Maryland | Traffic Law
Legal Question
parking in a fire lane
I received a parking ticket for parking in a fire lane. I was in the vehicle outside of a store in Baltimore City waiting for someone who had gone inside. The engine was running. The officer asked me to move and I said I was just waiting for a minute. Without even responding to that he proceeded to write me a ticket. I was under the belief that stopping in a fire lane is permitted unless it was specifically posted as ''No stopping, fire lane''. My question is what are the definitions of stopping and parking as related to this situation.


