Sec. 20-156. Limitation on number of certificates
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 20-156 (2026)
Sec. 20-156. Limitation on number of certificatesLinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Director shall issue to the owner for each taxicab a certificate containing the information required by this Subtitle. The number of valid certificates is limited at any given time to one thousand forty four (1,044), of which fifteen (15) certificates shall be designated for taxicabs specially equipped for the transportation of passengers in wheelchairs. The Director may issue an additional fifteen (15) certificates for taxicabs equipped to transport passengers in wheelchairs and an additional one hundred (100) certificates each calendar year beginning on October 1, 2011 pursuant to subsection (b) below, unless the number of valid certificates would exceed a ratio of one per thousand (1/1,000) population in the County, as computed in the most recent decennial U.S. Census or update published by the appropriate federal agency. The County Council shall, annually review by July 15th, with consultation with the Director and Taxicab Board, the allocation the total number of certificates by the appropriate class under Sec. 20-152 of this Subtitle.
(b)
The Director shall maintain a list, available to the public in alphabetical order, for the lottery for certificates. In any calendar year, whenever there are less than the maximum permitted number of such certificates outstanding, the Director shall conduct a lottery and issue certificates to those drivers chosen by the lottery. The number of certificates available in the annual lottery shall equal the maximum number permitted under subsection (a) above. To participate in the lottery, applicants shall pay an annual fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) and complete a registration form, under oath, provided by the Department. Participation in the lottery is limited to active drivers who have been licensed as drivers in the County for a period of at least two years and who have not been issued a certificate. Certificates cannot be subleased and may only be transferred pursuant to Sec. 20-155 of this Subtitle.
(c)
The Director shall restrict the number of individual owner and multiple owner certificates such that:
(1)
the number of individual owner certificates will be no lower than twenty-five percent (25%) and no higher than seventy-five percent (75%) of the total number of certificates issued; and
(2)
the number of multiple owner certificates will be no lower than twenty-five percent (25%) and no higher than seventy-five percent (75%) of the total number of certificates issued.