Common Maryland Traffic Stops

A list of common traffic stops in Maryland with associate legal section and standard fines. 

Seat Belt - Driver or Front Seat Passenger (16 Y/O+) W/O Seat Belt (Taxis Exempt)                              TA 22-412.3         $83


Seat Belt - Back Seat Passenger (16 Y/O+) W/O Seat Belt (Secondary Offense Only)                             TA 22-412.3         $83


Seat Belt - Any Child Passenger Under 16 Y/O – Cite the Driver                                                             TA 22-412.3         $83


Fail to Attach Plates at Front and Rear (Maryland Only)                                                                           TA 13-411(a)       $70


Fail to Securely Attach, Horizontal, Prevented from Swinging, Clearly Visible                                        TA 13-411(c2)     $70


Reg. Plate free from Foreign Materials or Plate Covers (tinted, clear, etc. overtop characters)                 TA 13-411(c1)     $70


Displaying Expired Plates (Not PA, NJ, or other States that don’t issue stickers anymore)                      TA 13-411(f)       $70


Texting – Send, Read an “Electronic Message” in travel portion of road (not GPS)                                 TA 21-1124.1      $83


Handheld Phone – Use hands to “use” wireless phone in any way while vehicle in motion                      TA 21-1124.2      $83


Bicycle/Veh – Driving Wrong way on Coastal Hwy./Phila. Ave – Fail to Drive Right of Center              TA 21-301(a)       $90


Unsafe Lane Change – Must affect other traffic (including your own)                                                      TA 21-309(b)      $90


Using Bus Lane if not a scooter, bicycle, bus, or making a right turn – Fail Obey Traffic Control            TA 21-201(a1)    $90


Stopping/Parking in Bus Lane (often UBERS, Taxis)                                                                                 TA 21-1003(j)     $60


Obstructing Flow of Traffic (Stopped, Blocking Free Passage other Vehicles)                                          TA 21-1001(b)    $60


Adjacent Lane Change – Stopped Police or Emergency Vehicle “Move Over Law”                                 TA 21-405(e)2l $110 


Steady Red Circular Red Light (must be before white stop line when light turns red)                              TA 21-202(h1)   $140


Smoke/Exhaust from Diesel Exhaust that Obscures Persons/Vehicles                                                       TA 21-1131(a)    $70


Left or R from Improper Road Position (Turning L or R from wrong lane)                                              TA 21-601            $90


Following Too Closely (Reasonable, Prudent given Speed, Traffic, and Roadway Conditions)               TA 21-310(a)     $110


No Head or Tail Lights in “Unfavorable Visibility”                                                                                   TA 22-201.1         $60


Fail to Display Two Lighted Front Lamps (in Unfavorable Visibility)                                                      TA 22-226(a)       $60


Fail to Stop at Stop Sign (Define “Stop” as; A complete cessation of movement)                                    TA 21-707(a)       $90