Md. Code Ann., Transp. § 22-218.2
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Current — January 1, 2026
As of January 1, 2019
(a) One or more amber flashing lights may be displayed: (1) By a tow truck while at the scene of an accident or a disabled vehicle or while towing a vehicle; and (2) By snow removal and other highway maintenance and service equipment and escort vehicles.
(a) (1) One or more amber flashing lights may be displayed: (i) By a tow truck while at the scene of an accident or a disabled vehicle or while towing a vehicle; and (ii) By snow removal and other highway maintenance and service equipment and escort vehicles. (2) Highway maintenance and service equipment or vehicles owned by the State or a local jurisdiction, or operating under a contract with the State or a local jurisdiction, may display green flashing lights only in accordance with § 22–218(c)(6) of this subtitle. (3) A tow truck may display a portable variable messaging sign only in accordance with § 22–218(c)(6) of this subtitle.
(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a participant in a citizens on patrol group or other community watch group may display on a vehicle while on patrol in the community one or more amber flashing lights.
(b) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a participant in a citizens on patrol group or other community watch group may display on a vehicle while on patrol in the community one or more amber flashing lights.
(2) An amber flashing light:
(i) May only be displayed if allowed by a law enforcement agency designated by the governing body of the applicable county or municipal corporation; and
(ii) Shall be extinguished at the request of a uniformed law enforcement officer.
(3) The law enforcement agency may require that a sign meeting specifications set by the agency appear on the vehicle that identifies the group conducting the patrol while the amber flashing light is displayed.
(2) An amber flashing light:
(i) May only be displayed if allowed by a law enforcement agency designated by the governing body of the applicable county or municipal corporation; and
(ii) Shall be extinguished at the request of a uniformed law enforcement officer.
(3) The law enforcement agency may require that a sign meeting specifications set by the agency appear on the vehicle that identifies the group conducting the patrol while the amber flashing light is displayed.
(c) (1) A security guard agency licensed under Title 19 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article may equip its vehicles with one or more amber flashing lights.
(c) (1) A security guard agency licensed under Title 19 of the Business Occupations and Professions Article may equip its vehicles with one or more amber flashing lights.
(2) A person operating a vehicle equipped with amber flashing lights under this subsection may activate the lights only while on duty on property that the agency is responsible for patrolling.
(2) A person operating a vehicle equipped with amber flashing lights under this subsection may activate the lights only while on duty on property that the agency is responsible for patrolling.
Official source: Maryland General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Maryland statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.