Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 21-1211.1
Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 21-1211.1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: means :
(1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
(2) the District of Columbia. See
(b) The State Highway Administration or a local authority may approve a foot racing event only under conditions that:
(1) Provide reasonable safety for race participants, spectators, and other highway or highway bridge users; and
(2) Prevent unreasonable interference with traffic flow that would seriously inconvenience other highway or highway bridge users.
(c) If traffic control adequately assures the safety of participants, spectators, and other highway or highway bridge users, the State Highway Administration or a local authority may exempt participants in an approved foot racing event from compliance with other provisions of the Maryland Vehicle Law that otherwise would be applicable to the participants in the foot racing event.