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DEFENDING CLIENTS CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING & ELUDING THE POLICE IN MARYLAND  

If you have been charged with reckless driving or eluding law enforcement in Maryland, contact our Maryland traffic attorneys for help.  A reckless driving conviction or eluding the police in Maryland may cause you lose your license, cause your car insurance rate to skyrocket, or even possibly loose your job. We created this page to try and provide you with some information as to the law in Maryland regarding reckless driving & eluding law enforcement. We have two offices in Maryland to better serve you. Our law firm has its offices in Rockville and Annapolis, Maryland. If you wish to consult one of our Maryland traffic attorneys, please simply contact us by calling our toll free number, via e-mail or by filling out our on-line form. A lawyer of the Maryland SRIS, P.C. offices will gladly consult with you regarding your matter.

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The following are the State of Maryland Laws on Reckless Driving & Eluding a police officer.

What constitutes reckless driving

Escaping police

MD Code, Transportation, § 21-901.1- What constitutes reckless driving (top)

(a) A person is guilty of reckless driving if he drives a motor vehicle:
(1) In wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property; or
(2) In a manner that indicates a wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property.
(b) A person is guilty of negligent driving if he drives a motor vehicle in a careless or imprudent manner that endangers any property or the life or person of any individual.

MD Code, Transportation, § 21-904 Escaping police (top)

(a) In this section, "visual or audible signal" includes a signal by hand, voice, emergency light or siren.
(b) If a police officer gives a visual or audible signal to stop and the police officer is in uniform, prominently displaying the police officer's badge or other insignia of office, a driver of a vehicle may not attempt to elude the police officer by:
(1) Willfully failing to stop the driver's vehicle;
(2) Fleeing on foot; or
(3) Any other means.
(c) If a police officer gives a visual or audible signal to stop and the police officer, whether or not in uniform, is in a vehicle appropriately marked as an official police vehicle, a driver of a vehicle may not attempt to elude the police officer by:
(1) Willfully failing to stop the driver's vehicle;
(2) Fleeing on foot; or
(3) Any other means.
(d)(1) A driver may not attempt to elude a police officer in violation of subsection (b)(1) or (c)(1) of this section that results in bodily injury to another person.
(2) A driver may not attempt to elude a police officer in violation of subsection (b)(1) or (c)(1) of this section that results in death of another person.

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