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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a motor carrier permit is required for a passenger motor vehicle used in the transportation of persons for hire.
(b) A motor carrier permit is not required for:
(1) a motor vehicle used exclusively for the transportation of pupils to and from public or private schools;
(2) a motor vehicle operated for a period of not more than 3 months in any registration year in the transportation of persons employed at a cannery located in a county;
(3) taxicabs;
(4) public transportation for hire authorized to operate on the boardwalk in Ocean City;
(5) a vanpool operation as defined in § 11-175.1 of the Transportation Article;
(6) a local public transportation system established under a law enacted by the local governing body of a county or municipal corporation;
(7) subject to subsection (c) of this section, a motor vehicle used by a privately owned transportation company exclusively to provide transportation system services under a contract with the governing body of a county or municipal corporation or with a unit of State government;
(8) shuttle bus service operated by the University of Maryland, College Park Campus for students enrolled at the University of Maryland, College Park Campus and, in exchange for payment by a municipal corporation in which the University of Maryland, College Park Campus operates shuttle bus service, transportation service on the shuttle bus to residents of the municipal corporation; or
(9) transportation services that a nonprofit organization provides through the use of a volunteer driver and the volunteer driver's personal vehicle.
(c) A privately owned transportation company that provides transportation system services under a contract with the governing body of a county or municipal corporation or with a unit of State government shall obtain a motor carrier permit for motor vehicles that the company does not use exclusively to provide transportation system services under a contract with the governing body of a county or municipal corporation or with a unit of State government.
(d) The public duties of a common carrier may not be imposed on a person with respect to a vehicle for which a motor carrier permit is required under this section, if the vehicle is not actually engaged in public transportation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maryland Code, Public Utilities § 9-201 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/md/public-utilities/md-code-public-util-sect-9-201/
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