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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 29.02.01.07" title_num="29" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="01" heading="Defect 54—Windshield Wipers (Not Applicable to Motorcycles or Trailers).">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The windshield wipers shall be inspected for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Operation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Control;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Condition of blades and arms; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Any missing part.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Do not certify if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The wipers are inoperative or cannot be controlled or operated by the driver;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>There is an arm broken or missing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>There is insufficient tension on the arm to hold the blade against windshield;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The blades are excessively worn or deteriorated and do not clean the windshield;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The wipers are incapable of cleaning the original arc on the windshield; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The arms fail to return to park position.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>