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Maryland Code, Public Utilities § 8-108

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A telegraph company doing business in this State shall:

(1) receive telegrams from and for other telegraph companies and from or for any individual; and

(2) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, transmit telegrams received:

(i) in the manner established by the rules and regulations of the telegraph company;

(ii) in the order received; and

(iii) with impartiality and good faith.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a telegraph company that makes an arrangement with newspapers for the transmission of information of general and public interest out of the order received for the purpose of publication.

(c) A telegraph company that violates subsection (a) of this section is liable to the person sending or desiring to send the telegram for:

(1) $100 for each instance of neglect or refusal to receive or transmit a telegram; and

(2) the costs of the suit.

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