# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 15 — Motor Vehicle Administration — Vehicle Registration

### Chapter 05 — Unorthodox Vehicles

**Authority:** Transportation Article, §12-104(b), Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: February 15, 1973

**Administrative History:** Chapter revised effective June 17, 1996 (23:12 Md. R. 872)

#### Regulation .01 Definitions.

*COMAR 11.15.05.01*

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

B. Terms Defined.

  (1) “Constructed vehicle” means any vehicle which has been assembled by anyone other than a manufacturer of vehicles, and the chassis of another vehicle which has been assembled by a bona fide manufacturer was not used during the course of construction.

  (2) “Reconstructed vehicle” means any vehicle which has been assembled from the chassis and other parts of vehicles which were originally constructed by bona fide manufacturers of vehicles.

  (3) Unorthodox Vehicle.

    (a) “Unorthodox vehicle” means a vehicle which is unusual in design and which deviates from the types of vehicles required to be titled and registered under the provisions of Transportation Article, Title 13, Annotated Code of Maryland, regardless if the vehicle was assembled by a bona fide vehicle manufacturer or by any other person.

    (b) “Unorthodox vehicle” includes motorized wheel chairs, minibikes, trail machines, beach buggies, dune buggies, and any other similar type of vehicle.

#### Regulation .01-1 Incorporation by Reference.

*COMAR 11.15.05.01-1*

A. In this chapter, the following document is incorporated by reference.

B. Document Incorporated. 49 CFR §§571.101—571.302 (1993).

#### Regulation .02 Vehicles to be Registered as Class A Passenger Vehicles.

*COMAR 11.15.05.02*

Constructed, reconstructed, or unorthodox vehicles to be registered as Class A passenger vehicles shall:

A. Be inspected and approved by an authorized Maryland inspection station before applying for title and registration;

B. Be equipped with the equipment and mechanisms required by Transportation Article, Title 22, Annotated Code of Maryland, which shall be inspected and approved by an authorized Maryland inspection station; and

C. Comply with the provisions of 49 CFR §§571.101—571.302, which are incorporated by reference.

#### Regulation .03 Vehicles to be Registered as Class D Motorcycles.

*COMAR 11.15.05.03*

A. Constructed, reconstructed, or unorthodox vehicles to be registered as Class D motorcycles shall:

  (1) Be equipped with the equipment and mechanisms required by Transportation Article, Title 22, Annotated Code of Maryland; and

  (2) Comply with the provisions of 49 CFR §§571.101—571.302, which are incorporated by reference.

B. The owners of constructed, reconstructed, or unorthodox vehicles to be registered as Class D motorcycles shall certify that the vehicle complies with the provisions of §A of this regulation.

#### Regulation .04 Vehicles to be Registered as Class E Trucks.

*COMAR 11.15.05.04*

A. Constructed, reconstructed, or unorthodox vehicles to be registered as Class E trucks shall meet the requirements in §§B—D of this regulation.

B. The original design of the vehicle shall be for the purpose of transporting freight or merchandise and the use of the vehicle shall be restricted to that purpose.

C. Hauling Compartment.

  (1) A vehicle shall be built in such a manner as to provide a hauling compartment which shall:

    (a) Be permanently attached to the vehicle;

    (b) Be separated from the passenger compartment; and

    (c) Have a capacity of at least 12 cubic feet.

  (2) The trunk of a passenger vehicle or the rear portion of a station wagon, when the seats are folded down or removed, is not considered a hauling compartment.

D. A vehicle shall be equipped with equipment and mechanisms which comply with the provisions of Transportation Article, Title 22, Annotated Code of Maryland, and 49 CFR §§571.101—571.302, which are incorporated by reference.