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<chapter num="05" heading="Unorthodox Vehicles" title_num="11" subtitle_num="15">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Definitions.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Terms Defined.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>“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.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>“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.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Unorthodox Vehicle.</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>“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.</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>“Unorthodox vehicle” includes motorized wheel chairs, minibikes, trail machines, beach buggies, dune buggies, and any other similar type of vehicle.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01-1" heading="Incorporation by Reference.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In this chapter, the following document is incorporated by reference.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Document Incorporated. 49 CFR §§571.101—571.302 (1993).</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Vehicles to be Registered as Class A Passenger Vehicles.">
    <text>Constructed, reconstructed, or unorthodox vehicles to be registered as Class A passenger vehicles shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Be inspected and approved by an authorized Maryland inspection station before applying for title and registration;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Comply with the provisions of 49 CFR §§571.101—571.302, which are incorporated by reference.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Vehicles to be Registered as Class D Motorcycles.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Constructed, reconstructed, or unorthodox vehicles to be registered as Class D motorcycles shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Be equipped with the equipment and mechanisms required by Transportation Article, Title 22, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Comply with the provisions of 49 CFR §§571.101—571.302, which are incorporated by reference.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Vehicles to be Registered as Class E Trucks.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Constructed, reconstructed, or unorthodox vehicles to be registered as Class E trucks shall meet the requirements in §§B—D of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Hauling Compartment.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>A vehicle shall be built in such a manner as to provide a hauling compartment which shall:</text>
        <paragraph num="(a)">
          <text>Be permanently attached to the vehicle;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(b)">
          <text>Be separated from the passenger compartment; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(c)">
          <text>Have a capacity of at least 12 cubic feet.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>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.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Transportation Article, §12-104(b), Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: February 15, 1973</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Chapter revised effective June 17, 1996 (23:12 Md. R. 872)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>