{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-9-201","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Public Utilities § 9–201","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a motor carrier permit is required for a passenger motor vehicle used in the transportation of persons for hire.\n(b) A motor carrier permit is not required for:\n(1) a motor vehicle used exclusively for the transportation of pupils to and from public or private schools;\n(2) a motor vehicle operated for a period of not more than 3 months in any registration year in the transportation of persons employed at a cannery located in a county;\n(3) taxicabs;\n(4) public transportation for hire authorized to operate on the boardwalk in Ocean City;\n(5) a vanpool operation as defined in § 11–175.1 of the Transportation Article;\n(6) a local public transportation system established under a law enacted by the local governing body of a county or municipal corporation;\n(7) subject to subsection (c) of this section, a motor vehicle used by a privately owned transportation company exclusively to provide transportation system services under a contract with the governing body of a county or municipal corporation or with a unit of State government;\n(8) shuttle bus service operated by the University of Maryland, College Park Campus for students enrolled at the University of Maryland, College Park Campus and, in exchange for payment by a municipal corporation in which the University of Maryland, College Park Campus operates shuttle bus service, transportation service on the shuttle bus to residents of the municipal corporation; or\n(9) transportation services that a nonprofit organization provides through the use of a volunteer driver and the volunteer driver’s personal vehicle.\n(c) A privately owned transportation company that provides transportation system services under a contract with the governing body of a county or municipal corporation or with a unit of State government shall obtain a motor carrier permit for motor vehicles that the company does not use exclusively to provide transportation system services under a contract with the governing body of a county or municipal corporation or with a unit of State government.\n(d) The public duties of a common carrier may not be imposed on a person with respect to a vehicle for which a motor carrier permit is required under this section, if the vehicle is not actually engaged in public transportation.","path":["Article - Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gpu\u0026section=9-201","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:00:28Z","sha256":"9b310fa6ee10e23c5e442eb903e3780ed373b8b34b4bdee72f159807361ff67c","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-9-103","next":"us-md/md.-code-public-utilities-9-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}