State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Maryland > Courts-and-judicial-proceedings > Title-3 > Subtitle-12 > 3-1202§ 3-1202. Responsibility of motor carrier.
A motor carrier is responsible for the expense of an emergency response, containment, cleanup, and abatement by a paid fire department if the motor carrier:
(1) Transports a hazardous material in commerce on a highway in the State; and
(2) Is at fault and causes a traffic accident in the State that results in:
(i) A spill or discharge of hazardous materials; and
(ii) An emergency response, containment, cleanup, and abatement by the paid fire department.
[1988, chs. 762, 763.]
