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MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-110 - License Hearing Officer

    (a)    (1)    There is a position of license hearing officer.        (2)    The license hearing officer shall be appointed by the Commission.        (3)    The license hearing officer serves at the pleasure of the Commission.        (4)    The license hearing officer is entitled to compensation in accordance with the State budget.    (b)    The license hearing officer may hold a hearing involving a violation of this division or the Commission’s regulations:        (1)    by a for–hire driver licensed by the Commission, including a transportation network operator, transportation network partner, or transportation network driver licensed or otherwise authorized by the Commission to provide transportation network services;        (2)    except for a violation relating to rates, by a holder of a taxicab permit issued by the Commission; and        (3)    by a sedan company, limousine company, taxicab company, or transportation network company.    (c)    The license hearing officer shall file with the Commission, and simultaneously serve on all parties, a proposed order and findings of fact.    (d)    The proposed order shall become final unless appealed as provided in § 3-113(d) of this article.    (e)    Whenever a for-hire driver’s license or taxicab permit is suspended or revoked, or a civil penalty is imposed on the for-hire driver or taxicab permit holder, the for-hire driver or taxicab permit holder:        (1)    may request a rehearing in accordance with § 3-114 of this article; and        (2)    may seek judicial review under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of this article.    (f)    The Commission shall furnish to the permit holder a copy of the charges against a for-hire driver and the related decision of the license hearing officer and the Commission.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-111 - Funding

    Notwithstanding § 2-110 of this article, the Commission may seek adequate funding in the State budget and employ adequate staffing in order to implement the responsibilities set forth in this title and Title 9, Subtitle 2 of this article.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-112 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Section 10-112 - For-Hire Driving Services Enforcement Fund

    (a)    There is a For–Hire Driving Services Enforcement Fund.    (b)    The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to provide adequate resources for the Commission to enforce the requirements of this title concerning for–hire driving services.    (d)    (1)    The Fund consists of assessments made on permits for vehicles regulated by the Commission to provide for–hire driving services in the State.        (2)    The Commission shall establish an assessment not exceeding $40 to be paid annually with respect to each vehicle permit to provide for–hire driving services, except for a vehicle permit to be used exclusively for employee van transportation to or from a designated work site.    (e)    The Fund is to be used solely for statewide enforcement activities of the Commission relating to for–hire driving services.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-201 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 2 - Taxicab Services|Section 10-201 - Applicability of Subtitle

    This subtitle applies to a person providing taxicab services under a taxicab permit or taxicab driver’s license issued by the Commission.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-202 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 2 - Taxicab Services|Section 10-202 - Permit -- Required

    (a)    A person must have a permit issued by the Commission whenever the person operates as a taxicab business in or from a point in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, the City of Cumberland, or the City of Hagerstown.    (b)    The provisions of this division relating to taxicabs or of any public local law relating to taxicabs do not limit the jurisdiction of the Commission over a taxicab business as a common carrier even if the taxicab business operates in a jurisdiction other than Baltimore City, Baltimore County, the City of Cumberland, or the City of Hagerstown.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-203 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 2 - Taxicab Services|Section 10-203 - Permit -- Standard for Issuance

    (a)    (1)    An applicant for a permit to operate a taxicab business shall submit to the Commission an application on the form that the Commission provides.        (2)    The Commission shall issue a permit if, after investigation, the Commission determines that issuing the permit would be best for the public welfare and convenience.    (b)    In determining whether to issue a permit, the Commission shall consider all relevant factors including:        (1)    the number of taxicabs to be used;        (2)    the taxicab and other transportation services already available in the locality; and        (3)    the rate to be charged.    (c)    If it appears that a taxicab company is making an effort to mislead the public by imitating the name, design, or distinctive combination of colors of any taxicab already approved by the Commission, the Commission shall:        (1)    reject the taxicab company’s application for a permit; or        (2)    revoke or suspend the taxicab company’s existing permit.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-204 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 2 - Taxicab Services|Section 10-204 - Permit -- Term; Suspension; Revocation

    (a)    Each permit applies only to the particular taxicab designated in the permit.    (b)    (1)    Each permit is subject to the terms and conditions that the Commission establishes.        (2)    The Commission shall set a term of at least 1 year for each permit.        (3)    The Commission may renew a permit in accordance with the standards set forth in § 10-203 of this subtitle.    (c)    If sufficient cause is shown, the Commission may amend, suspend, or revoke a permit.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-205 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 2 - Taxicab Services|Section 10-205 - Permit -- Assignment

    (a)    A permit may not be assigned or transferred unless, after investigation, the Commission approves the assignment or transfer as best for the public welfare and convenience.    (b)    An applicant for an assignment or transfer of a permit shall submit to the Commission a written application that sets forth the purpose, terms, and conditions of the proposed assignment or transfer.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-206 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 2 - Taxicab Services|Section 10-206 - Display of Identification

    (a)    Each taxicab for which a permit is required shall have:        (1)    the name of the taxicab permit holder of the taxicab permanently painted or affixed on one door on each side of the taxicab, in letters at least 2.5 inches high; and        (2)    the word “taxicab” appear conspicuously on the taxicab.    (b)    (1)    The Commission shall:            (i)    determine the form and style of a badge; and            (ii)    issue to each licensed taxicab driver a badge with the taxicab driver’s license number on the badge.        (2)    A licensed taxicab driver shall display the badge conspicuously in the interior of a taxicab whenever operating the taxicab.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-207 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 2 - Taxicab Services|Section 10-207 - General Liability and Property Insurance

    (a)    A taxicab for which a permit is required may not be operated unless the permit holder:        (1)    obtains from an insurer authorized to transact business in the State, a liability insurance policy that:            (i)    is approved by the Commission in all respects, including policy provisions, form, and amounts; and            (ii)    insures the permit holder and taxicab driver against liability to a passenger or member of the public for property damage, personal injury, or death resulting from an accident in which the taxicab is involved; or        (2)    deposits with the Commission a bond with a casualty or surety company authorized to do business in the State that:            (i)    is approved by the Commission in all respects, including provisions, form, surety, and amounts; and            (ii)    is made out to the State as obligee for the use and benefit of passengers and members of the public, and undertakes to indemnify passengers and members of the public against property damage, personal injury, or death resulting from an accident in which the taxicab is involved.    (b)    (1)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, a cancellation or revocation of an insurance policy or bond that is required under subsection (a) of this section may not take effect until 45 days after the date the Commission receives written notice from the revoking party.            (ii)    Cancellation or revocation of an insurance policy or bond issued by the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund may not take effect until 30 days after the date the Commission receives written notice from the Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund.        (2)    At any time, if the Commission determines that the existing bond or insurance protection is inadequate, the Commission may require new or additional bond or insurance as a condition of operation.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-208 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 2 - Taxicab Services|Section 10-208 - Duties of Taxicab Driver

    (a)    In addition to other duties specifically imposed by this subtitle, while driving a taxicab, a taxicab driver:        (1)    shall accept as passenger and convey where directed any orderly person, on request, unless previously engaged or unable or forbidden to do so by this section, other valid law, or regulation;        (2)    except when transferring a vehicle to or from repair facilities, have in the taxicab driver’s possession a manifest that contains:            (i)    the time and date issued, the expiration time, the taxicab driver’s name and badge number, and the taxicab number;            (ii)    space for meter readings and the calculation of driver income; and            (iii)    any other information considered necessary by the Commission;        (3)    shall report each change of residence within 72 hours to the Commission;        (4)    shall answer promptly all communications and summonses received from the Commission;        (5)    shall deliver all fares and all other legal charges received to the permit holder if working on a commission basis;        (6)    may not operate a taxicab while the taxicab driver’s operator license or taxicab driver’s license is suspended;        (7)    may not allow any other person to use the taxicab driver’s badge or identification card;        (8)    may not allow any other person to drive the taxicab and return the taxicab to the permit holder’s garage on completion of the shift to which the taxicab driver was assigned;        (9)    shall proceed with passengers to destination by the shortest practicable route;        (10)    shall give a receipt for fares on request on an authorized form;        (11)    may not operate a taxicab for more than 12 hours of any continuous 24-hour period;        (12)    shall display in the interior of the taxicab at all times, while on duty, the identification card with photograph attached in the frame provided for the card and photograph; and        (13)    shall charge only the rate of fare or charge established by law.    (b)    (1)    When assigned to a taxicab, the taxicab driver is responsible for ascertaining that the taxicab is in good working order.        (2)    A taxicab driver may not tamper with rate cards, the meter, meter light, cable, speedometer cable, or any other equipment that is required to be in the taxicab by law or that registers fares and charges.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-209 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 2 - Taxicab Services|Section 10-209 - Taxicab Operation

    (a)    A taxicab driver shall make maximum use of service communications with the driver’s switchboard operator or dispatcher in order to keep the driver’s taxicab available for response to calls.    (b)    (1)    A taxicab driver may not solicit the patronage of a person who is at the terminal of another common carrier or at an intermediate point along an established route of that carrier to use that common carrier’s service.        (2)    Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not prohibit or interfere with a response to a call for a taxicab whether the call is made by telephone or by signal from a pedestrian.        (3)    Taxicabs being operated in Baltimore City:            (i)    may transport a passenger from Baltimore City into Baltimore County and return to Baltimore County for the same passenger; but            (ii)    may not solicit a passenger within Baltimore County at any time.        (4)    This subtitle may not impede the operation of taxicabs between Baltimore City and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in the manner allowed by law.    (c)    (1)    A taxicab may not carry more than the number of passengers designated on the rate card.        (2)    A child in a passenger’s arms is not counted as a passenger.        (3)    Only one person may occupy the front seat with the driver.    (d)    (1)    A taxicab may be used from a railroad station or other public place of special assembly to serve jointly not more than four passengers who are bound for the same, or approximately the same, location.        (2)    A passenger who has engaged a taxicab may not be compelled to share the taxicab with another person.        (3)    A taxicab driver may not refuse service in order to group passengers more profitably.        (4)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if a taxicab is occupied by several passengers bound for different destinations, each passenger or party shall be charged the fare recorded on the meter at the time of arrival at the passenger’s or party’s destination.            (ii)    A party or individual passenger may not be charged more than the fare applicable at the established rate for transportation over the shortest and most direct route.        (5)    A taxicab driver may not solicit another passenger while en route to the destination of passengers or parties initially occupying the cab.    (e)    A driver of a taxicab may not operate the taxicab:        (1)    recklessly;        (2)    in an unsafe manner; or        (3)    in disregard of the public general or local laws or municipal ordinances governing the operation of motor vehicles.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 2 - Taxicab Services|Section 10-210 - Charges for Service

    (a)    (1)    A taxicab permit holder shall post in each of its taxicabs a schedule of its fares on a rate card.        (2)    The rate card shall be printed and arranged in a way that allows a passenger to determine readily the exact fare payable by the passenger.        (3)    A person may not collect a fare other than a fare appearing on or determinable from the rate card posted in the taxicab.    (b)    (1)    This subsection does not apply to a taxicab operating in the City of Hagerstown.        (2)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, while in service, each taxicab for which a permit is required shall be equipped with:            (i)    an accurate taximeter that is properly installed and connected; or            (ii)    another device the Commission approves for measuring the charges for service.    (c)    (1)    A fixed charge may be made for any trip by taxicab between:            (i)    a point within the political subdivision in which the taxicab is normally operated and a point outside of the political subdivision;            (ii)    the Maryland Port Administration’s cruise terminal facilities and:                1.    Fort McHenry;                2.    the World Trade Center Institute in Baltimore; or                3.    Penn Station in Baltimore; or            (iii)    points within Baltimore City, as approved by the Commission.        (2)    A fixed charge shall be calculated on a mileage basis that the Commission approves.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 10-301 - Fixed Charge by Zone

    If a taxicab for which a permit is not required charges on the basis of a fixed charge made by zone, the extent of the zone shall be conspicuously expressed in mileage in the schedule required under § 10-210 of this title.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 4 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 10-401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Insurance Commissioner” means the Insurance Commissioner of the Maryland Insurance Administration.    (c)    “Operator” means a transportation network operator, transportation network partner, or transportation network driver.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 4 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 10-402 - General Consideration

    (a)    This subtitle applies to transportation network companies, operators, and transportation network services.    (b)    To the extent not otherwise covered in this subtitle, transportation network companies, operators, and transportation network services shall be subject to:        (1)    any applicable provisions of Titles 9 and 10 of this article; and        (2)    regulations adopted by the Commission for the regulation of transportation network services.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 4 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 10-403 - Regulations for Accessibility of Services

    (a)    The Commission shall adopt regulations to ensure that transportation network companies and operators are making reasonable efforts to make transportation network services accessible to all people, including individuals with disabilities.    (b)    The regulations adopted by the Commission under subsection (a) of this section shall provide for:        (1)    the transportation of passengers with service animals;        (2)    the accessibility of Web sites and mobile applications used to provide transportation network services;        (3)    the reasonable accommodations necessary to serve individuals with disabilities; and        (4)    the provision of information to an operator by a transportation network company related to the requirements of federal and State laws related to antidiscrimination.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-403.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 4 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 10-403.1 - Permit Required

    A transportation network company may not operate in the State unless the Commission has issued a permit to the transportation network company.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-407 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 4 - Transportation Network Company Services|Section 10-407 - Transportation Network Assessment Fund

    (a)    There is a Transportation Network Assessment Fund.    (b)    The Fund consists of assessment revenues submitted to the Comptroller from transportation network companies under § 10–406(g) of this subtitle.    (c)    The purpose of the Fund is to:        (1)    receive assessment revenues submitted from transportation network companies; and        (2)    disburse assessment revenues to the appropriate counties and municipalities in accordance with this subsection.    (d)    (1)    The Comptroller shall:            (i)    deposit in the Fund assessment revenues received from transportation network companies; and            (ii)    disburse trip assessment revenues to the appropriate counties and municipalities.        (2)    The Treasurer is the custodian of the Fund.    (e)    (1)    The Fund is a continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article, and may not be deemed a part of the General Fund of the State.        (2)    No part of the Fund may revert or be credited to:            (i)    the General Fund of the State; or            (ii)    a special fund of the State.
MD. Public Utilities Code Ann. §  10-501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Public Utilities|Division I - Public Services and Utilities|Title 10 - For-Hire Driving Services|Subtitle 5 - Prohibitions; Penalties|Section 10-501 - Operation of Motor Vehicle for Hire

    (a)    A person may not transport, solicit for transport, or agree to transport any person or baggage in a motor vehicle for hire unless the operator of the motor vehicle is licensed by the Commission.    (b)    A person who owns or is in charge of a motor vehicle may not allow the motor vehicle to be used in violation of this section, § 10–109, or § 10–209 of this title.