{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-22-405.5","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Transportation § 22–405.5","heading":"","body":"(a) A person may not sell or offer for sale, at the point of final retail sale to the consumer, an unsafe tire, for use on a highway, that does not meet or exceed the requirements set forth in subsection (b) of this section or in regulations promulgated under § 22-405(c) of this subtitle.\n(b) A tire shall be considered unsafe if it:\n(1) Has tread wear indicators and the tire is worn to the point that the tread wear indicators are flush with the tread at any place on the tire;\n(2) Does not have tread wear indicators and the tire is worn so that less than 2/32 of an inch tread remains when measured in any groove at three locations spaced approximately equally around the outside of the tire; provided that motorcycle tires shall be allowed to be worn down to 1/32 of an inch, if measured under this paragraph;\n(3) Has a worn spot that exposes the cord through the tread;\n(4) Has tread cuts, snags, or sidewall cracks in any direction which are deep enough to expose body cords;\n(5) Has visible bumps, bulges, or knots indicating partial failure or separation of the tire structure;\n(6) Has unrepaired fabric breaks or the sidewall has damaged body cords;\n(7) Has been regrooved or recut except as authorized in § 22-405.1 of this subtitle; or\n(8) Is marked:\n(i) For farm use only;\n(ii) For off-highway use only; or\n(iii) For racing use only.\n(c) A tire failing to meet the requirements of subsection (b) of this section may be sold for off-highway use only if the tire has permanently inscribed on its sidewall the letters “OH” at least 3/4 of an inch in height.","path":["Article - Transportation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr\u0026section=22-405.5","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:38Z","sha256":"02c81975f6ec350a758e768f1335b499d6bb56abd3bc4dadd282538f466665ee","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-22-405.4","next":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-22-406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}