Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
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: 2. the World Trade Center Institute in Baltimore; or3. 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.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 28, Sec. 1, eff. 4/8/2016.Amended by 2016 Md. Laws, Ch. 16, Sec. 1, eff. 4/7/2016.Amended by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 157, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2014.Amended by 2014 Md. Laws, Ch. 156, Sec. 1, eff. 6/1/2014.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.