Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 11-173
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Terms Used In Maryland Code, TRANSPORTATION 11-173
- 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
(a) “Type I school vehicle” means a school vehicle that:
(1) Is designed and constructed to carry passengers;
(2) Is either of the body-on-chassis type construction or integral type construction; and
(3) Has a gross vehicle weight of more than 15,000 pounds and provides a minimum of 13 inches of seating space per passenger.
(b) “Type I school vehicle” does not include any bus operated by a common carrier under the jurisdiction of a State, regional, or federal regulatory agency or operated by the agency itself.