# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 22. Vehicle Laws -- Equipment of Vehicles

### Subtitle 2. Lamps and Other Lighting Equipment

#### Section 22-218.2

(a)

  (1) One or more amber flashing lights may be displayed:

    (i) By a tow truck while at the scene of an accident or a disabled vehicle or while towing a vehicle; and

    (ii) By snow removal and other highway maintenance and service equipment and escort vehicles.

  (2) Highway maintenance and service equipment or vehicles owned by the State or a local jurisdiction, or operating under a contract with the State or a local jurisdiction, may display green flashing lights only in accordance with Sec. 22-218(c)(6) of this subtitle.

  (3) A tow truck may display a portable variable messaging sign only in accordance with Sec. 22-218(c)(6) of this subtitle.

(b)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a participant in a citizens on patrol group or other community watch group may display on a vehicle while on patrol in the community one or more amber flashing lights.

  (2) An amber flashing light:

    (i) May only be displayed if allowed by a law enforcement agency designated by the governing body of the applicable county or municipal corporation; and

    (ii) Shall be extinguished at the request of a uniformed law enforcement officer.

  (3) The law enforcement agency may require that a sign meeting specifications set by the agency appear on the vehicle that identifies the group conducting the patrol while the amber flashing light is displayed.

(c)

  (1) A security guard agency licensed under Title 19 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article may equip its vehicles with one or more amber flashing lights.

  (2) A person operating a vehicle equipped with amber flashing lights under this subsection may activate the lights only while on duty on property that the agency is responsible for patrolling.

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