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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-1128" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="11" subtitle_name="Miscellaneous Rules">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>“Dirt bike” means any motorcycle or similar vehicle that is not required to be registered under Title 13 of this article.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>“Dirt bike” includes:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>A motorized minibike, as defined in § 11–134.4 of this article; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>An all–terrain vehicle with either 3 or 4 wheels.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>“Dirt bike” does not include:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>A moped, as defined in § 11–134.1 of this article; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>A motor scooter, as defined in § 11–134.5 of this article.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“Service station” means a place of business where motor fuel is sold and delivered into the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This section applies only in Baltimore City.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This section does not apply to an owner or employee of a service station who is subject to the provisions of the Baltimore City Code prohibiting the selling, transferring, or dispensing of motor fuel for delivery into a dirt bike.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person may not dispense motor fuel into a dirt bike from a retail pump at a service station.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 90 days or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph and notwithstanding any other law, if a minor is the defendant or child respondent in a proceeding under this section, the court may order that a fine imposed under this subsection be paid by:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The minor;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>A parent or guardian of the minor; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Both the minor and a parent or guardian of the minor.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <level label="1">
          <text>A court may not order a parent or guardian of a minor to pay a fine under this paragraph unless the parent or guardian has been given a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present evidence.</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>A hearing under this subparagraph may be held as part of the sentencing or disposition hearing.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a person is convicted of a violation of this section, the court shall notify the Administration of the conviction.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this subsection, on receipt of the notice described under paragraph (1) of this subsection the Administration:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>For a first violation, may suspend the person’s driver’s license for up to 30 days; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>For a second or subsequent violation, shall suspend the person’s driver’s license for 30 days.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Subject to the provisions of Title 12, Subtitle 2 of this article, a licensee may request a hearing on a suspension under this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
