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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="24-207" title_number="24" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Size, Weight, and Load; Highway Preservation" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Regulation of Use of Highways">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Unless the person has a written permit from the State Highway Administration, a person, whether the owner of the vehicle, the person having charge and control over the vehicle, or an employee or agent of either, may not use any State highway to test any truck, whether for durability, speed, fuel consumption, or otherwise.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The State Highway Administration may issue a permit if, in its judgment:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The highway over which the test will be conducted will not be unduly damaged; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The safety of the traveling public will not be materially adversely affected by the test.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The State Highway Administration:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Shall designate in the permit the route on which and the day and hour during which the tests may be conducted; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>May impose additional regulations and limitations to promote the safety of the traveling public and prevent undue damage to the highway under its jurisdiction.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>For each vehicle to be tested, the permit fee is $25.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A permit is not required for the testing of trucks serviced or repaired by a garage licensed under Title 17, Subtitle 8 of the Business Regulation Article if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>All laws of this article are observed by a garage owner in regard to size, weight, and speed restrictions of the particular type of truck tested; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>All local motor vehicle traffic, speed, and safety ordinances are complied with.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
