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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="10-112" title_number="10" title_name="For-Hire Driving Services" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a For–Hire Driving Services Enforcement Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to provide adequate resources for the Commission to enforce the requirements of this title concerning for–hire driving services.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund consists of assessments made on permits for vehicles regulated by the Commission to provide for–hire driving services in the State.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Commission shall establish an assessment not exceeding $40 to be paid annually with respect to each vehicle permit to provide for–hire driving services, except for a vehicle permit to be used exclusively for employee van transportation to or from a designated work site.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Fund is to be used solely for statewide enforcement activities of the Commission relating to for–hire driving services.</text>
  </level>
</section>
