# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 11. Vehicle Laws -- Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 1. Definitions

#### Section 11-162

"Stop" means:

(1) Where used in a mandatory sense, the complete cessation from movement; and

(2) Where used in a prohibitory sense, to halt even momentarily a vehicle, whether or not it is occupied, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device.

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Md. Code Ann., Transp. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)