# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 5. Powers, Duties, and Prohibitions

### Subtitle 1. Powers and Duties of the Commission

#### Section 5-102

(a) The Commission may:

  (1) as it considers reasonable and proper, order a common carrier to issue mileage, excursion, school commuter, passenger commuter, or joint interchangeable mile tickets for all or part of the common carrier's route in the State; and

  (2) require any two or more common carriers, whose lines form a continuous line of transportation or whose lines could form a continuous line of transportation by means of switch connection, to:

    (i) establish through routes and joint rates;

    (ii) provide for the manner of securing the through routes or paying the joint rates; and

    (iii) apportion the through routes and joint rates between the affected common carriers.

(b) This section:

  (1) is subject to Sec. 7-208(f) of the Transportation Article; and

  (2) does not limit Sec. 5-101 of this subtitle.

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