The Montgomery Co. police says they do not know of a Maryland law or Mo.Co. law that prohibits golf carts in private communities.

And they are probably correct, but OPA's roads are not private.

Nancy, OPA roads are now public accessible roads under Maryland law. I realize this is a difficult concept for some to understand, however back in 1988 OPA relinquished its right of having private roads when it signed a contract with Worcester County to turn over the OPA roads to the county as a public easement.... in return for a cut of state highway funds.

The roads in OPA are open to the public. They are not private roads. While OPA still owns the property covered by the roads, it has granted a public easement to the county. BTW, I just read the agreement today. It allows the county or OPA to cancel at any time.

Please read the below carefully:

Any vehicle that is not registered in the state of Maryland may not be driven on Maryland highways. Maryland vehicle law defines highways as the entire width between the boundary lines of any way or thoroughfare of which any part is used by the public for vehicular travel, whether or not the way or thoroughfare has been dedicated to the public and accepted by any proper authority. This means ATVs, motorized skate boards, motorized bicycles, motorized mini-bikes, go-carts and golf carts can only be driven on private property with the permission of the owner or agent.