residential area may be considered for parking permit restrictions upon request of the residents affected or upon request of the elected officials of any incorporated municipality. (4) Before a parking permit area is established or terminated, the County Executive or their designee shall cause a public hearing to be held. The hearing shall be at a location within or reasonably adjacent to the area concerned and shall be preceded by due public notice published in a County newspaper of record. The notice shall state the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, the exact description of the area being considered, the time proposed for restrictive parking and any parking permit fee proposed. In addition to the published notice, reasonable efforts shall be made to mail a similar notice to each household within the parking permit area. (5) In residential areas adjacent to a proposed facility required to construct over 3,000 parking spaces, the County Executive is authorized to determine the requirements of the traffic engineering survey to assure that a parking permit area may be established and implemented prior to the opening of that facility, so long as any overflow parking generated by such facility has a minimal impact on the surrounding residential areas. #### Sec. 26-137. Parking permits Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-137 (2026) Permits for parking in any Parking Permit Area may be granted under objective criteria to be established by the County Executive to include, but not necessarily be limited to, residents of the area for every vehicle owned by such residents; and visitors of residents of the area for a period of 30 days, which permit may be renewable. #### Sec. 26-138. Exceptions Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-138 (2026) (a) Parking restrictions of this Division shall not apply to service or delivery vehicles being used to provide services or delivery to a resident of the area. (b) The County Executive shall except metered parking spaces from area restrictions. (c) There shall also be issued permits exempting handicapped persons from the restrictions of any parking permit area which may be established; automobiles equipped with special handicapped license plates shall need no further permit under this Section. #### Sec. 26-139. Signs Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-139 (2026) Following designation of a Parking Permit Area, the County Executive shall cause parking signs to be placed in the area indicating the parking restrictions and the parking permit exceptions. #### Sec. 26-140. Parking area violation; penalty Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-140 (2026) (a) No person shall park any vehicle or use any parking permit in a manner contrary to the regulations and provisions established by the County Executive pursuant to this Division. (b) Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for each violation. (c) It shall be the duty of the Police Officers of the County, the Revenue Authority, or any other County employees specifically designated by the County Executive, to enforce the provisions of this Division. The Police Department is authorized to impound and remove any vehicle parked in violation of the regulations and provisions established pursuant to this Division without prior notice pursuant to Division 18 of this Subtitle. (d) The Revenue Authority may designate persons to enforce the provisions of this Division for property owned or operated by the Revenue Authority or other such public parking facilities or streets and highways as may be designated by Executive Order and approved by the County Council for enforcement by the Revenue Authority. #### Sec. 26-141. Application within a municipality Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-141 (2026) The provisions of this Division do not apply within a municipality; provided, however, a municipality may adopt its own municipal ordinance establishing Municipal Parking Permit Areas. The County may enforce a Municipal Parking Permit Area created by a municipality if requested to do so by the municipality and provided that municipality shall transmit to the County Executive an authenticated copy of any municipal ordinance enacted to create a Municipal Parking Permit Area. #### Sec. 26-141.01. Parking Permit Areas Designated by Petition Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-141.01 (2026) (a) Definitions. The following definitions are applicable in Section 26-141.01 of the County Code: (1) Authority means the Prince George's County Revenue Authority or its Executive Director. (2) Inoperable Vehicle means a vehicle with one or more of its major mechanical components, including but not limited to engine, transmission, drive train and wheels, is missing or not functional unless such vehicle is kept in an enclosed building or as permitted by Subtitle 13 or Subtitle 27 of the Code. (3) Residential Parking Permit Area means the designation of the County roads, streets, subdivisions and other areas as residential parking permit area in which the parking of vehicles is restricted during specified times, unless a proper parking permit or other identifiable device is displayed in or on the vehicle or in a digital database that is used to identify vehicles assigned to specific Residential Parking Permit Area. (4) Parking Permit means a placard, sticker or other identifiable device or data in a digital database that specifies the vehicle is authorized to park in the Residential Parking Permit Area. (b) The residents of a proposed parking permit area may petition the Authority to become a Residential Parking Permit Area. For parking permit areas designated by petition the following shall be necessary for the designation of a Residential Parking Permit Area: (1) The area shall be one consisting solely of residential uses and in which commercial and industrial uses do not exist. (2) A residential street or area may be considered for parking permit restrictions upon request of the residents affected or upon request of an elected official of the County by submitting a petition. (3) A petition indicating that at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the residential property owners or lease holders in the permit parking area approve the parking permit area is required. A petition, with the required fifty-one percent (51%) of the residential property owner or lease holder signatures, shall be submitted to the Authority. Residential property owners and lease holders shall have three (3) business days to respond to a request from the Revenue Authority to identify the individual who will represent their household in the voting process to accept or decline the Residential Parking Program on their street. If the Revenue Authority does not receive a reply from a residential property owner or lease holder within said three (3) business days, the residential property owner or lease holder shall be excluded from the online voting process. (c) The parking permit area petition shall include, in addition to subsection (b) (1), (2) and (3): (1) The designation of what County roads, streets, subdivisions and other areas are to be designated as a Residential Parking Permit Area. (2) That the parking restrictions shall apply at all times except that nonresident parking is allowed for periods of three (3) hours or less between the hours of 7 A.M. and 6 P.M., Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays; however, the petitioners may prescribe other hours and days when the parking restrictions are operative in the petition. (d) (1) The Authority shall review the petition and evaluate the designation as a Residential Parking Permit Area, including providing referrals to such County departments or agencies as necessary, and to schedule a public hearing, pursuant to this subsection, within ninety (90) days of receipt of the petition. (2) Before a parking permit area is established by petition or terminated, the Authority or its designee shall cause a public hearing to be held. The hearing shall be held at a location within or reasonably adjacent to the area of the proposed parking permit area and shall be preceded by due public notice published in a County newspaper of record. The public notice shall state the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, the exact description of the area being considered and the time proposed for restrictive parking. In addition to the published notice, the Authority shall mail a similar notice to each household within the parking permit area. (3) (i) After the public hearing, the Authority shall approve, deny or modify the parking permit area within sixty (60) days of the public hearing. The Authority shall specify in writing the grounds for the approval, denial or modification and provide notice to the petition signatories and to the elected official of the County making the request. (ii) In case of a denial by the Authority, the petition signatories may appeal the decision of the Authority to the Director on such reasonable grounds or by showing a petition indicating that ninety percent (90%) of the property owners or lease holders in the proposed permit parking area approve of the designation. (4) Following a designation of a Residential Parking Permit Area, the Authority shall cause parking signs to be placed in the area indicating the parking restrictions and the parking permit exceptions. (5) Three (3) Parking Permits shall be the maximum number of Parking Permits that may be issued for a single residence in a Residential Parking Permit Area. (e) A Residential Parking Permit Area may be terminated no less than twelve (12) months after its designation upon petition signed by at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the residential property owners or lease holders in the Residential Parking Permit Area. The Authority shall follow the public hearing and notification procedures in Section 26-141.01(d)(2) before terminating a Residential Parking Permit Area. (f) (1) The following vehicles are not eligible for parking permits in a residential parking permit area: (i) vehicles with out-of-state license plates, except those registered to a member of the military, a Federal, State, County or other governmental vehicle or student temporarily residing in the Residential Parking Permit Area; (ii) inoperable vehicles; (iii) vehicles lacking current registration or displaying expired registration stickers; (iv) Heavy Commercial Trucks, as defined in Section 26.101, unless the vehicle has an exemption; (v) any vehicle with commercial license plates; (vi) vehicles with historic tags; (vii) vehicles in violation of Section 26-122.01 of the County Code; and (viii) any boat, recreational vehicle, tractor-trailer with or without a cargo carrier, limousine, tow crane or box truck except when actively being used to move personal property. (2) As provided in Section 26-122 of the County Code, no person shall park or allow to stand any vehicle on any of the public streets or roadways in the County for a period in excess of seventy-two (72) hours. (3) As provided in Section 26-162 of the County Code, the removal of abandoned and inoperable vehicles is required within forty-eight (48) hours. (g) The following vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this Section: emergency vehicles, and public utility vehicles, Heavy Commercial Trucks or other service vehicles, if they are in the course of conducting work within the designated Residential Parking Permit Area. (h) Parking permits shall be renewable every two years through the Authority. Parking permits shall specify the vehicle and its owner and if any guest permits are authorized. The Authority may limit the number guest permits issued, including for light commercial vehicles. (i) Parking permit application shall require proof of residency within the designated area and proof of vehicle ownership or other authority to operate the vehicle. Parking permits will not be issued for vehicles where the registration information does not match the name and address of the resident, except as provided in subsection (f)(1)(i) of this section or by Authority rule or regulation. (j) The Authority shall administer the Residential Parking Permit Areas by petition, may promulgate such rules and regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this Division and is authorized to engage such businesses, consultants and experts to assist in their duties in administering the parking permit areas by petition. (k) Enforcement of the parking permit areas by petition established by this Division shall be the same as in Section 26-140 of the County Code. ### Division 10. Towing and Impoundment of Motor Vehicles from Private Property #### Sec. 26-142. Definitions Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142 (2026) (a) For the purposes of this Division, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned below, except in those instances in which the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) Authorized towing company means a towing company duly licensed by Prince George's County, Maryland, pursuant to the provisions of Subtitle 5, Division 21, of this Code. (2) County means Prince George's County, Maryland. (3) County Police means the County Police of Prince George's County, Maryland. (3.1) Director means the Director of the Environment. (4) Impounding means the temporary storage of a vehicle that has been removed from private property, as herein defined, at a facility maintained by the County. (5) Motor Vehicle Administration means the Motor Vehicle Administration of the State of Maryland. (6) Motor Vehicle Law of Maryland means Titles 11 through 27 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1977), as may be amended from time to time. (7) Private property means private property which has been posted by the owner of the property against unauthorized parking pursuant to the provisions of this Division. (8) Property owner includes the owner of property or any person having a possessory interest in such property. (9) Towing means the moving or removing of a vehicle by a tow truck. (10) Towing company means person or other entity that provides towing services. (11) Vehicle means a vehicle as defined in Section 11-176 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1977) as amended from time to time, which includes but is not limited to motor vehicles, motorcycles and trailers. #### Sec. 26-142.01. Parking on posted property; determination of owner Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.01 (2026) It shall be unlawful for any person to park or cause to be parked a vehicle on private property which has been posted against parking pursuant to this Division without the consent of the owner of said property. The last owner of record of a vehicle found parked illegally on private property, as shown by the files of the Motor Vehicle Administration, a comparable agency in any other state or by any other evidence, shall be presumed to have been the owner of such vehicle at the time it was parked and the person who parked or caused to be parked said vehicle. Any property owner desiring to utilize the procedures provided by this Division shall enter into a contract for such towing service with a towing company licensed by the Department. #### Sec. 26-142.02. Obtaining of signs; execution of agreement Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.02 (2026) (a) Any property owner desiring to utilize the procedures provided by this Division shall obtain from the Director approval for signs which shall be posted on said owner's property, pursuant to 26-142.03 of the section. Before erecting said sign or signs, a property owner shall execute an indemnification and save- harmless agreement which shall provide that the property owner shall indemnify and save harmless the County against any claim of damage resulting from the towing and impoundment of vehicles removed from said private property pursuant to this Division. (b) Any signs, permits or stickers or other method indicating authorized parking on posted property must be approved by the Director as to design, size and content. (c) Any property owner or management company that fails to comply with this section shall be subject to a fine of $250 for the first offense and $500 for any subsequent offense. #### Sec. 26-142.03. Content and location of signs Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.03 (2026) (a) Signs as described in Section 26-142.02 shall include the international tow truck symbol and state that unauthorized parking is prohibited and that vehicles parked without authorization may be towed and impounded without notice at the vehicle owner's expense. Said signs shall be posted in such a manner and in such location as to be clearly visible from each entrance to the property where parking is to be prohibited, be at least eighteen (18) by twenty-four (24) inches in size, and made of a reflective material that can be seen in low light. (b) On the same sign, the property owner shall post the telephone number and name of each towing company hired to tow unauthorized vehicles from the property and the address of the location where the vehicle can be reclaimed The towing company shall answer this telephone number twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days a week. (c) Any tow company, property owner or management company that fails to comply with this section shall be subject to a fine of $250 for the first offense and $500 for any subsequent offense. #### Sec. 26-142.04. Complaint by property owner; penalty Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.04 (2026) (a) Any property owner or property owner's agent may, when a vehicle is parked without authorization upon his private property without his consent, make a complaint to a licensed towing company in Prince George's County stating that he requests that said vehicle be removed from his property. Said complaint shall be on a tow slip required by Section 26-142.05 and shall contain a statement made by the property owner or property owner's agent that the vehicle which they seek to have removed was parked on the property without consent, that all required signage was in place, except in the case of a single family dwelling, and was clearly visible. A property owner or property owner's agent who knowingly makes a false statement on the form is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both. (b) The tow truck operator that is to tow any vehicle under the provisions of this section may not sign the required form as an agent of the property owner, except as provided for in Section 26-142.05(c). (c) It shall be unlawful for a tow truck operator to possess blank forms that have been pre-signed by a property owner or property owner's agent. (d) It shall be unlawful for a property owner or property owner's agent to authorize a tow for an expired tags registration for an operable vehicle if the tags have be expired for less than thirty (30) days, unless there is evidence that the vehicle has been abandoned. #### Sec. 26-142.05. Tow slip Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.05 (2026) (a) The towing company shall present to the property owner or property owner's agent a tow slip, approved by the Director as to form and content, which shall consist of one (1) original and two (2) copies. The towing company and the property owner or the property owner's agent shall cause said tow slip to be completed by filling in all pertinent data. Before towing or removing the subject vehicle, the towing company shall cause the property owner or property owner's agent to sign said tow slip in the place provided. The tow truck operator shall keep the signed tow slip with them while towing the vehicle to the approved tow storage facility, at which time it will be placed with the licensee's daily tow log. (b) The tow slip shall provide, as a minimum, spaces for filling in pertinent data as make and model of the vehicle, vehicle identification number, date and time of towing, license plate number, location towed from, name of complaining party, specific reason for the towing of the unauthorized vehicle, name and phone number of towing company, the tow company's license number, and location where vehicle will be stored. (c) If the property owner has a written contract with the licensed towing company, the property owner or property owner's agent shall not be required to either sign a complaint or tow slip prior to the towing or removal of an unauthorized vehicle from his property in the following instances: (1) If the towing occurs during the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M.; or (2) If the vehicle is directly blocking a clearly marked fire lane, no parking zone, a handicapped parking space or access to the property or a building on the property. (d) Prior to the towing or removal of an unauthorized vehicle pursuant to this Section, the towing company shall photograph the vehicle in a manner that clearly documents the unauthorized parking of the vehicle. A copy of the photograph shall be kept with the vehicle while being transported and at the location where the vehicle is stored. The photograph shall be available for inspection by any interested party for a period of at least one (1) year. A copy of the photograph shall be provided to the vehicle owner upon request. (e) A receipt shall be provided upon release of the vehicle. The receipt shall specify the name, address and phone number of the towing company, the make, model and Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of the vehicle, the license plate number, the tow company's license number, the time at which the vehicle was towed, the location from which the vehicle was towed, the reason for the towing, the location where the vehicle was towed and any other location at which the vehicle was stored. The receipt shall also include information on the legal right of the vehicle owner to request a hearing pursuant to Section 26-142.10 of this Code. (f) Each towing company shall provide to the property owner a written list of all vehicles towed for which a signed towing slip was not obtained within twenty-four (24) hours of the tow. The list shall specifically identify each vehicle, including make, model, Vehicle Identification Number (VIN), and license plate number. The property owner shall be responsible for keeping this list for at least ninety (90) days. #### Sec. 26-142.06. Towing of vehicle Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.06 (2026) (a) After completion of the requirements of Section 26-142.05 of this Division, the towing company may proceed to tow the subject vehicle to an impoundment facility maintained by the County Police or by an authorized towing company. (b) A towing company may not tow a vehicle defined as abandoned pursuant to Section 26-162 of this Code until forty-eight (48) hours after notice of such proposed towing has been securely attached to and conspicuously displayed on the vehicle. (c) Immediately prior to the attachment of the subject vehicle, the authorized towing company shall notify the County Police, by phone or computer, of the date and time of the towing, the location of the tow, the make and model of the vehicle, the license plate number and the reason for the tow. Within one (1) hour after removing the subject vehicle from the property, the authorized towing company shall verify to the County Police, by phone, fax or computer, the above information and shall provide the vehicle identification number of the vehicle. The Director is authorized, pursuant to this section, to issue regulations to implement this provision. (d) A towing company that undertakes the towing or removal of a vehicle from private property may not employ individuals, commonly referred to as "spotters", whose primary task is to report the presence of unauthorized parked vehicles for the purposes of towing or removal. (e) A towing company shall not pay or offer to pay a property owner or a property owner's agent, and a property owner or his agent shall not solicit or accept payment or services of any kind for authorizing the towing of a vehicle from any private property. (f) A person who violates this Section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both. #### Sec. 26-142.07. Maintenance during impoundment Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.07 (2026) The impoundment custodian shall keep the keys to the vehicle, if same are therein, in his possession at all times while the vehicle is impounded. He shall keep the impounded vehicle secure and make periodic inspections of all impounded vehicles. #### Sec. 26-142.08. Notification to owner Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.08 (2026) (a) Within three (3) full business days after impoundment of any vehicle pursuant to Section 26-146.06 of this Code, the towing company shall mail a notice by certified mail to the last known registered owner of the vehicle, the insurer and to each secured party, as may be disclosed by the vehicle license number or vehicle identification number, if such be obtainable, and to any other person who claims the right to possession of the vehicle, if such a claim is actually known to the towing company. If a vehicle is redeemed prior to the mailing of such notice, then notice need not be mailed. (b) The notice shall: (1) State that the vehicle has been taken into custody for violation of the County ordinance prohibiting unauthorized parking on private property; (2) State the year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle; (3) Give the location of the impoundment facility where the vehicle is held; (4) Inform the vehicle owner that he has the right to contest the validity of the towing and storage of his vehicle at any time within twenty-one (21) days of the date of such notice by filing a request for hearing with the Director on a request form which shall be included with such notice; (5) Inform the owner and secured party of his right to reclaim the vehicle within twenty-one (21) days after the date of said notice on payment of all towing and storage charges resulting from the towing and storage of the vehicle; (6) State that the failure of the owner or the secured party to exercise his right as provided in Subsection (b)(5), above, to reclaim the vehicle in the time provided is a waiver by him of all his right, title and interest in the vehicle. #### Sec. 26-142.09. Notification by publication Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.09 (2026) (a) This Section shall apply if: (1) The identity of the last registered owner of an impounded vehicle cannot be determined; (2) The registration of the vehicle gives no address for the owner; (3) It is impossible to determine with reasonable certainty the identity and address of each secured party; or (4) The certified mail notice required by Section 26-142.08 of this Division is returned as undeliverable. (b) Under Subsection (a)(1) of this Section, the towing company shall give the notice provided for in Section 26-142.08 by publication in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation in Prince George's County, Maryland. (c) The notice by publication: (1) May contain multiple listings of abandoned vehicles; (2) Shall contain the information required by Section 26-142.08 of this Division; and (3) Shall be published within fifteen (15) days of the taking into custody of the vehicle or, if the notice by publication is made because of the return as undeliverable of a prior notice by registered mail, within seven (7) days of the return of that prior notice. #### Sec. 26-142.10. Hearing; determination; appeals; fines and penalties Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.10 (2026) (a) Within twenty-one (21) days from the date notice is mailed by the towing company pursuant to Sections 26-142.08 or 26-142.09 of this Division, the owner or secured party of a vehicle which has been impounded may request that a hearing be held to determine whether the vehicle was properly towed and impounded under the provisions of this Division. The request for a hearing shall be made by filing a request-for-hearing form with the Director. Notice of the hearing shall be sent by certified .mail to the address provided by the vehicle owner on his request for hearing and to the tow company. Notice shall be mailed at least seven (7) working days prior to the scheduled hearing date. (b) The hearing shall be held within forty-five (45) working days after the request for a hearing is filed with the Director. The hearing shall be before a hearing officer designated by the County Attorney of Prince George's County. Such hearing officer shall not be a member of any state or local police department. (c) Determination as to whether vehicle was parked illegally. (1) If it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle was not parked on private property in violation of this Division, then the hearing officer shall issue an order that the vehicle be returned to the owner and that such owner is not liable for any of the towing, storage, or other charges incurred by the towing company in connection with the impoundment. If the owner has already paid such towing, storage, and other charges to the towing company, he shall be entitled to receive reimbursement of all such payments from the towing company. (2) If the hearing officer shall determine that the vehicle was illegally parked on private property in violation of this Division, then the owner of the vehicle may not reclaim it until he has paid to the towing company all towing and storage charges. (d) The failure by a tow company to attend a hearing, without just cause, shall result in a finding for the vehicle owner by the hearing officer. The Director may impose a fine of up to Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per hearing on any towing company for failing to attend a hearing under this Section. The towing company may also be subject to paying the owner's reasonable attorney fees if the owner retained the services of an attorney for the hearing. (e) The failure by a towing company to pay a reimbursement under subsection (c) and (d) of this section within fifteen (15) days of notice by the hearing officer, shall result in: (1) A suspension by the Director of the towing company license for a period of no less than ninety (90) days pursuant to Section 5-273 (a)(10) of the Code; and (2) A court in any subsequent civil action for enforcement of the decision finds the tow invalid and the amount charged was paid, the towing company shall pay the vehicle owner, in addition to the amount invalidly charged, liquidated damages of two (2) times the amount invalidly charged, but not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and all reasonable costs of collection, including court costs and a reasonable attorney's fee. #### Sec. 26-142.11. Payment of charges Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.11 (2026) The owner or secured party of a vehicle which has been impounded may reclaim such vehicle within twenty-one (21) days of the date notice is mailed by towing company pursuant to Sections 26-142.08 or 26-142.09 by paying all towing and storage charges and costs of notice incurred in connection with said impoundment pursuant to regulations issued by the Director. #### Sec. 26-142.12. Failure to reclaim vehicle Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.12 (2026) If the owner or secured party fails to reclaim an impounded vehicle within twenty-one (21) days after notice is mailed by the towing company pursuant to this Division, the owner or secured party is deemed to have waived all of his right, title and interest in the vehicle and to have consented to the sale of the vehicle at public auction. #### Sec. 26-142.13. Reserved Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.13 (2026) #### Sec. 26-142.14. Fees Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.14 (2026) (a) The towing charge is not to exceed: (1) One Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($175.00) for any vehicle up to ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight. The charge includes the first calendar day of storage, mileage, and hook-up fees, which includes the use of a dolly and transportation to a storage facility. The rate chargeable per day for storage where the motor vehicle is to be stored by the towing company is not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00). A fee of no more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per notification letter, not to be charged until after 48 hours of impoundment or two (2) business days. No other fees of any type shall be allowed, including but not limited to administrative fees or additional charges for equipment. (2) Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for any vehicle between ten thousand one (10,001) and twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds gross vehicle weight and Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) for any vehicle over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds gross vehicle weight. The charge includes winching, unlocking vehicles, go jacks, and dollies. The maximum storage charge per day allowed shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00). A fee of no more than thirty dollars ($30.00) per notification letter, not to be charged until after 48 hours of impoundment or two (2) business days. (b) If a vehicle owner returns to an unauthorized vehicle at any time after the vehicle is attached to the tow truck but before it is towed from private property, the towing company shall release the vehicle to the vehicle owner. If all procedures have been followed under Section 26-142.05 of this Division and the tow truck operator has physically attached the vehicle to the tow truck and lifted the vehicle at least six (6) inches off the ground before the vehicle owner returns, a drop fee may be charged not to exceed Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for vehicles up to ten thousand (10,000) pounds gross vehicle weight. A drop fee not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) may be charged for vehicles between ten thousand one (10,001) and twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds gross vehicle weight and Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00) for a vehicle for any vehicle over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds gross vehicle weight. The towing company shall provide a receipt indicating the drop fee paid and the date of the incomplete tow. (c) Storage charges may only commence eighteen (18) hours after the time the vehicle was towed. (d) A towing company shall accept payment in cash or by a major credit card with a credit card slip validly signed by the vehicle owner or the owner's agent for the amount of all valid charges. The towing company shall accept two (2) major credit cards that include the following: MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Visa. Credit card telephone touchtone capture option with signed receipts is allowed. A towing company that violates this Subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both and denial, revocation, or suspension of a license pursuant to Section 5-273(a)(11) of the Code. (e) If the vehicle owner withholds payment in a credit card transaction with a towing company and a court in any subsequent civil action finds that the tow was valid and the amount charged was correct, the vehicle owner shall pay the towing company, in addition to the amount validly charged, liquidated damages of two (2) times the amount validly charged, but not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and all reasonable costs of collection, including court costs and a reasonable attorney's fee. (f) The Director shall create uniform signage summarizing tow fees and a licensed towing company shall display prominently at each storage facility a copy of the current fee schedule, a statement that these fees do not exceed the authorized County amount and its hours of operation. (g) This Section shall not apply to those vehicles that are towed from private property by the Department of the Environment at the direction of the property owner or the owner's authorized agent. #### Sec. 26-142.15. Immobilization of vehicle; prohibited Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-142.15 (2026) A towing company or tow truck operator shall not immobilize a motor vehicle on private property by using any method, object, or device, including a clamp or lock, to prevent or inhibit the movement of a motor vehicle. ### Division 11. Public Parking Areas #### Sec. 26-143. Applicability of Division Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-143 (2026) This Division shall apply to all public parking facilities throughout the County operated by a public agency or the Revenue Authority of Prince George's County requiring regulatory enforcement. #### Sec. 26-144. Marking of public parking facilities Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-144 (2026) (a) Spaces for parking of motor vehicles shall be marked off along public parking facilities by means of painted lines on the parking surface, by raised curbs, or by other suitable means so as to clearly delineate said space as a designated and authorized parking space for one vehicle. Directional arrows, stop signs, or stop bars and other traffic control devices shall be provided to assist and direct circulation within public parking facilities. (b) Areas of public parking facilities not otherwise designated by painted lines or otherwise as parking spaces, shall be considered official "no parking" zones when indicated by posted signs or yellow paint applied to top and face of curb or by yellow painted lines on the parking surface unless otherwise posted. #### Sec. 26-145. Parking regulations — public parking facilities Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-145 (2026) (a) Except temporarily for the purpose of, and while actually engaged in, loading or unloading passengers or for emergency repairs when the vehicle cannot be driven, no person shall park any vehicle on a public parking facility: (1) In violation of any of the other parking provisions of this Subtitle; (2) In a "no parking zone" when posted by sign or indicated by yellow painted curb or yellow painted lines on the parking surface; (3) Any place not otherwise designated by painted parking spaces or otherwise prohibited, including driving aisles, driveways, raised curb channelization structures, sidewalks, landscaped areas, islands, etc.; (4) In an area where parking is temporarily prohibited when marked off by temporary signs or barricades or when an official cover or hood is placed over a parking meter; (5) So as to prevent another vehicle already stopped or otherwise legally parked in a designated parking space, from moving away; (6) For a period longer than twenty-four hours; (7) By backing said vehicle into a parking space when posted by "Front In Only" signs; (8) In such a manner as to cause said vehicle to straddle the painted lines marking a parking space or otherwise cause the vehicle to be parked not wholly within the area of one designated parking space; (9) And leave it unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key, and effectively setting the brake thereon; or (10) In such a manner so as to impede or obstruct the free flow of traffic or to cause a hazard to public safety. (b) Penalty. Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) for each violation. (c) Penalty. Notwithstanding subsection (b), any person issued a citation for a violation of parking for a period longer than twenty-four hours pursuant to subsection (a)(6) of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00). #### Sec. 26-146. Acts and conduct prohibited Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-146 (2026) (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter upon a public parking facility and: (1) Engage in any conduct, sport, or activity which may jeopardize the safety or welfare of persons or property including, but not limited to, riding any coasting device, bicycle, or unregistered self-propelled vehicle, playing in or tampering with elevators, climbing, skating, or skateboard riding, ball playing, throwing, slinging, or otherwise projecting objects within or from public parking facility and sledding; (2) Tamper with, deface, or otherwise cause injury to fire equipment, parking equipment, or other public property contained therein or to any automobile parked therein; (3) Discard waste material or otherwise deposit litter on the premises; (4) Fail to pay the prescribed parking fee upon entering or leaving said facility when such facility is operated by an attendant, cashier, or automatic collection device controlled by the public agency. #### Sec. 26-147. Uses prohibited Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-147 (2026) (a) Except when authorized by written permission of the public agency, no person, association, business, or corporation shall cause, or otherwise be responsible for, a public owned or leased and operated public parking facility to be used for any of the following purposes: (1) The storage of or for access to refuse containers associated with the use of any adjacent property; (2) For vehicular access to the adjacent property; (3) For the staging of construction, maintenance, or repair work to the adjacent property; (4) For the solicitation of the general public for taxi, charity, business, or political purposes or for the distribution of any handbill; (5) For a public assembly; (6) For the storage of equipment or materials of any kind; (7) To perform any service, maintenance, or repair on any motor vehicle parked therein except for emergency service and repair necessary for the removal of an inoperative motor vehicle; (8) To park or store any motor vehicle left in the custody of the management of a garage, repair shop, or service facility; (9) To park or store any new or used automobile which has been transferred to an automobile dealership for the purpose of trade or sale and not registered unless the vehicle displays dealer license plates; (10) To load or unload commercial vehicles; or (11) To cause, allow, or conduct student driver training classes or instruction. #### Sec. 26-148. Obedience to public parking area regulations Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-148 (2026) (a) It shall be a violation of this Division for any person to disobey any directions on any official traffic control device or any of the other provisions of this Division. (b) Any vehicle parked in violation of this Division or otherwise parked so as to constitute a definite hazard to public safety or is so parked, stopped, or standing so as to impede or obstruct the normal movement of traffic or pedestrians, may be impounded by members of the Police Department or the Revenue Authority, or other authorized persons designated by the Chief of Police pursuant to Division 18 of this Subtitle. #### Sec. 26-149. Penalties Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-149 (2026) Unless another penalty is expressly provided by law or a specific penalty is provided within a section of this Division every person convicted of a violation of any provisions of this Division shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). #### Sec. 26-149.01. The Revenue Authority of Prince George's County Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-149.01 (2026) The Revenue Authority shall designate persons to enforce the provisions of this Division. ### Division 12. Bicycles and Play Vehicles #### Sec. 26-150. Designation of sidewalks and trails Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-150 (2026) The County Executive shall have the authority to designate or establish sidewalks or trails in Prince George's County for the exclusive or combined use of bicycles, play vehicles, or pedestrians provided that such designation or establishment would not be contrary to public safety, that the cost would not be excessively disproportionate to the projected need or use thereof, or that there is not a demonstrated absence of the projected need due to sparsity of population or the existence of other available facilities or other factors which demonstrate an absence of any need for such facilities. All new County financed road construction and reconstruction projects shall include facilities for the combined or exclusive use of bicycles, play vehicles, and pedestrians, except when cost shall be disproportionate to the projected need or when such facilities would be inappropriate due to the nature of the project or of the neighborhood. The location of such facilities shall not be limited to road rights-of-way, nor shall they be limited to locations parallel to roads. #### Sec. 26-151. Exclusive use Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-151 (2026) If projected bicycle traffic or the safety of the cyclists or pedestrians justify a separate facility, bicycle trails for the exclusive use of bicycles shall be established. #### Sec. 26-152. Motorized vehicles prohibited Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-152 (2026) No person shall stop, park, stand, or drive any motorized vehicle on any sidewalk or trail established under this Division. Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each offense. #### Sec. 26-153. Signs posted Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-153 (2026) The Director shall erect or cause to be erected, posted, and maintained signs or other suitable identification at regular intervals. #### Sec. 26-154. Applicable laws Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-154 (2026) Any sidewalk or trail designated or established by the County Executive for use by bicycles shall be deemed to be a public bicycle area and every person operating a bicycle thereon shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the Laws of the State of Maryland. ### Division 13. Miscellaneous Regulations #### Sec. 26-155. Authority to prohibit through trucks Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-155 (2026) (a) The Director is hereby authorized to regulate through truck traffic, and in the regulations prohibit trucks from using any highway or alley which has not been designated or maintained as part of the State or Federal highway system or an extension thereof, provided the Director has designated an adequate alternate route for truck traffic diverted or prohibited from using any highway or alley. (b) When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate any truck upon any such street, or portion of street, except that such vehicles may be operated thereon for the purpose of delivering or picking up materials or merchandise and then only by entering such street at the intersection nearest the destination of the vehicle and proceeding thereon no farther than the nearest intersection thereafter. (c) This Section does not apply to light commercial vehicles. #### Sec. 26-156. Authority to restrict right to use highways Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-156 (2026) (a) The Director may prohibit the operation of vehicles upon the road or highway or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon the highway, or reduce the maximum speed limits of vehicles operating upon the highway for any one period not to exceed 60 days, and for a total period of not to exceed 90 days in any one calendar year, whenever the road or highway by reason of deterioration, rain, snow, or other condition will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles thereon is prohibited or the permissible weights thereof reduced or the maximum speed limits be reduced; provided, however, vehicles supplying emergency service such as supplying fuel and fuel oil and hauling milk may use the roads and highways upon written permission of the Director or his duly authorized representative. The Director may designate and define the term "vehicle supplying emergency service" as hereinabove used. (b) The Director shall erect or cause to be erected, posted, and maintained signs designating the provisions of the ordinance or resolution at each end of that portion of any road or highway affected thereby, and the resolution shall not be effective unless and until the signs are erected and posted. (c) Any person, whether the owner of such vehicle, the person in charge and control over the same, or employee or agent, who draws, drives, propels, or in any other manner takes or causes to be taken, drawn, driven, or propelled over the road or highway posted as aforesaid any vehicles of any kind, weighing, with or without any load which may be in or upon the same, more than the number of pounds specified on the signboard so erected, at the entrance to the road or highway, or at a greater rate of speed than that specified on the signboard, without a permit in writing from the Director shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition, the owner or person in control of the vehicle shall be liable to the County for all damages which may be done to the road or highway by the violation of the regulation so prescribed. In any trial of any person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this Section, oral proof of the existence of the signboard posted as herein provided and its contents shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the validity of the regulation thereon prescribed. #### Sec. 26-157. Authority to designate snow emergency routes Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-157 (2026) (a) The Director is hereby authorized to designate County roads as snow emergency routes, along which parking shall be prohibited during snow emergencies, and any vehicle using such prescribed routes shall be required to use snow tires or snow chains during such emergency. The Director shall adequately post such emergency routes with proper signs to warn the public of the provisions of this Section, and such posted roads are determined to be emergency routes subject to the provisions of this Section. (b) No person shall park a motor vehicle or drive a motor vehicle without snow tires or snow chains during the emergency period on emergency routes designated by the Director. (c) Any vehicle which is parked in violation of this Section, or any vehicle not equipped with snow tires or snow chains which is stalled on any emergency route, shall be subject to being towed from such emergency route and impounded. The towing and storage charge shall be a lien against the vehicle and shall be paid before the vehicle may be released from impoundment. (d) Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each violation. #### Sec. 26-157.01. Restricted on-street parking during snow and ice conditions or other emergency conditions Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-157.01 (2026) (a) The Director or his designee may restrict on-street parking during snow and ice emergencies or other emergency conditions on any or all streets maintained by the County where parking is permitted on both sides of the street. While such restriction is in effect, vehicles shall remain parked on the even-numbered side of the street until such time as the condition causing this restriction is cleared from the odd-numbered unparked side of the street at which time all vehicles must be moved to the odd-numbered side of the street. Provided, however, that nothing in this Section permits parking in areas in which parking is otherwise prohibited. (b) Said restriction shall be effectuated by public broadcast (Metro area television and radio) with said broadcasts deemed sufficient for enforcement of this Section. (c) The Director shall be responsible for the promulgation of regulations for the implementation of this Section. (d) Any vehicle which is parked in violation of Subsection (a) shall be issued a citation for such violation and be subject to being towed and impounded by the County police or other authorized police agency. (e) Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each violation. #### Sec. 26-157.02. Snow removal operations reporting Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-157.02 (2026) (a) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms shall mean: (1) Director means the Director of the Department of Public Works and Transportation, or their designee. (2) Modified Operation means a snow removal operation in response to snowfall accumulating between two (2) and four (4) inches. (3) Full Operation means a snow removal operation which requires a multi-day plowing operation for more than four (4) inches of snow. (4) Blizzard Operation means a snow removal operation that requires heavy equipment to remove snow from the roadway. (5) Primary roadways mean major county highways that connect large towns or cities. (6) Secondary roadways mean smaller connecting roads in the county that link towns to neighborhoods but aren't considered major routes. (7) Residential roadways mean county streets that are primarily used for access to homes within residential areas. (b) Situational Awareness Report. The director shall submit a situational awareness report to the County Council within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving notice of anticipated snow if the snow qualifies for: (1) Modified Operation; (2) Full Operation; (3) Blizzard Operation; or (4) Ice-related weather, which the department deems may detrimentally hinder pedestrian travel. (c) Report Requirements. The situational awareness report shall detail: (1) Storm forecast; (2) Air & Roadway Temperature; (3) Roadway Incidents; (4) Road Conditions; (5) Bus Service Status; (6) Paratransit Service and Call-A-Bus Status; (7) Dispatched Vehicles; (8) Salt Supply; and (9) Total Calls Received. #### Sec. 26-158. Use of bridges restricted; regulations Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-158 (2026) (a) The Director shall designate the weights of wagons, trucks, road engines, road rollers, traction engines, threshing machines, or other vehicles of any kind passing over any bridges or culverts included in the County road system and the rate of speed of such vehicles while passing over the bridges or culverts. (b) Such regulations shall be indicated by the conspicuous posting and maintenance of signs at both ends of or the entrance to such bridges or culverts. Such signs shall be those set forth as standard applications for vehicle weight and speed restriction in the most recent edition of the State of Maryland Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, adopted by the Maryland State Highway Administration pursuant to the Annotated Code of Maryland, Transportation Article, Section 25-104. (c) Such signs shall be taken to mean that no vehicle of any kind, weighing, with or without any load which may be in or upon the vehicle, more than the number of pounds specified on such signboard shall pass or be drawn, driven, propelled, or in any other manner taken over such bridge or culvert, and that no such vehicle of any kind, shall pass or be drawn, driven, propelled, or in any other manner taken over such bridge or culvert at a greater rate of speed than that specified on such signboard. (d) Any person, whether the owner of such vehicle, the person in charge and control over the vehicle, or an employee or agent of any such person, who draws, drives, propels, or in any other manner takes or causes to be taken, drawn, driven, or propelled over any such bridge or culvert so posted, any wagon, truck, road engine, road roller, traction engine, threshing machine, or other vehicle of any kind, weighing, with or without any load which may be in or upon the vehicle, more than the number of pounds specified on the signboard so erected at the entrances or approaches of such bridge or culvert, or at a greater rate of speed than that specified on such signboard, without a permit, in writing, from the Director, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this Code. In addition to any penalty provided therefor, the owner or person in control of such vehicle shall be liable to the County for all damages which may be done to the bridge or culvert by the violation of the regulation. (e) In any trial of any person charged with a violation of any of the provisions of this Section, oral proof of the existence of such signboard posted as provided in this Division and its contents shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of the validity of the regulations prescribed on such sign. #### Sec. 26-159. Restricting use of streets for construction, etc., purposes Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-159 (2026) (a) The Director is hereby authorized to post signs and signals at such places and for such times as it is reasonably necessary to construct, alter, repair, clean by vehicular devices, or protect the public from dangerous conditions in any public right-of-way. (b) No person shall park or drive a vehicle on the public road, street, alley, or other public controlled way in violation of a closed street sign, no parking sign, or other traffic sign or signal as posted. Any person issued a citation for a violation of this Section shall be subject to a fine of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) for each violation. #### Sec. 26-160. Removal and impounding of unattended vehicles Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-160 (2026) If any motor vehicle is left unattended upon any public road, highway, alley, or parking lot within the County in violation of any law, ordinance, or order regarding the parking of motor vehicles, or if any motor vehicle is left unattended upon any road, highway, alley, or parking lot within the County for an unreasonable length of time so as to impede the movement of traffic or constitute a threat to public safety, the County Police Department shall have authority to impound and remove such motor vehicle pursuant to Division 18 of this Subtitle. #### Sec. 26-161. Removal of obstructions to vision Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-161 (2026) (a) Whenever the Director finds that there exists on any private property within the County any obstructions such as trees, bushes, vines, weeds, undergrowth, loose earth, equipment, or any other obstructions either fixed or movable, except buildings and similar structures affixed to the ground, that obstruct the vision of operators of vehicles traveling upon any public street, road, or highway so as to constitute a traffic hazard, the Director shall immediately serve the owner, agent, lessee, or any other person having supervision over such property a written notice describing the premises whereon such obstruction exists, a statement of the particulars in which the vision of operators of vehicles is obstructed, including the steps necessary to correct such conditions, and an order directing that corrective steps be taken within a stated period of time. (b) Any person who considers himself aggrieved by any order issued pursuant to the authority of this Section may, within ten days of the receipt of such order, petition the Director, in writing, for a hearing thereon. Within ten days from the receipt of such petition, the Director shall hold such a hearing after which he may either affirm, modify, or rescind the order. No official of the County government shall remove any obstruction or enforce any order issued hereunder until after such hearing by the Director has been held or until the time to petition for such hearing has expired without such a petition having been filed, or until any appeal becomes final. (c) Upon failure of any person to comply with the provisions of any order issued under this Section within the time specified therein, the Director shall direct his subordinates to enter upon the property whereon the obstruction is located and remove all or such part of the obstruction as may be necessary to eliminate the traffic hazard. (d) All orders and notices issued by the Director pursuant to the authority of this Section shall be served on the person to whom they are directed either by registered mail or by personal delivery to such person. If such person is not known to reside and cannot be found in the County, such service shall be made by publication and posting shall be deemed to be made on the day of publication or posting. (e) Whenever it is necessary for the Director to provide for the removal or elimination of any type of obstruction referred to herein pursuant to the procedures prescribed above, he shall file with the accounting officer's office a certified statement of the cost to the County of such removal or elimination, together with proof of service and the notice prescribed above. The cost of such removal together with the cost of publication shall constitute a charge and lien against the property and shall be collected in the same manner as are real estate taxes. ### Division 14. Abandoned Vehicles #### Sec. 26-162. Abandoned vehicles prohibited Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-162 (2026) (a) No person shall leave any abandoned vehicle at any place within the County and no owner, lessee, or custodian in charge of any lot, field, road, street, lane, or other property shall permit any abandoned vehicle to remain on such property within the County. (b) Abandoned vehicle means any motor vehicle, trailer, watercraft, or semitrailer: (1) That is either inoperable or in disrepair and left unattended on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours; (2) That has remained illegally on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours; (3) That has remained on public property for more than forty-eight (48) hours; and (A) Is not displaying currently valid registration plates; and/or (B) Is displaying registration plates of another vehicle; and/or (C) Is in violation of Section 26-122.01 of this Subtitle; (4) That has remained on private property for more than forty-eight (48) hours; and (A) Is inoperable in that one or more of its major mechanical components, including but not limited to engine, transmission, drive train, and wheels, is missing or not functional unless such vehicle is kept in an enclosed building or as permitted by Subtitle 13 or Subtitle 27 of the Code; or (B) Is not displaying currently valid registration plates; or (C) Is displaying registration plates of another vehicle. (c) Any partially dismantled, wrecked, or junked motor vehicle or watercraft may be presumed to have been or be abandoned. (d) Any person issued a citation for a violation of Section 26-162(a) shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation, five hundred dollars ($500) for a second violation and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each additional violation. (e) Curbstoning, as defined in Section 26-122.01 of this Subtitle, shall be subject to a fine of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for each offense. (f) Any person issued a citation for a violation of this section may be subject to criminal prosecution under Maryland Code, Criminal Law § 10-110 for illegal dumping. (g) The Revenue Authority of Prince George's County shall be authorized to enforce this Code provision. (h) The Department of Environment, the Police Department, or its agent responsible for removing or storing abandoned vehicles on behalf of the Revenue Authority may not be held liable for any damage to an abandoned vehicle that may occur during removal, storage, or custody of the abandoned vehicle. (i) Beginning on September 1, 2025, the County's Department of Environment, the Department of Public Works & Transportation, the Revenue Authority, and the Police Department shall transmit a joint biannual report to the Council. The biannual report shall identify: (1) The number of complaints reported through the County's 3-1-1 system under this section; (2) The number of pending and resolved complaints under this section; and (3) Any other relevant information pertaining to the removal, storing, impoundment, and disposal of abandoned vehicles. ### Division 15. Penalties #### Sec. 26-163. Authority to levy penalties Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-163 (2026) Unless another penalty is expressly provided by law or a specific penalty is provided within this Subtitle, every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this Subtitle shall be punished by a fine of not more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). #### Sec. 26-163.01. Payment of fines; penalty for late payment Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-163.01 (2026) (a) Unless a person elects to stand trial pursuant to Section 26-303 of Article "Transportation," Annotated Code of Maryland, the following shall apply: (1) Any person issued a citation for violation of any Section of this Subtitle shall pay the fine imposed as a penalty for violation of that Section at the Treasury Division, Office of Finance, within thirty (30) days from the date of notice of violation; (2) Any person who fails to pay a required fine within thirty (30) days of the date of notice of violation shall pay at the Treasury Division, Office of Finance: (A) Twice the amount of the fine if paid after thirty (30) days but not more than sixty (60) days after the date of notice of violation; or (B) Four times the amount of the fine if paid more than sixty (60) days after the date of notice of violation. (c) Any fine that is not paid within ninety (90) days of the date of the notice of violation shall be considered delinquent and shall be subject to the provisions of Section 26-163.02. #### Sec. 26-163.02. Outstanding traffic and parking violation notices; impoundment Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-163.02 (2026) (a) Any unattended motor vehicle found parked at any time upon any public street in Prince George's County, or any parking facility owned or operated by the Revenue Authority or Prince George's County, against which there are two or more outstanding or otherwise unsettled traffic and/or parking violation notices, or against which there have been issued two or more warrants, or against which there is any traffic and/or parking fine that is not paid within ninety (90) days of the date of the notice of violation, may, by, or under the direction of the County Police Department either by towing or otherwise, be removed or conveyed to and impounded in any place designated by the Chief of Police or the Revenue Authority, or immobilized in such manner as to prevent its operation, except that no such vehicle shall be immobilized by any means other than by the use of a device or other mechanism which will cause no damage to such vehicle unless it is moved while such device or mechanism is in place. (b) Any motor vehicle or mobile food unit employed in mobile vending parked at any time upon any public street in Prince George's County in the right-of-way or on private property against which there are one or more traffic and/or parking violation citations or against which there have been issued two or more warrants, may, by, or under the direction of the County Police Department either by towing or otherwise, be removed or conveyed to and impounded in any place designated by the Chief of Police or the Revenue Authority, or immobilized in such manner as to prevent its operation, except that no such vehicle shall be immobilized by any means other than by the use of a device or other mechanism which will cause no damage to such vehicle unless it is moved while such device or mechanism is in place. The first date of impoundment within three hundred sixty five (365) days of the first citation shall result in a fine or fees not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) to obtain the vehicle. The second act of impoundment and subsequent acts of impoundment within three hundred sixty five (365) days of the first act of impoundment shall result in a fine or fees not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), notwithstanding subsection (c) and (d). (c) The impoundment or immobilization of a vehicle shall be done pursuant to Division 18 of this Subtitle. In any case involving immobilization of a vehicle pursuant to this Subsection, such member or officer shall cause to be placed on such vehicle, in a conspicuous manner, notice sufficient to warn any individual to the effect that such vehicle has been immobilized and that any attempt to move such vehicle might result in damage to such vehicle. (d) The owner of such impounded or immobilized motor vehicle, or other duly authorized person, shall be permitted to repossess or to secure the release of the vehicle upon presentation of a "Certificate of No Probable Cause" or upon satisfaction of all outstanding traffic and/or parking violation notices and reimbursement of all towing, storage, and other costs incurred as a result of the impoundment or immobilization. ### Division 16. Application #### Sec. 26-164. Applicability of this Subtitle to vehicles upon highways of the County Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-164 (2026) The provisions of this Subtitle relating to the operation of vehicles refer exclusively to the operation of vehicles upon highways except where a different place is specifically referred to in a given section. ### Division 17. Exceptions #### Sec. 26-165. Public agency and Public Service Commission vehicle exception Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-165 (2026) Nothing in this Subtitle shall apply to the use of highways by or the parking of vehicles of a public agency or public services company as defined in Article 78, Section 2(o) of the Annotated Code of Maryland, when such parking or highway use is necessary for the repair or maintenance of facilities under the jurisdiction of such agency or company. ### Division 18. Impoundment #### Sec. 26-166. Impoundment without prior notice Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-166 (2026) (a) A vehicle subject to impoundment under any provision of Federal, State, or local law may be impounded without giving prior notice to its owner under the following circumstances: (1) When the vehicle is impeding or is likely to impede the normal flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic; or (2) When the vehicle is illegally parked in any zone that has been limited to designated classes of vehicles or where parking is prohibited during certain hours, on designated days or at all times, and where such vehicle is interfering with the proper and intended use of such zones; or (3) When the vehicle imposes an immediate danger to the public safety; or (4) When a police officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle is stolen; or (5) When a police officer has probable cause to believe that the vehicle constitutes evidence of a crime or contains evidence of a crime, if impoundment is reasonably necessary in such instance to obtain or observe such evidence; or (6) When the operator of the vehicle has been taken into custody and impoundment of the vehicle is reasonably necessary to provide for the safekeeping of the vehicle; or (7) When the vehicle is both: (A) An abandoned vehicle as defined by Section 26-162(b); and (B) Located on any public street, highway, roadway, shoulder, other public property or public utility right-of-way, provided that any impoundment from public property must be at the direction of the Police Department; or (7.1) When the vehicle is found parked in a reserved parking space in violation of Section 26-129; (8) When the vehicle is parked on private property in violation of Section 26-142.01 of this Code; or (9) When the vehicle has five or more outstanding or otherwise unsettled traffic and/or parking violation notices levied against it or for which there have been issued five or more warrants; or (10) When the vehicle is parked in violation of Section 26-123 of this Code. #### Sec. 26-167. Impoundment after prior notice Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-167 (2026) (a) A vehicle that is otherwise subject to impoundment pursuant to Federal, State, or local law but not subject to impoundment without prior notice pursuant to Section 26-166 of this Code may not be impounded until seven (7) calendar days after notice of such proposed impoundment has been securely attached to, and conspicuously displayed on, the vehicle and has been mailed to the last known address of the registered owner and to each secured party as may be disclosed by the vehicle license number, and to any other person who claims the right to possession of such vehicle and whose identity is known. (b) The notice shall state that the owner, secured party of the motor vehicle, or one who claims possession may request a hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to impound the vehicle within seven (7) calendar days of the posting of the notice on the vehicle and the mailing. Failure to timely request a hearing shall be deemed a waiver of the right to a hearing. (c) If a request for a hearing is received by the Police Department within seven (7) calendar days of the posting of the notice and mailing, a hearing shall be held before a hearing officer designated by the County Attorney pursuant to the procedures set forth for post seizure hearings in Section 26-169(c) and (d) of this Code within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the request. The vehicle shall not be impounded unless the hearing officer finds that there is probable cause to impound the vehicle. Reasonable charges for costs attributable to the towing and storage of the vehicle impounded are hereby authorized. These charges shall be paid to the custodian of the vehicle by the person to whom the vehicle is registered, his authorized agent or the person to whom the vehicle is released. #### Sec. 26-168. Impoundment; notice to owner Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-168 (2026) (a) Within seven (7) full County working days after impoundment any vehicle pursuant to Section 26-166(a)(1) through (7) of this Code, the police department or Revenue Authority shall mail a notice by registered mail to the last known registered owner of the vehicle and to each secured property, as may be disclosed by the vehicle license number, if such be obtainable, and to any other person who claims the right to possession of the vehicle, if such claim is actually known to an officer, agent, or employee of the police department who has knowledge of the impoundment. If a police officer who has knowledge of the impoundment has reason to believe that an owner or one who claims the right to possession of the vehicle is residing or is in custody at some different address which is known to the officer, a copy of the notice shall also be mailed by regular mail to such owner or claimant at the known address. If a vehicle is redeemed prior to the mailing of such notice, then notice need not be mailed. (b) The notice shall contain the following: (1) A statement as to the reason why the vehicle has been impounded; (2) The year, make, model, and vehicle identification number of the vehicle; (3) The location of the impoundment facility where the vehicle is being held; (4) A statement that the vehicle owner or secured party has the right to a hearing to contest the validity of the impoundment at any time within twenty-one (21) calendar days of the date of such notice by filing a request for hearing with the Police Department on a request form which shall be included with such notice; and (5) A statement that the owner or the secured party may have a right, depending upon the reason for the impoundment, to reclaim the vehicle upon payment of all outstanding parking violations and traffic citations and all towing and storage charges resulting from the storage and towing of the vehicle. #### Sec. 26-169. Same; hearings Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-169 (2026) (a) Within twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date notice is mailed by the Police Department pursuant to Section 26-168, the owner or secured party of a vehicle which has been impounded may request that a hearing be held to determine whether there was probable cause to impound the vehicle. The request for a hearing shall be made by filing a request for hearing form with the Police Department. (b) A hearing shall be conducted before a hearing officer designated by the County Attorney within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of a written demand therefor from the person seeking the hearing unless such person waives the right to a speedy hearing. Saturdays, Sundays, and County holidays are to be excluded from the twenty-four (24) hour period. (c) The sole issue before the hearing officer shall be whether there was probable cause to impound the vehicle in question. "Probable cause to impound" shall mean such a state of facts as would lead a person with ordinary care and prudence to believe that there was sufficient breach of local, state, or federal law to grant legal authority for the removal of the vehicle. (d) The hearing officer shall conduct the hearing in an informal manner so as to provide fundamental fairness and shall not be bound by formal rules of evidence. The person demanding the hearing shall carry the burden of establishing that such person has the right to possession of the vehicle. The police department shall carry the burden of establishing that there was probable cause to impound the vehicle in question. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall prepare a written decision which shall be made available to all interested parties. The hearing officer's decision in no way affects any criminal proceeding in connection with the impoundment in question and any criminal charges shall only be challenged in the appropriate court. The decision of the hearing officer is final. Failure of the registered or legal owner to request or attend a scheduled hearing shall be deemed a waiver of the right to such hearing. #### Sec. 26-170. Same; decision of the hearing officer Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-170 (2026) (a) If the hearing officer determines that there was no probable cause to impound the vehicle, the hearing officer shall prepare and date a "Certificate of No Probable Cause," copies of which shall be given to the person who has the right to possess the vehicle and the Police Department. Upon presentation of this certificate, the custodian of the vehicle shall release the vehicle without payment of towing and storage fees. Costs of the hearing and towing and storage fees shall be paid by the County or the owner of the premises from which the vehicle was towed if such owner or his agent authorized the towing and impoundment. Failure to present this certificate to the custodian of the vehicle within twenty-four (24) hours of its receipt, excluding such days when the custodian is not open for business, shall result in the liability of the owner or possessor of all subsequent storage charges and a lien by the custodian on the vehicle for the amount of such charges. (b) If the hearing officer determines that there was probable cause to impound the vehicle, then the vehicle can be reclaimed only after payment of all outstanding parking violations and traffic citations, the costs of the hearing, all towing and storage charges and the costs of notice incurred by the Police Department in connection with the impoundment. #### Sec. 26-171. Same; redemption of the vehicle without a hearing; bond Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-171 (2026) (a) The owner or secured party of a vehicle which has been impounded may redeem such vehicle without a hearing by paying all outstanding parking violations and traffic citations, towing and storage charges and the costs of notice incurred by the Police Department in connection with said impoundment. (b) The owner or secured party may redeem the vehicle prior to a hearing without waiving the right to a hearing by posting a bond in the amount of all outstanding parking violations and traffic citations, towing and storage costs and the costs of notice incurred by the Police Department accruing up to the scheduled date of the hearing. This bond shall be forfeited in the event that the person requesting a hearing fails to attend the scheduled hearing or the hearing officer determines that there was probable cause to impound the vehicle. ### Division 19. Off-Road Vehicles #### Sec. 26-172. Definitions Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-172 (2026) (a) The following definitions shall apply to this Division: (1) All-Terrain Vehicle shall mean a motor driven, off-road, recreational vehicle that has a saddle or seat for use of the rider, is designed to travel on at least three (3) low-pressure tires, and is not subject to registration requirements under the Maryland Vehicle Law. (2) Miniature Scooter shall mean a motorized or electric two-wheel vehicle that has a saddle or seat for the rider or may be operated while standing and is not subject to registration or licensing requirements under the Maryland Vehicle Law, and includes scooters commonly referred to as "razor scooters" or "go-peds." (3) Miniature Motorcycle shall mean a motorized or electric two-wheel vehicle that has a saddle or seat for the rider, is not subject to registration under the Maryland Vehicle Law, and includes mini-motorcycles commonly referred to as "pocket bikes". (4) Off-Road Vehicle shall mean a vehicle that has been manufactured for off-road use and not subject to registration under the Maryland Vehicle Law, including off-the-road motorcycles, miniature motorcycles, miniature scooters and all-terrain vehicles. (5) Off-the-Road Motorcycles shall have the meaning given by Section 25-102.01 of the Transportation Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, and shall mean a motorcycle not otherwise registered under the Transportation Article and includes motorcycles designed for off-the-road operation, motorcycles not otherwise eligible for registration under the Transportation Article, and motorcycles commonly referred to as "dirt bikes." The term "Off-the-Road Motorcycles" shall not include a "Moped" as defined in Section 11-134.01 of the Transportation Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. #### Sec. 26-173. Registration Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-173 (2026) All off-road vehicles shall be registered with the Prince George's County Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement and shall display the registration tag issued by the Department. The registration tag shall be firmly attached and kept clean and legible at all times. The registration fee shall be Thirty Dollars ($30.00) and shall be valid for two (2) years. The off-road vehicle shall be required to be reregistered upon sale or transfer to any new owner. Registration of the vehicle shall be in the name of the owner or, where the owner is under the age of eighteen (18) years, in the name of the parent or guardian. #### Sec. 26-174. Use of off-road vehicles Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-174 (2026) (a) An off-road vehicle shall not be driven or operated on any public street or sidewalk within Prince George's County. (b) An off-road vehicle shall not be driven, or the motor allowed to run, on any private or publicly owned property unless the person using the vehicle has on his person, the express written permission of an owner or other person having jurisdiction of the property in advance of its entry onto the property. (c) An off-road vehicle may only be operated on private property between the hours of 7 A.M. and 8 P.M. (d) A child under the age of sixteen (16) years must be supervised by a parent or guardian while operating an off-road vehicle. (e) Helmets must be worn by all drivers and passengers while the vehicle is being operated. #### Sec. 26-174.01. Exceptions Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-174.01 (2026) (a) Motorized golf carts may be operated on any licensed public or private golf course. (b) Mobility devices for disabled persons including electric motor-driven wheelchairs and scooters are exempt from the requirements of this Division. (c) All-terrain vehicles used by government agencies in the performance of their official duties are exempt from the requirements of this Division. #### Sec. 26-175. Enforcement Prince George's County, Md., Code § 26-175 (2026) (a) Any violation of this Division shall be subject to a civil monetary fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the first violation, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for the second violation, and One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) and impoundment of the off-road vehicle for any subsequent violation pursuant to the provisions of Subtitle 28 of this Code. The citation notice shall be issued in the name of the operator unless the operator is under the age of eighteen (18) years in which case the citation notice shall be issued to the person in whose name the vehicle is registered. Where the operator is under the age of eighteen (18) years and the vehicle is not registered, the citation notice shall be issued to the parent or guardian of the operator. (b) The County may seek an injunctive order pursuant to the provisions of Subtitle 28 of this Code to prevent such conduct by the violator in the future and to recover damages from the violator for any injury to County property occurring as a result of the violation. (c) Notwithstanding the timing of the impoundment penalty of being after the second violation set forth in subsection (a) of this Section, the County Police Department may impound any off-road abandoned vehicles, unregistered off-road vehicles, off-road vehicles involved in criminal activity, or if ordered by a court as part of a sentence for a criminal conviction used in violation of this Division at any time authorized under this Code pursuant to the provisions of Division 18 of this Subtitle. The vehicle may be impounded until such time as the fine and all towing and storage fees are paid by the operator, the operator's parent or legal guardian.