§ 8-601 Responsibility for construction and maintenance of State highways
§ 8-601.1 Project resulting in severance or destruction of bicycle route
§ 8-602 Clearing highways
§ 8-602.1 Best practices guidelines for road salt management
§ 8-603 Landscaping highways
§ 8-604 Naming highways
§ 8-605 Informational and directional signs, signals, and markers
§ 8-606 Width of right-of-way; grade level
§ 8-607 Convict labor
§ 8-608 Utility sleeves
§ 8-609 Control of phragmites
§ 8-609.1 Alternative management and control methods for phragmites
§ 8-609.2 Bridges on navigable rivers
§ 8-609.3 Compost and compost-based products – Specification
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Terms Used In Maryland Code > TRANSPORTATION > Title 8 > Subtitle 6 > Part I - General Provisions

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
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  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
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  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
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    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.