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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-1003.2" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Stopping, Standing, and Parking">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Plug–in electric drive vehicle” means a motor vehicle:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>That is made by a manufacturer;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>That is propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery that can be recharged from an external source of electricity;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>For which the external source of electricity is unable to be connected to the motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is in motion; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>That is properly registered.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Plug–in electric drive vehicle charging space” means a parking space that provides access to charging equipment that transfers electrical energy to a plug–in electric drive vehicle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Unless the vehicle is a plug–in electric drive vehicle that is plugged into charging equipment, a person may not stop, stand, or park a vehicle in a designated plug–in electric drive vehicle charging space.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A publicly accessible plug–in electric drive vehicle charging space shall be designated by a sign that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Indicates that the charging space is only for electric vehicle charging;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Includes any day or time restrictions;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>States the maximum fine that may be incurred for a violation; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Is consistent with the design and placement specifications established in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways adopted by the State Highway Administration under § 25–104 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A plug–in electric drive vehicle charging space shall be counted as part of the overall number of parking spaces in a parking lot for the purpose of complying with any zoning or parking laws intended to meet requirements for commercial and industrial uses under the Americans with Disabilities Act.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A person who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of $100.</text>
  </level>
</section>
