# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 25. Vehicle Laws -- Respective Powers of State and Local Authorities; Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles

### Subtitle 1. Powers of State and Local Authorities

#### Section 25-102.2

(a)

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

  (2)

    (i) "Licensed driver" means an individual who holds a driver's license of any class issued by the State or, if the individual is a nonresident of the State, issued by another state or country.

    (ii) "Licensed driver" does not include an individual who holds a learner's permit or a provisional license issued by the State or, if the individual is a nonresident of the State, the equivalent license issued by another state or country.

  (3)

    (i) "Motorized passenger scooter" means a nonpedal vehicle that:

      (1) Has a cockpit containing a seat for the operator and a passenger;

      (2) Has three wheels, of which one is 10 inches or more in diameter;

      (3) Has a motor:

      (A) With a rating of 2.7 brake horsepower or less; or

      (B) If the motor is an internal combustion engine, with a capacity of 50 cubic centimeters piston displacement or less; and

      (4) Is equipped with an automatic transmission.

    (ii) "Motorized passenger scooter" does not include a vehicle that has been manufactured for off-road use, including a motorcycle and an all-terrain vehicle.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law regarding the operation of a vehicle on a highway in the State, in the municipal boundaries of Ocean City, a licensed driver may operate a motorized passenger scooter on:

  (1) A local highway; and

  (2) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, any portion of a State highway designated by the State Highway Administration as a bicycle way.

(c) The State Highway Administration may prohibit the operation of a motorized passenger scooter on a bicycle way under the jurisdiction of the State Highway Administration if it determines that:

  (1) An occupant of a motorized passenger scooter is placed at an unacceptable risk of injury on the bicycle way; or

  (2) The operation of a motorized passenger scooter is a threat to the safety or mobility of others along the bicycle way.

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