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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 20.95.01.08" title_num="20" subtitle_num="95" chapter_num="01" heading="Schedules — Rates and Charges.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The provisions of this regulation do not apply to a motor carrier providing transportation for hire by or through contract with a public authority, or a federal, State, district, or municipal transportation agency.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Notice.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A schedule of rates and charges may not be instituted or changed by an owner or Transportation Network Company without providing the Commission and the Maryland Office of People's Counsel with 14 days notice.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Interested persons and the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel may file with the Commission an objection to the schedule of rates and charges within 14 days of the submission of the application and proposed schedule.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Unless the Commission suspends a schedule filed under §B(1) of this regulation within 14 days, the schedule shall take effect on the date specified in the schedule.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A schedule of rates may include a range of maximum and minimum rates, including a range of base rates, and any applicable surge pricing capped at a maximum multiplier.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An owner or Transportation Network Company shall file with the Commission a schedule of its rates and charges, as required in Regulation .08B of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An application for authority to institute or change rates and charges shall be typewritten or printed and shall include an original and two copies of the proposed tariff change, including the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A reference to the specific rate or charge section being instituted or changed;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A list of the rate or charge pages being revised;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A brief description of the nature of the rate or charge addition or change;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>If applicable, the percentage of increase or decrease in a rate or charge and the related dollar amount for each class;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The proposed effective date;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The name and telephone number of a representative of the owner or Transportation Network Company capable of answering any question the Commission may have concerning the rate or charge; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The signature of the owner, or in the case of a Transportation Network Company, corporation, partnership, or LLC, the signature of an authorized representative.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An owner shall provide access to a copy of the effective and proposed schedule of rates and charges to the public on a website, or if the owner does not have a website, at their principal place of business.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>A Transportation Network Company shall disclose the following information to a passenger through the TNC Platform before the passenger agrees to a trip with a Transportation Network Company:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The applicable rate being charged;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notice that surge pricing is in effect and the multiplier to be applied, if applicable;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Notice of the type and amount of any additional fee or fees being charged; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The option to obtain an estimated fare for the transportation service that will be provided, based on passenger-input pick-up and drop-off points.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>A Transportation Network Company shall include in its digital platform a feature that requires a passenger to acknowledge that surge pricing is in effect, when applicable.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>A Transportation Network Company shall permit all passengers to view on their personal computer or mobile device a photograph of the authorized Transportation Network Operator, and the vehicle’s license plate number, prior to entering the Commission approved vehicle.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>A Transportation Network Company, on completion of transportation services, shall transmit an electronic receipt to the passenger’s electronic mail address or mobile application documenting:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The origin and destination of the trip;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The total time of the trip;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The total fare paid, including the base fare and any additional charges incurred for distance traveled or duration of the prearranged ride;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The driver’s first name;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The PSC license number or a unique receipt identification number;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The Company name; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A customer support telephone number and an e-mail address or hyperlink, or both for the submittal of inquiries and feedback.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>A Transportation Network Company shall make available on its digital network and website a customer support telephone number and an e-mail address or hyperlink, or both for passenger inquires, as well as instructions to passengers for filing a complaint with the Commission.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>