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Delegate Stein proposes allowing traffic enforcement on private residential roads in Baltimore County (pilot suggested)
Summary
House Bill 528 would let police enforce Maryland vehicle laws on private roadways within residential subdivisions in Baltimore County; sponsor and Queen Anne Village HOA asked for a pilot study amendment limited to that community.
Delegate Stein introduced House Bill 528 at the Baltimore County House Delegation hearing on Feb. 7, proposing that drivers on private roadways in residential subdivisions be "subject to the rules of the road," so county police can enforce traffic laws there.
"Drivers on private roads located within a residential subdivision or community are not required to obey rules of the road," Stein told the delegation, saying that state law currently ties traffic enforcement to roads "used by the public in general." He said the problem…
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