§ 7-705. Actions prohibited in transit facilities or vehicles
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2018
Effective: October 1, 2018
MD Code, Transportation, § 7-705
§ 7-705. Actions prohibited in transit facilities or vehicles
(a) It is unlawful for any person entering a transit facility or transit vehicle owned or controlled by the Administration for the purpose of obtaining transit service or a train owned or controlled by the Administration or operated by a railroad company under contract to the Administration to provide passenger railroad service to:
(b) It is unlawful for any person to engage in any of the following acts in any transit vehicle or transit facility, designed for the boarding of a transit vehicle, which is owned or controlled by the Administration or a train owned or controlled by the Administration or operated by a railroad company under contract to the Administration to provide passenger railroad service:
(c) As used in this section, “elderly and handicapped person” means any person who, by reason of illness, injury, age, congenital malfunction, or other permanent or temporary incapacity or disability, is unable to use transit facilities and transit services or railroad facilities and railroad services as effectively as a person who is not so affected.
(d) The provisions of subsection (b)(3), (5), (8), and (12) of this section do not apply to charter bus service rendered by the Administration. The provisions of subsection (b)(2) and (12) of this section do not apply to excursion train service rendered by the Administration or by a railroad company under contract to the Administration. The provisions of subsection (b)(3) of this section do not apply to any railroad service rendered by the Administration or by a railroad company under contract to the Administration.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this section, any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine of not more than $500 for each offense.
(f)(1) It is unlawful for any person to obstruct, hinder, or interfere with:
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 13, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, c. 116; Acts 1984, c. 255; Acts 1991, c. 222; Acts 1992, c. 127, § 2; Acts 2001, c. 118, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, c. 730, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2009, c. 685, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2018, c. 619, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
Formerly Art. 64B, § 31A.
MD Code, Transportation, § 7-705, MD TRANS § 7-705
Current with legislation effective through July 1, 2023, from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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