Maryland · Maryland Code — Transportation Article

Md. Code, Transp. § 21-1127: (a) An individual may not operate for hire a motor vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver, unless the individual holds a valid for– hire driver’s license or transportation network operator’s license issued by the Public Service Commission or the appropriate local auth

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What this law says, in plain English

Operating a small vehicle for hire without a valid for-hire driver's license or transportation network operator's license is prohibited. Allowing someone unlicensed to operate such a vehicle is also prohibited.

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