{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-11-162","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Transportation § 11–162","heading":"","body":"“Stop” means:\n(1) Where used in a mandatory sense, the complete cessation from movement; and\n(2) Where used in a prohibitory sense, to halt even momentarily a vehicle, whether or not it is occupied, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or a traffic control device.","path":["Article - Transportation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr\u0026section=11-162","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:38Z","sha256":"a18919f8d2b0c285f511175ae33e5cefb8d9d8e964ca2e2a9578328212e23864","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-11-161","next":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-11-163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}