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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="9-205" title_number="9" title_name="Carrier Companies" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Motor Carrier Companies">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A route or schedule of a motor vehicle for which a motor carrier permit is granted may not be changed or abandoned without written permission from the Commission.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Commission may only grant permission under paragraph (1) of this subsection if the Commission finds that the public welfare and convenience are not prejudiced by the change.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, the holder of a motor carrier permit may temporarily operate substitute or reserve vehicles, when necessary in an emergency, to maintain the required schedules over the holder’s route.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This subtitle does not limit the power of a municipal corporation to adopt reasonable traffic regulations, including the power to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>designate streets; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>prohibit the use of certain streets or the parking of vehicles on those streets if the use or parking may threaten public safety or unduly congest traffic.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
