# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 13 — Motor Vehicle Administration — Vehicle Equipment

### Chapter 11 — Load Covers

#### Regulation .03 Definitions.

*COMAR 11.13.11.03*

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Bed” means the load-carrying part temporarily or permanently attached to a vehicle and separated from the passenger compartment and fully enclosed on both sides by side boards or side panels, on the front, by a board or panel or by the cab of the vehicle and, on the rear, by a tailgate, board, or panel.

  (2) “Enclosures” means the front, rear, and sides of a vehicle bed as defined in Transportation Article, §24-106.1(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.

  (3) “Load cover” means a device made of canvas or other type material authorized under Regulation .05 and used to enclose the open top of a vehicle bed.

  (4) “Loose material” means loose material as defined in Transportation Article, §24-106.1(a), Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 11.15.20.01.

  (5) “Safety equipment repair order” means a safety equipment repair order as defined in COMAR 11.14.01.01B(30).

  (6) “Securement hardware” means any device or equipment used to attach or secure a load cover on a vehicle bed.

  (7) “Vehicle” means a vehicle as defined in Transportation Article, §11-176, Annotated Code of Maryland.