Section 22-404.5 - Power booster systems prohibited; exceptions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 22-404.5. Power booster systems prohibited; exceptions.
 

(a)  "Power booster system" defined.- In this section, "power booster system" means any device installed in a motor vehicle which allows liquid nitrous oxide to combine with gasoline for the purpose of increasing engine power. 

(b)  Use prohibited.- Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not operate on a highway a motor vehicle equipped with a power booster system. 

(c)  Exceptions.- A person may operate on a highway a motor vehicle equipped with a power booster if: 

(1) The vehicle is enroute to or from a track where the vehicle is used for racing and the power booster system is inoperative; or 

(2) The container of nitrous oxide has been removed from the vehicle. 

(d)  Identification decal.- Every motor vehicle equipped with a power booster system shall be identified with a decal that: 

(1) Is a diamond shaped design consisting of the words "Compressed Gas D.O.T. No. 1070" in silver scotchlite letters 1 inch high on a black background with a silver scotchlite border; 

(2) Is issued by the Office of the Fire Marshal or from a nitrous oxide industry source; and 

(3) Is attached to the left front and right rear bumper of the vehicle. 

(e)  Regulations authorized.- The Office of the Fire Marshal may adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 

(f)  Fee for decal.- The Office of the Fire Marshal or nitrous oxide industry source that issues the vehicle identification decal may charge a fee for the issuance of a vehicle identification decal not to exceed the reasonable cost of preparation and distribution. 
 

[1989, ch. 299, § 2.]