Md. TRANSPORTATION Code Ann. § 21-805

§ 21-805. Display of “slow moving vehicle” emblem

(a)  When display required. —

(1)  This subsection does not apply to:

(i)  Vehicles used by any utility in the construction, maintenance, or repair of its facilities;

(ii)  Vehicles used by any highway authority or bridge or highway district in construction, maintenance, repair, inspection, or survey work; or

(iii)  Low speed vehicles.

(2)  A person may not drive on a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that is designed to be and is driven at a speed of 25 miles per hour or less, unless the rearmost vehicle displays a slow moving vehicle emblem in accordance with this section.

(b)  When display permitted. —  Any other vehicle or combination of vehicles, when driven at a speed of 25 miles per hour or less, may display a slow moving vehicle emblem in accordance with this section.

(c)  Type of emblem and manner of display. —  The slow moving vehicle emblem specified in this section shall:

(1)  Be a truncated equilateral triangle at least 14 inches high with a red reflective border at least 1.75 inches wide and with a fluorescent orange center;

(2)  Comply with current standards and specifications of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers; and

(3)  Be mounted on the rear of the vehicle, base down, at a height of not less than 3 nor more than 5 feet from ground to base.

(d)  New farm equipment. —  New farm equipment designed or intended by the manufacturer to be driven or moved at a speed of 25 miles per hour or less may not be sold in this State unless it is equipped by the manufacturer with a slow moving vehicle emblem in accordance with this section.

(e)  When emblem to be displayed. —  The slow moving vehicle emblem shall be displayed and maintained on the farm equipment as long as it can be driven or moved on a highway.

(f)  Unauthorized display prohibited. —  The slow moving vehicle emblem described in this section may be displayed only as permitted or required by this section.


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Similar Law in Other Jurisdictions

  • Minnesota: 169.522 Slow-moving vehicle, sign required
  • Virginia: Virginia Code 46.2-1081: Slow-moving vehicle emblems