Ch. 191

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(2)     Demand or collect a greater or less compensation for any service or
commodity than specified therefor in its schedules as in force at the time;

(3)     Demand or collect any charge which for any reason violates any of the
provisions of this article; or                                                                                   

(4)     Assist, suffer or permit any of the things prohibited by this section to be
done by any means or device, including but not limited to false billing, false classification,
false weighing, or false report of weight.

(b)     No person shall accomplish or seek to accomplish any of the things prohibited
by subsection (a)(4) of this section, whether with or without the connivance or consent of
the public service company or any of its personnel.

(c)     Unless the Commission otherwise orders, no public service company shall
establish any new rate or make any change in any rate except after thirty days' notice, to
the Commission, and publication, in accordance with § 28(a) of this article, during all of
said period by means of new schedules or plainly indicated amendments upon the
schedules in force and posted, which shall plainly set forth the changes proposed to be
made in the schedules then in force and the time when the change in rate is to go into
effect.

[(d) (1) It shall be the duty of every common and contract carrier of flammables
by motor vehicle to provide safe and adequate service, equipment, and facilities for the
transportation of flammables within the State of Maryland; to establish, observe, and
enforce just and reasonable rates, charges, and classification, and just and reasonable
regulations and practices relating thereto and to the manner and method of presenting,
and delivering flammables for transportation, the facilities for transportation, and all
other matters relating to or connected with the transportation of flammables within the
State of Maryland.

(2)     All charges made for any services rendered or to be rendered by any
carrier of flammables by motor vehicle, within the State of Maryland or in connection
therewith shall be just and reasonable, and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such
service or any part thereof is prohibited and declared to be unlawful. It shall be unlawful
for any common carrier to make, give, or cause any undue or unreasonable preference or
advantage to any particular person, locality, region, or district, in any respect whatsoever;
or to subject any particular person, locality, region, or. district, to any unjust
discrimination or any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect
whatsoever. It shall be unlawful for any contract carrier by motor vehicle of flammables
within the State of Maryland to demand, charge or collect greater or less compensation
for such transportation than the charges filed in accordance with § 31(d) of this article or
subsection (a) of this section. Provided, however, that this subsection shall not be
construed to apply to discriminations, prejudice, or disadvantage to the traffic of any
other carrier of whatever description.

(3)     Nothing in this section shall be held to extinguish any remedy or right of
action not inconsistent herewith.]                                     

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