# COMAR Title 29 — Department of State Police

## Subtitle 02 — Motor Vehicles

### Chapter 01 — Vehicle Inspection

#### Regulation .07 Defect 54—Windshield Wipers (Not Applicable to Motorcycles or Trailers).

*COMAR 29.02.01.07*

A. The windshield wipers shall be inspected for:

  (1) Operation;

  (2) Control;

  (3) Condition of blades and arms; and

  (4) Any missing part.

B. Do not certify if:

  (1) The wipers are inoperative or cannot be controlled or operated by the driver;

  (2) There is an arm broken or missing;

  (3) There is insufficient tension on the arm to hold the blade against windshield;

  (4) The blades are excessively worn or deteriorated and do not clean the windshield;

  (5) The wipers are incapable of cleaning the original arc on the windshield; or

  (6) The arms fail to return to park position.