# Transportation (GTR)

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

### Subtitle 14. Operation of Vehicles on Certain Toll Facilities

#### Section 21-1407

(a) The driver of a vehicle may not stop, stand, or park the vehicle on any Authority highway, except:

  (1) If necessary to avoid injury or damage to any person or property;

  (2) In compliance with the lawful direction of an authorized employee of the Authority highway;

  (3) At a designated area for the transaction of business at an Administration building; or

  (4) If the vehicle is disabled or involved in an accident, in which case the vehicle shall be moved, if possible:

    (i) To the shoulder of the roadway;

    (ii) Adjacent to the emergency walkway on a bridge; or

    (iii) As otherwise directed by a patrol officer.

(b) Notwithstanding Sec. 25-201(b) of this article, the Maryland Transportation Authority may adopt regulations governing the removal of vehicles left unattended for 12 or more hours on any Authority highway.

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