{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-8-103","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Utilities § 8–103","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) A telegraph or telephone company or a corporation authorized under § 5-410(a)(3) of this article may construct lines:\n(i) through the State;\n(ii) from or to any point in the State;\n(iii) on the boundaries of the State;\n(iv) along and on a road, street, or highway; and\n(v) across bridges and the waters in the State.\n(2) The company may erect fixtures, including poles, piers, or abutments necessary to sustain the lines.\n(3) This section does not authorize a company to construct a bridge across any of the navigable waters of the State.\n(b) A line constructed under subsection (a) of this section is not a public nuisance and is not subject to abatement by a private party if the line does not interfere with or disturb:\n(1) the public use of roads, highways, and bridges;\n(2) the navigation of the waters of the State; or\n(3) the convenience of a landowner more than is unavoidable.","path":["Article - Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gpu\u0026section=8-103","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:28Z","sha256":"9fc1ff354f7901d78dc134b2c4483ce856369aa76ac5a1f1efa4a9185bf6bdf9","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-8-102","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-8-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}