Responsibility of motor carrier

1. Law
2. Maryland Code
3. Courts and Judicial Proceedings
4. Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action
5. Reimbursement for Costs of Emergency Response, Containment, Cleanup, and Abatement -- Paid Fire Companies and Rescue Squads
6. 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.

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