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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 11.13.11.04" title_num="11" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="11" heading="Load Covers.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Load covers are not required on:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Any Class K (farm area) vehicle as defined in Transportation Article, §13-935, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Any Class E (truck) vehicle registered or capable of being registered under Transportation Article, §13-917, Annotated Code of Maryland, regardless of the date of manufacture or how the vehicle is loaded provided the vehicle manufacturer's original design specifications for bed enclosures have not been altered to increase the vehicle's load carrying capacity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Any Class G (trailer) vehicle registered or capable of being registered under Transportation Article, §13-927, Annotated Code of Maryland, carrying loose material if the top of the load is not within 6 inches of the top of any enclosure it touches;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Any construction vehicle working within the confines of a public works construction work project site as outlined in the construction project's plans and specifications, provided the distance travelled does not exceed 1 mile or the distance specified in an extension granted by the Maryland Department of Transportation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Any construction vehicle or mining equipment while crossing a highway between construction or mining sites; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Within the Port of Baltimore for a distance not to exceed 1 mile, any vehicle carrying a load of loose material between a stockpile or storage facility and a vessel docked at the port.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Load covers are required when carrying loose material on a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Class E (truck) vehicle registered or capable of being registered under Transportation Article, §13-917, Annotated Code of Maryland, on which the manufacturer's original design specifications for bed enclosures have been altered to increase the vehicle's load carrying capacity;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Class G (trailer) vehicle registered or capable of being registered under Transportation Article, §13-927, Annotated Code of Maryland, regardless of the date of manufacture, and carrying loose material if the top of the load of loose material is within 6 inches of the top of any enclosure it touches;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Vehicle not otherwise exempted after January 1, 1992 regardless of how the vehicle is loaded.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>