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10/03/2026

On the B&A Trail, every e-bike class is held to 15 mph.

A Class 3 e-bike can assist to 28 mph and a Class 2 to 20, but on Anne Arundel County's paved trails the maximum is 15 mph. A lower posted limit still applies, and e-motos aren't allowed on the trail at all. Yield to pedestrians, keep right, and give an audible warning before passing on the left.

Full article by Mandeep S. Chhabra:
A Parent’s Guide to Maryland E-Bike Laws: When Your Kid’s Bike Is Legally a Motorcycle
https://blog.cclaw.group/maryland-e-bike-laws/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the_current&utm_content=ebike-trail

10/02/2026

Someone uses self-checkout, misses an item, walks out of the store and nothing happens.

Then it happens again.

Months later, the person is charged—and learns that the retailer has video, transaction records, photographs, vehicle information and allegations involving several earlier visits.

That scenario is becoming increasingly important in Maryland theft cases.

Our latest article, by Mandeep S. Chhabra:
Skip Scanning in Maryland: Why “I Wasn’t Stopped” Doesn’t Mean You Got Away With It

It explains skip scanning, how retailers can build cases over time, Maryland's aggregation laws, Flock/license-plate-reader evidence and what happens when several relatively small allegations are put together.

https://blog.cclaw.group/maryland-skip-scanning-self-checkout-theft/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the_current&utm_content=skip-launch

10/02/2026

09/28/2026

That “e-bike” in the garage might legally be a motorcycle.

In Maryland, the motor decides, not the pedals. A legal e-bike needs fully operable pedals, two or three wheels, a motor rated at 750 watts or less, and it has to fit Class 1, 2 or 3. If it doesn't qualify, a teenage rider can be cited for license, registration and insurance violations, and a homeowners policy may not cover an accident.

New from Mandeep S. Chhabra:
A Parent’s Guide to Maryland E-Bike Laws: When Your Kid’s Bike Is Legally a Motorcycle

For Anne Arundel County parents and riders: the B&A Trail's 15 mph limit, impoundment, and who pays when someone gets hurt.

Read it here: https://blog.cclaw.group/maryland-e-bike-laws/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the_current&utm_content=ebike-launch

09/28/2026

Who pays for the experts?

A serious injury case can require tens of thousands of dollars in litigation expenses — physicians, engineers, economists, life care planners. Most injured clients can't fund that themselves. Mandeep Chhabra explains how it actually works, and why case expenses are separate from the attorney's fee.

Full breakdown on the blog: https://blog.cclaw.group/why-personal-injury-lawyers-hire-experts/

09/23/2026

§21-902(c). Maryland can charge you with DUI for a legally prescribed medication, even taken exactly as directed. The question isn't whether the drug was legal. It's whether the State can prove it made you unable to drive safely. Full breakdown on the blog: https://blog.cclaw.group/maryland-prescription-medication-dui/

09/21/2026

Serious personal injury cases are not proved by medical bills alone.

Mandeep Chhabra wrote a candid piece on what building one actually takes: why treating doctors often won't testify, when an engineer or an economist is the difference, what a life care plan is for, and how litigation expenses work in a contingency-fee case.

Read it here: https://blog.cclaw.group/why-personal-injury-lawyers-hire-experts/

09/21/2026

Annapolis drivers: a local update for your regular route.

According to Annapolis Police, the Edgewood Road camera at Breakwater Drive has a September 21, 2026 citation start date and operates 24/7.

Keep an eye on posted speeds and share this reminder with someone who travels the area.

Cochran & Chhabra Law Group | Annapolis, Maryland

Official city announcement: https://www.annapolis.gov/CivicSend/ViewMessage/message/298490

09/14/2026

Most people assume a prescription is a built-in defense against in Maryland. It isn't. Mandeep Chhabra recently handled a Baltimore County case that shows exactly how this plays out — a driver with a ••valid•• prescription was still arrested, charged, and still had to fight it, even though the case was ultimately dismissed before trial. Link in comments ☟

https://blog.cclaw.group/articles/maryland-prescription-medication-dui

09/08/2026

Arrested over the holiday weekend? The paper they handed you — the Order of Suspension — is also a countdown. You have 10 calendar days from that date to request an MVA hearing and keep driving on your temporary license. Not business days. Calendar days.

We built a free calculator that takes the date on your Order and maps out days 10, 30, and 45 — link in bio, or visit blog.cclaw.group.

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