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2005 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 133
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Article - Public Utility Companies
2-117.
[(b) (1) The Commission shall bring an action to recover a forfeiture under
this article in the name of the State in a civil court of competent jurisdiction in any
county where the defendant does business.
(2) In an action under this subsection, all forfeitures incurred before
final judgment is rendered may be recovered.
(3) An action to recover a particular forfeiture is not a waiver of other
forfeitures that have accrued or will accrue.]
[(c)] (B) (1) The Commission shall notify an offender to appear and answer
charges on complaint filed by a carrier or on discovery of a violation or infringement
by the Commission's own investigation that:
(i) the offender is or has been infringing on or violating a permit
granted to the carrier by the Commission;
(ii) the offender, without a permit, is exercising, or using a right
granted in a permit;
(iii) a right granted in a permit is being subjected to unrestricted or
unregulated competition; or
(iv) the offender, without a permit, is serving, wholly or partly,
directly or indirectly, a route set forth in a granted permit.
(2) The notice shall be sent to or served on the offender as provided by §
3-103 of this article.
(3) If the Commission finds that the offender is violating or infringing, or
has violated or infringed on the rights of a carrier, the Commission shall order the
offender to stop the operations that led to the violation or infringement.
(4) If the offender does not obey the order of the Commission, the
Commission shall notify the offender to show cause within 10 days after the notice is
mailed or served why the registration certificate for each vehicle involved in the
operations should not be suspended or revoked.
(5) If cause is not shown or if, after hearing, the Commission finds that
cause is not shown, the Commission shall certify to the Motor Vehicle Administration:
(i) that the registration certificate of each vehicle involved in the
operations shall be suspended or revoked;
(ii) the condition of the suspension or revocation; and
(iii) if possible, the license number of each vehicle for which the
certificate of registration is to be suspended or revoked.
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