Maryland · Maryland Code — Transportation Article
Md. Code, Transp. § 21-603: (a) A person may not start a vehicle that is stopped, standing, or parked until the movement can be made with reasonable safety
What this law says, in plain English
A person cannot start a parked or stopped vehicle unless movement is reasonably safe and, if other vehicles could be affected, adequate warning is given to approaching traffic.
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