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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 29.02.01.08" title_num="29" subtitle_num="02" chapter_num="01" heading="Defects.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Defects:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>55—Headlights;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>56—Taillights;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>64—Stoplights;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>65—Tag light(s);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>78—Hazard warning lamps;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>79—Parking lamps;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>80—Side marker lamps;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>82—Emergency warning lamp;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>83—Back-up lamps;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>87—Clearance lamps;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>88—Identification lamps.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Lamps shall be of an approved type and inspected for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Proper function;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Aiming—except headlights;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Mounting;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Cracked or broken lenses.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Do not certify if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Vehicle is not equipped with minimum lamps required by State law (see Regulation .22, Diagrams 1—6);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Any bulb in a lamp required to be inspected fails to function properly;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>There are improperly connected circuits;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A lens is incorrectly installed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>A lens is cracked, broken, or damaged to the point that any portion of the lens is missing or cracked to a degree that a light contrary to law is exhibited (white light to the rear);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A lens marked left or right is not properly installed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A lens is rotated, upside down or wrong side out;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Any lens does not correspond with the name stamped on the light body unless it is an approved type;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>A lens is obscured or shielded by a nontransparent material or headlamp equipped with after-market clear, tinted, or screen-type cover;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Any lamp is not securely attached to the vehicle;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Any lamp is emitting a color contrary to the provisions of the Transportation Article, Annotated Code of Maryland (taillights shall be red, stoplights shall be red or amber, tag lights shall be white);</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Any lamp or lens is turned so that its light is not properly directed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Any lamp, lens, or reflector is not of an approved type;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>Back-up lamp operates when vehicle is in forward gear; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Back-up lamp not lit when in reverse gear.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>The use of tape or paint is not an approved method of repair for a cracked, broken, or damaged lens referenced in §C(5) of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>