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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 11.15.27.08" title_num="11" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="27" heading="Enforcement.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A dump service registration vehicle registered for 70,000 pounds GVW, traveling with a GVW over 55,000 pounds without the lift axle being fully engaged shall be in violation of Maryland law and subject to a recommended fine of $500.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A dump service registration vehicle that is operating over 55,000 pounds GVW and displaying the proper reading on the air pressure gauge in accordance with the provisions of Regulation .06A of this chapter, but found to have a weight below the minimum required on the lift axle, as specified in Regulation .07B of this chapter, shall receive a safety equipment repair order, as defined in COMAR 11.14.01.01B(17), for an inaccurate lift axle air/weight ratio.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A dump service registration vehicle that receives a safety equipment repair order in accordance with the provisions of §B of this regulation shall be inspected during normal business hours by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A Maryland manufacturer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A Maryland second-stage manufacturer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An authorized dealer;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A Maryland licensed truck inspection station; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A State-operated weight facility.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A dump service registration vehicle suspected of operating in violation of §A of this regulation may be weighed by a law enforcement officer.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Enforcement of Air Pressure Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Enforcement of proper lift axle air pressure shall be by measuring pounds of air pressure on the lift axle and comparing this figure with the air pressure certificate.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The air pressure gauge used for enforcement shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Have an accuracy of ±0.5 pound per square inch;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Be measured in 1 pound increments between 0 and 100 pounds;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Be equipped with an air pressure release system capable of retaining the reading until purged; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Have calibration traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The air pressure gauge used under the provisions of §E(2) of this regulation may be calibrated on a daily basis and shall be certified on not less than a semiannual basis.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If a law enforcement officer determines that the lift axle is operating below the required minimum air pressure and in violation of Maryland law, a citation may be issued with the recommended fine in accordance with the schedule shown below:</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>