# Transportation (GTR)

## Title 11. Vehicle Laws -- Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 1. Definitions

#### Section 11-165

(a) "Taxicab" means, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a motor vehicle for hire that:

  (1) Is designed to carry seven or fewer individuals, including the driver; and

  (2) Is used to accept or solicit passengers for transportation for hire between those points along highways in this State as the passengers request.

(b) "Taxicab" does not include a motor vehicle operated on regular schedules and between fixed termini with the approval of the Public Service Commission.

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