HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Maryland, respectively; (d) the weight of the vehicle when
empty; and (e) the schedule, IF ANY, under which the vehicle
shall be operated. The application for registration of any
such passenger vehicle shall also state the seating capacity
for passengers of said vehicle; and the application for any
such vehicle for the transportation of property or freight
shall state the carrying capacity as given by the
manufacturer of such vehicle.

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(a-1) With the exceptions enumerated in subsection (b)
of this section, no motor vehicle shall be used in the

public intrastate transportation for hire, or in any

transportation for hire [on regular schedules and between
fixed termini (as these terms are defined in Title 11 of the
Transportation Article)] of passengers, or of property or
freight (including passengers or property or freight carried

by corporations, groups, associations engaged in the

transportation of their stockholders, shareholders or

members, or their property or freight, whether on the
cooperative plan or otherwise) or in the carriage of
flammables, for hire over the improved streets or roads of
this State or any political subdivision thereof, without a
permit from the Commission to the owner, which shall
prescribe the route and schedule, if any, of operation.

(A-l) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, A PERMIT SHALL BE REQUIRED
OF THE FOLLOWING:

(1)  ANY PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE USED IN ANY
TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS FOR HIRE; AND

(2)  ANY MOTOR VEHICLE USED IN THE INTRASTATE
TRANSPORTATION OF PROPERTY OR FREIGHT ON REGULAR SCHEDULES
AND BETWEEN FIXED TERMINI, AS THESE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN
TITLE 11 OF THE TRANSPORTATION ARTICLE, INCLUDING PROPERTY
OR FREIGHT CARRIED BY CORPORATIONS, GROUPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS
ENGAGED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR STOCKHOLDERS,
SHAREHOLDERS OR MEMBERS, OR THEIR PROPERTY OR FREIGHT,
WHETHER ON THE COOPERATIVE PLAN OR OTHERWISE. THE PERMIT
MAY PRESCRIBE THE ROUTE AND SCHEDULE OF OPERATION.

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(MM) "TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS FOR HIRE" MEANS ANY
TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS FOR HIRE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO REGULARLY SCHEDULED OPERATIONS, CHARTER OR
CONTRACT OPERATIONS, TOUR OR SIGHTSEEING OPERATIONS, AND
PASSENGERS CARRIED BY CORPORATIONS, GROUPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS
ENGAGED IN THE TRANSPORTATION OF THEIR STOCKHOLDERS,
SHAREHOLDERS OR MEMBERS, OR THEIR PROPERTY OR FREIGHT,

WHETHER ON THE COOPERATIVE PLAN OR OTHERWISE.

2.