# Transportation (GTR)

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

### Subtitle 2. Traffic Signs, Signals, and Markings

#### Section 21-206.1

(a)

  (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.

  (2) "Component for electrical current transmission and storage" includes any of the following if it is placed by the authority of a public body or official:

    (i) A battery;

    (ii) An item used for surge protection;

    (iii) A fuse;

    (iv) A conduit;

    (v) A circuit breaker;

    (vi) A transformer;

    (vii) A hand hole;

    (viii) A manhole; and

    (ix) Conductor wire.

  (3) "Intelligent transportation system" includes any of the following if it is placed by the authority of a public body or official:

    (i) A wired or wireless communications device connected to a traffic control device or a lighting device;

    (ii) Any fiber-optic communications cabling connected to any government-owned or -placed transportation-related equipment or device through wireless radio, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or microwave systems; and

    (iii)

      (1) Radio consoles;

      (2) Modems;

      (3) Routers;

      (4) Switches;

      (5) Encoders;

      (6) Decoders;

      (7) Power supplies;

      (8) Traffic controllers;

      (9) Road sensors;

      (10) Variable message signs;

      (11) Cameras;

      (12) Roadside units;

      (13) Highway advisory radio weather sensors;

      (14) Radio towers and shelters;

      (15) Speed detectors;

      (16) Remote traffic microwave sensors;

      (17) Portable generators;

      (18) Fog warning systems;

      (19) Bluetooth readers;

      (20) Power controllers;

      (21) Uninterruptible power supplies; and

      (22) Batteries or battery backups.

(b) A person without lawful authority may not willfully alter, disconnect, tamper with, remove, or otherwise interfere with a transportation-related component for electrical current transmission and storage or an intelligent transportation system.

(c) A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:

  (1) For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,500 or both; and

  (2) For a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 18 months or a fine not exceeding $5,000 or both.

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