# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 21. Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road

### Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions

#### Section 21-104.2

(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a person who operates a golf cart on a county or municipal highway without registration, as authorized under Sec. 13-402(c)(11) of this article:

  (1) May operate the golf cart only:

    (i) On a highway on which the maximum posted speed limit does not exceed:

      (1) Except as provided in item 2 of this item, 30 miles per hour; or

      (2) In Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls, St. Mary's County, 35 miles per hour;

    (ii) Between dawn and dusk; and

    (iii) If the golf cart is equipped with lighting devices as required by the Administration;

  (2) Shall keep the golf cart as far to the right of the roadway as feasible; and

  (3) Shall possess a valid driver's license.

(b) The governing body of a county or municipality may designate the county or municipal highways under their respective jurisdictions within the county or municipality on which a person may operate a golf cart.

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