§ 26-101. Definitions.

(a)

For the purposes of this Subtitle, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them hereunder:

(1)

Bicycle means a vehicle that is designed to be operated by human power or with assistance of a motor that has a capacity of less than 50 cubic centimeters piston displacement or rated less than one brake horsepower, that has two or three wheels of which one is more than 14 inches in diameter, that have a rear drive, and with wheel configuration as follows:

(A)

Two wheels — in tandem;

(B)

Three wheels — single front wheel with two rear wheels on a horizontal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of the front wheel and spaced equidistant from the front wheel centerline;

(C)

For the purposes of this Subtitle, a two or three wheeled vehicle operated by human power and not defined as a bicycle herein shall be considered a "play vehicle."

(2)

Board of Education means the Prince George's County Board of Education or the Board's duly authorized agent.

(3)

Chief of Police means the Prince George's County Chief of Police or his duly authorized agent.

(4)

Commercial bus means a vehicle designed to carry more than ten passengers and which is used to carry people for compensation in furtherance of a commercial, for-profit purpose. This shall not include a van-pool operation as described in the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

(5)

Commercial Trailer means every trailer or semitrailer designed and used for carrying freight or merchandise and every trailer or semitrailer used for carrying freight or merchandise in the furtherance of any commercial enterprise.

(6)

County means Prince George's County, Maryland.

(7)

Director means the Director of the Department of Public Works and Transportation, his duly authorized agent, the Executive Director of the Prince George's Revenue Authority, for the limited purpose of designation, operation and enforcement of parking permit areas in Division 9 of this Subtitle or the Director of Central Services, for the limited purpose of developing and implementing a reserved and metered parking program for employee and visitor parking lots or structures at county government facilities.

(8)

Heavy Commercial Truck means trucks except light commercial vehicles.

(9)

Light Commercial Vehicles includes pickups and panel trucks up to and including those of a 3/4-ton capacity and Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration registration restricting vehicles to 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.

(10)

Loading Zone means space reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles during the loading or unloading of passengers or property.

(11)

Minibike means a motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels, that is not registered for use on the public highways. This definition does not include tractors.

(12)

Operate a Bicycle means to propel a bicycle by human power or to walk or stand with or otherwise be in control of a bicycle incidental to its propulsion, but does not include the carrying or transporting of a bicycle, without any passenger or rider thereupon, in any vehicle or carton or by any other similar means.

(13)

Passenger Loading Zone means a place reserved for the exclusive use of vehicles while receiving or discharging passengers.

(14)

Public Agency is the Prince George's County Government or the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

(15)

Public Bicycle Area means any highway, street, sidewalk, bicycle path, or other facility or area maintained by the State or designated, established, or maintained by the County pursuant to this Subtitle for the exclusive or nonexclusive use of bicycles.

(16)

Public Parking Facility means those properties in Prince George's County owned or leased by Prince George's County and designated for public parking; and those properties in Prince George's County owned or leased and operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority or the Revenue Authority and designated for public parking.

(17)

Recorded Images means:

(A)

Images recorded by a traffic control signal monitoring system on two or more photographs, microphotographs, electronic images, a videotape, or any other medium which shows the rear of a motor vehicle clearly identifying the registration plate number on the motor vehicle on at least one image or on a portion of tape; or

(B)

Images recorded by a speed monitoring system on a photograph, a microphotograph, an electronic image, a videotape, or any other medium which shows the rear of the motor vehicle, at least two time-stamped images of the motor vehicle that include the same stationary object near the motor vehicle, and on at least one image or portion of tape, a clear and legible identification of the entire registration plate number of the motor vehicle.

(C)

Images recorded by a school bus monitoring camera on two or more photographs, microphotographs, electronic images, a videotape, or any other medium and on at least one image, photograph, microphotograph, electronic image, videotape, or any other medium, which shows the motor vehicle, clearly identifying at least one of the registration plates of the motor vehicle.

(18)

Revenue Authority means the Revenue Authority of Prince George's County.

(18.1)

School Bus Monitoring Camera means a camera placed on a school bus that is designed to capture a recorded image of a motor vehicle passing a stopped school bus operating alternately flashing red lights on a roadway.

(19)

Speed Monitoring System means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors producing recorded images of motor vehicles traveling at speeds at least 12 miles per hour above the posted speed limit.

(20)

State means the State of Maryland.

(21)

Traffic Control Signal Monitoring System means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors working in conjunction with a traffic control signal to produce recorded images of motor vehicles entering into an intersection against a red signal indication.

(22)

Unpaved Area of a Residential Lot means, in any yard of a lot with one or more dwellings, an area not covered by asphalt, brick, block, concrete, or other structural material able to hold the weight of a vehicle, but does not include the uncovered area of a driveway with paved tracks for vehicle wheels.

(23)

Vehicle means any automobile, trailer, or other vehicle of a type required to be registered with the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.

(b)

Whenever any words and phrases used herein are not defined herein but are defined in the State laws regulating the operation of vehicles, any such definition therein shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein, except when the context otherwise requires.

(CB-51-1978; CB-2-1986; CB-111-1987; CB-85-1989; CB-81-1998; CB-1-1999; CB-79-2001; CB-15-2002; CB-37-2009; CB-40-2011; CB-13-2013)