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.
Section 10-404 – Temporary or Permanent Transportation Network Operator’s License Required
(a) An operator may not provide transportation network services unless the Commission has authorized the operator to operate on a provisional basis or has issued a valid temporary or permanent transportation network operator’s license to provide transportation network services. (b) The Commission may approve an applicant to be an operator and issue a temporary transportation network operator’s […]
Section 10-405 – Insurance or Other Security
(a) (1) An operator, a transportation network company on behalf of the operator, or a combination of both shall maintain primary motor vehicle insurance, or other security under § 17–103(a)(3) of the Transportation Article, that: (i) recognizes that the operator is a transportation network operator or otherwise uses a motor vehicle to transport passengers for hire; and (ii) covers […]
Section 10-406 – Imposition of Tax, Fee, Charge, or Assessment; Procedural Requirements and Enforcement
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Assessment” means a charge imposed by a local jurisdiction on each transportation network service that includes a passenger trip during transportation network coverage period three as described in § 10–101(n)(1)(iii) of this title. (3) “Exempt jurisdiction” means a county or municipal corporation that imposed a tax, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Section 10-502 – Civil Penalty
(a) A person may not operate a vehicle that provides passenger–for–hire services in the State: (1) unless the person is licensed as a passenger–for–hire driver by the Commission, including a person who is licensed or otherwise authorized by the Commission as a transportation network operator, transportation network partner, or transportation network driver; or (2) in violation of this […]
Section 10-206 – Display of Identification
(a) Each taxicab for which a permit is required shall have 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]