The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a proactive traffic enforcement initiative beginning Nov. 17 to address numerous citizens complaints regarding unregistered vehicles (All Terrain Vehicles, Golf Carts, Mopeds, etc.) being operated on St. Mary’s County highways.
Maryland Law states a person shall not operate an unregistered vehicle on the highway (shoulder to shoulder). Therefore, they may not be operated on the highways of St. Mary’s County. ATV’s are specifically designed for off road use and are to be operated on private property only with the permission of the property owner.
Slow Moving Emblems – If a vehicle operates at a speed of 25 MPH or less you are required, by law, to display a slow moving emblem. However, having this emblem displayed on the rear of an ATV or golf cart does NOT allow a person to operate the vehicle on a highway in St. Mary’s County, unless the vehicle is being used to facilitate farm related operations, construction, maintenance or repair work at a facility.
This goal of this initiative is to save lives and increase the safety of the driving public in St. Mary’s County through awareness and enforcement.