# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 5. Powers, Duties, and Prohibitions

### Subtitle 4. Franchises and Condemnation

#### Section 5-409

Sections 5-405, 5-406, and 5-407 of this subtitle apply to all railroads operated by electricity, cable, or other improved motive power, whether the property proposed to be condemned is located in a county or Baltimore City, where streets and alleys have not been opened and occupied as city streets.

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