# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 10. For-Hire Driving Services

### Subtitle 5. Prohibitions; Penalties

#### Section 10-502

(a) A person may not operate a vehicle that provides passenger-for-hire services in the State:

  (1) unless the person is licensed as a passenger-for-hire driver by the Commission, including a person who is licensed or otherwise authorized by the Commission as a transportation network operator, transportation network partner, or transportation network driver; or

  (2) in violation of this title or Title 9, Subtitle 2 of this article.

(b) A person may not operate a vehicle that provides taxicab services in the State:

  (1) unless the person is licensed as a taxicab driver by the Commission or a county or municipal corporation; or

  (2) that is under the jurisdiction of the Commission, in violation of this title.

(c) A person may not operate a transportation network company in the State unless the person has been issued a permit as a transportation network company by the Commission.

(d) Subject to the hearing provisions of Sec. 3-102(c) of this article, the Commission may impose on a person who violates this section a civil penalty not exceeding $500 for each violation.

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