Section 21-706.1 - Violation of § 21-706. - Maryland Statutes

§ 21-706.1. Violation of § 21-706.
 

(a)  Report by school bus operator.-  

(1) If a school bus operator witnesses a violation of § 21-706 of this subtitle, the operator may promptly report the violation to a law enforcement agency exercising jurisdiction where the violation occurred. 

(2) The report, to the extent possible, shall include: 

(i) Information pertaining to the identity of the alleged violator; 

(ii) The license number and color of the vehicle involved in the violation; 

(iii) The time and location at which the violation occurred; and 

(iv) An identification of the vehicle as an automobile, station wagon, truck, bus, motorcycle, or other type of vehicle. 

(b)  Warning statement to registered owner of vehicle.- If the identity of the operator of the vehicle at the time the violation occurred cannot be established, the law enforcement agency shall issue to the registered owner of the vehicle, a warning stating: 

(1) That a report of a violation of § 21-706 of this subtitle was made to the law enforcement agency and that the report described the owner's vehicle as the vehicle involved in the violation; 

(2) That there is insufficient evidence for the issuance of a citation; 

(3) That the warning does not constitute a finding that the owner is guilty of the violation; and 

(4) The requirements of § 21-706 of this subtitle. 
 

[1988, ch. 199.]