# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 10. For-Hire Driving Services

### Subtitle 2. Taxicab Services

#### Section 10-210

(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:

      (1) Fort McHenry;

      (2) the World Trade Center Institute in Baltimore; or

      (3) 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.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Util. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)