# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 21 — Motor Vehicle Administration — Commercial Motor Vehicles

### Chapter 01 — Motor Carrier Safety

#### Regulation .10 49 CFR 396, Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance — Amendments and Exemptions.

*COMAR 11.21.01.10*

A. 49 CFR §396.9(a)(1). After “Every special agent of the FHWA”, add, “and, when certified by the Maryland State Police, each police officer (as defined in Transportation Article, §25-111, Annotated Code of Maryland), each hazardous materials inspector, and each Public Service Commission inspector”.

B. 49 CFR §396.9(b).

  (1) Add to end, “When reference is made to a Driver-Equipment Compliance Check or to form MCS 63, it also means a Maryland Driver/Vehicle Inspection Report”.

  (2) Delete “authorized FHWA personnel” and replace with “personnel authorized in subsection(a)”.

C. 49 CFR §396.9(c)(1). Add to end, “Maryland is a member of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA). Personnel authorized to perform inspections of motor carriers in Transportation Article, §25-111, Annotated Code of Maryland, shall conform to generally accepted driver/vehicle inspection standards”.