1456                               Laws of Maryland                         Ch. 534

Subtitle 8

Owners of For-Rent Vehicles, Taxicabs and
Commercial Motor Vehicles for Hire

Part I—For-Rent Vehicles

§ 8-101. Owners of for-rent vehicles to certify proof of financial
responsibility.

(a)   The Department shall not register any motor vehicle, trailer
or semitrailer to be rented, unless and until the person owning such
vehicle shall certify financial responsibility as provided by this article,
and such certification has been accepted by the Department, and the
Department shall suspend the registration of any such vehicle when-
ever the Department ascertains that such owner has failed, or is
unable, to maintain such proof of financial responsibility.

(b)   Certification required under this section shall cover every
person using or operating a vehicle under a rental agreement and
shall also cover the person owning such motor vehicle.

(c)   Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 8-102. Omitted.

§ 8-103. Renting motor vehicles to another.

(a)    No person shall rent a motor vehicle or trailer to any person
for operation unless the person who will operate the rented motor
vehicle or trailer is duly licensed hereunder or, in the case of a non-
resident, duly licensed under the laws of the state of his residence;
provided that state requires an examination for qualification to oper-
ate a motor vehicle and in which state residents of Maryland are
given the same privilege.

(b)    No person shall rent a motor vehicle or trailer to any other-
person for operation until the person in possession of the motor vehi-
cle or trailer to be rented has inspected the driver's license of the
person by whom the motor vehicle or trailer is to be operated and
compared and verified the signature thereon with the signature of
the person written in his presence and compared and verified the
physical description thereon with the physical description of the
person.

(c)    Every person renting a motor vehicle or trailer to another
shall keep a record of the registration number of the motor vehicle
or trailer rented or, if only a trailer is rented, the registration num-
ber of the trailer and the motor vehicle used to haul the trailer, the
name and address of the person to whom the motor vehicle or trailer
is rented, the number of the driver's license of the person who is to
operate the motor vehicle or haul the trailer and the date and place
of issuance of the driver's license. The record shall be open to in-
spection by any peace officer or employee of the department.

Part II—Taxicabs and Commercial Motor Vehicles for Hire

§ 8-201. Taxicabs not operating under permit of Public Service
Commission and commercial motor vehicles for hire.

(a) No person, or any officer, agent, servant or employee of such
person shall operate, or cause, permit, or suffer any taxicab not