§ 10-110. License hearing officer

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic UtilitiesEffective: April 8, 2016

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Utilities (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Public Services and Utilities [Titles 1-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. For-Hire Driving Services (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 8, 2016
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 10-110
Formerly cited as MD PUBLIC UTIL COMP § 10-110
§ 10-110. License hearing officer
Currentness
Appointed by Commission
(a)(1) There is a position of license hearing officer.
(2) The license hearing officer shall be appointed by the Commission.
(3) The license hearing officer serves at the pleasure of the Commission.
(4) The license hearing officer is entitled to compensation in accordance with the State budget.
Authority to hold hearings
(b) The license hearing officer may hold a hearing involving a violation of this division or the Commission's regulations:
(1) by a for-hire driver licensed by the Commission, including a transportation network operator, transportation network partner, or transportation network driver licensed or otherwise authorized by the Commission to provide transportation network services;
(2) except for a violation relating to rates, by a holder of a taxicab permit issued by the Commission; and
(3) by a sedan company, limousine company, taxicab company, or transportation network company.
Proposed order and findings of fact
(c) The license hearing officer shall file with the Commission, and simultaneously serve on all parties, a proposed order and findings of fact.
Final order
(d) The proposed order shall become final unless appealed as provided in § 3-113(d) of this article.
Rehearing and judicial review
(e) Whenever a for-hire driver's license or taxicab permit is suspended or revoked, or a civil penalty is imposed on the for-hire driver or taxicab permit holder, the for-hire driver or taxicab permit holder:
(1) may request a rehearing in accordance with § 3-114 of this article; and
(2) may seek judicial review under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of this article.
Copy of charges and decision
(f) The Commission shall furnish to the permit holder a copy of the charges against a for-hire driver and the related decision of the license hearing officer and the Commission.

Credits

Added by Acts 1998, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 2005, c. 111, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2010, c. 52, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2016, c. 16, § 1, eff. April 7, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 28, § 1, eff. April 8, 2016.
Formerly Art. 78, § 50M.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 10-110, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 10-110
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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