# Transportation (GTR)

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

### Subtitle 2. General Provisions

#### Section 11-201

In case of dispute, the Administration may determine the extent of applicability of any definition in the Maryland Vehicle Law.

#### Section 11-202

The portions of the Maryland Vehicle Law that are identical with corresponding portions of the Uniform Vehicle Code shall be interpreted and construed to make uniform the law of those states that enact them.

#### Section 11-203

The Maryland Vehicle Law does not have a retroactive effect and does not apply to any traffic accident, to any cause of action or judgment arising out of a traffic accident, or to any violation of the vehicle laws of this State occurring before July 1, 1977.

#### Section 11-204

A provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law may not be repealed by any subsequent act unless the provision is referred to expressly in or expressly repealed by the subsequent act.

#### Section 11-205

(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Maryland Vehicle Law:

  (1) The provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law do not in any way add to or detract from the right of any person who is injured or whose property is damaged by the negligent operation of a motor vehicle to sue and recover damages as in the case of the negligent use or operation of any other vehicle; and

  (2) The violation of any provision of the Maryland Vehicle Law does not give any right of action to any person who would not be entitled to it in the absence of the provision.

(b) The provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law do not prevent the owner of any real property that is used, with permission of the owner and not as a matter of right, by the public for vehicular travel from:

  (1) Prohibiting the use;

  (2) Requiring the use to be subject to conditions other than those specified in the Maryland Vehicle Law; or

  (3) Otherwise regulating the use in his discretion.

(c)

  (1) In Calvert County, a police officer may enforce the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law on a private roadway in Calvert County that is located within a residential subdivision or community and used for vehicular travel by residents of the subdivision or community.

  (2) For the period beginning October 1, 2025, and ending July 1, 2028, in Baltimore County, a police officer may enforce the provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law on a private roadway within the Queen Anne Village community in Owings Mills that is used for vehicular traffic by residents of the community.

#### Section 11-206

Titles 11 through 27 of this article may be cited as the Maryland Vehicle Law.

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