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§ 1-101	In this article the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 2-101	There is a Public Service Commission.
§ 2-102	The Commission consists of five commissioners, appointed by the...
§ 2-103	With the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint...
§ 2-104	The Commission shall appoint an Executive Secretary.
§ 2-105	The Commission shall appoint an Executive Director.
§ 2-106	The Commission shall appoint a General Counsel.
§ 2-107	Each commissioner, the Chairman of the Commission, the General Counsel,...
§ 2-108	The principal office of the Commission shall be in Baltimore City...
§ 2-109	On request of the Commission, a public officer shall give to the...
§ 2-110	In this section, "public service company" includes an electricity...
§ 2-110.1	There is a Public Utility Regulation Fund.
§ 2-111	The Commission may charge reasonable fees for copies of Commission...
§ 2-112	To the full extent that the Constitution and laws of the United...
§ 2-113	The Commission shall:
§ 2-114	To inspect a plant of a public service company, the Commission may:
§ 2-115	The Commission shall initiate and conduct any investigation necessary...
§ 2-116	As it considers desirable, the Commission may conduct proceedings...
§ 2-117	If the Commission believes that a public service company or gas...
§ 2-118	This section does not apply to:
§ 2-119	As the interests of the people of this State are affected, the Commission:
§ 2-120	Under interstate compacts or agreements or under the concurrent...
§ 2-121	The Commission may adopt reasonable regulations as necessary to...
§ 2-122	On or before the third Wednesday of March of each year, the Commission...
§ 2-123	In accordance with this section, the Commission may charge reasonable...
§ 2-201	In this subtitle, "residential and noncommercial users" means:
§ 2-202	With the advice and consent of the Senate, the Attorney General...
§ 2-203	The State budget shall provide sufficient money for the Office of...
§ 2-204	The Office of People’s Counsel shall evaluate each matter pending...
§ 2-205	In appearances before the Commission and courts on behalf of residential...
§ 2-206	If the budget for the Office of People’s Counsel is insufficient...
§ 2-301	In this subtitle, "relative" means an individual related by blood...
§ 2-302	This subtitle applies to commissioners, the General Counsel, the...
§ 2-303	This section applies to each individual subject to § 2-302 of this...
§ 2-304	An individual subject to § 2-302 of this subtitle may not hold an...
§ 2-305	An individual subject to § 2-302 of this subtitle may not solicit,...
§ 2-306	Until at least 2 years have passed after leaving service as a commissioner...
§ 2-307	This section applies to each individual subject to § 2-302 of this...
§ 2-308	This section applies to each individual subject to § 2-302 of this...
§ 2-309	Except as directed by the Commission or a court or as authorized...
§ 2-310	An individual subject to § 2-302 of this subtitle may not violate...
§ 3-101	A proceeding before the Commission shall be governed by the regulations...
§ 3-102	Any person may file a complaint with the Commission.
§ 3-103	The service of a document or notice relating to a proceeding before...
§ 3-104	The Commission shall institute and conduct proceedings reasonably...
§ 3-105	The Commission shall give preferential consideration to the following...
§ 3-106	If a person timely files, the person may apply to intervene in a...
§ 3-107	In addition to any other right a party in a proceeding before the...
§ 3-108	Unless notice is provided to each other party in a case before the...
§ 3-109	On the request of a party to a proceeding in which a hearing is...
§ 3-110	A person shall:
§ 3-111	In each hearing, the Commission shall prepare an official record...
§ 3-112	In a proceeding before the Commission where a person applies for...
§ 3-113	A decision and order of the Commission in a contested proceeding...
§ 3-114	On rehearing, the Commission may:
§ 3-201	Notwithstanding § 10-120 of the State Government Article, the validity...
§ 3-202	Except for the staff of the Commission, a party or person in interest,...
§ 3-203	Every final decision, order, or regulation of the Commission is...
§ 3-204	A proceeding for review under § 3-202 of this subtitle shall be...
§ 3-205	The Commission may, on terms it considers appropriate, stay the...
§ 3-206	After an answer has been filed in a proceeding for review under...
§ 3-207	(i)By stipulation of all parties to a proceeding for review under...
§ 3-208	Any party may introduce new evidence on judicial review.
§ 3-209	A party aggrieved by a final judgment in any proceeding under this...
§ 4-101	In this title, "just and reasonable rate" means a rate that:
§ 4-102	This section does not apply to small rural electric cooperatives.
§ 4-103	In setting just and reasonable rates under this title, the Commission...
§ 4-201	In accordance with the provisions of this article, a public service...
§ 4-202	A public service company shall file with the Commission a tariff...
§ 4-203	Unless otherwise ordered by the Commission, a public service company...
§ 4-204	The Commission may suspend, effective immediately and without formal...
§ 4-205	The Commission may set a temporary rate for any public service company...
§ 4-206	At any time, the Commission may investigate and determine the fair...
§ 4-207	This section applies only to a gas company, electric company, or...
§ 4-208	This section applies to a public service company that:
§ 4-209	With respect to the net capital costs associated with the relocation...
§ 4-301	Notwithstanding § 4-101 of this title or any other law to the contrary,...
§ 4-302	In this subsection, "operating ratio" means the relationship of...
§ 4-303	The Commission shall establish pilotage fees and charges for pilotage...
§ 4-303.1	The Commission shall establish fees and charges for a licensed docking...
§ 4-304	In this section, "jurisdiction" means a county or municipal corporation.
§ 4-305	In this section, "jurisdiction" means a county, sanitary district,...
§ 4-306	This section applies to any municipal corporation in Talbot County...
§ 4-401	As it considers necessary, and in accordance with the requirements...
§ 4-402	This section applies to:
§ 4-501	In its utility operations, a public service company may not:
§ 4-502	In an action by a public service company to collect a charge, the...
§ 4-503	This section does not apply to service rendered or commodities furnished:
§ 5-101	After providing notice and an opportunity for interested parties...
§ 5-102	The Commission may:
§ 5-103	The Commission may require a public service company to continue...
§ 5-104	The Commission may authorize the acts described in §§ 5-202, 5-203,...
§ 5-105	The Commission shall require each gas company, electric company,...
§ 5-106	Before a license or permit may be issued under this article to an...
§ 5-201	A public service company may not exercise a franchise granted by...
§ 5-202	Without prior authorization of the Commission, a public service...
§ 5-203	Subject to § 6–101 of this article, without prior authorization...
§ 5-204	This section does not apply to:
§ 5-205	Without prior authorization of the Commission, a person may not...
§ 5-301	Except as otherwise provided by law, this section does not apply...
§ 5-302	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a public service...
§ 5-303	A public service company shall furnish equipment, services, and...
§ 5-304	A public service company shall notify the Commission of any accident...
§ 5-401	Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle or by other law, the...
§ 5-402	This subtitle does not authorize a corporation to take or use property...
§ 5-403	This section applies to a domestic or foreign corporation that is...
§ 5-404	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 5-405	A railroad company or its authorized agent may agree with the owner...
§ 5-406	A railroad company may change the location or grade of any portion...
§ 5-407	A railroad company and the municipal corporation, public officer,...
§ 5-408	The power of a railroad company to condemn land and other property...
§ 5-409	Sections 5-405, 5-406, and 5-407 of this subtitle apply to all railroads...
§ 5-410	This section applies to:
§ 5-411	A water company may acquire by condemnation, in accordance with...
§ 6-101	This subsection applies only to corporations that operate in Maryland.
§ 6-102	This section applies only to public service companies that operate...
§ 6-103	This section applies only to public service companies that operate...
§ 6-104	Any contract, assignment, transfer, or agreement for transfer or...
§ 6-105	In this section, "affiliate" has the meaning stated in § 7–501 of...
§ 6-201	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 6-202	The Commission may classify the public service companies under its...
§ 6-203	The Commission may:
§ 6-204	The Commission shall prescribe a system, a form of records, and...
§ 6-205	This subsection does not apply to railroads.
§ 6-206	A public service company shall file its annual report with the Commission...
§ 6-207	In addition to any other information that the Commission requires,...
§ 6-208	A public service company shall list in its annual report the name...
§ 6-209	A public service company shall list in its annual report the name...
§ 6-210	Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a public...
§ 7-101	Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of this subtitle...
§ 7-102	A gas company incorporated in Maryland may:
§ 7-103	An electric company incorporated in Maryland may:
§ 7-104	The formation, organization, and governance of electric cooperatives...
§ 7-105	A water company incorporated in the State has the powers necessary...
§ 7-201	Annually, the Chairman of the Commission shall forward to the Secretary...
§ 7-202	If the Commission determines that a site is needed, the Commission,...
§ 7-203	The Commission shall:
§ 7-204	Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, at least 30...
§ 7-205	In this section, "modification" means a physical alteration of,...
§ 7-206	This section applies to the installation of pollution control equipment...
§ 7-207	In this section and § 7–208 of this subtitle, "construction" means:
§ 7-207.1	This section applies to a person who:
§ 7-208	This section applies to any person:
§ 7-209	The Commission shall examine alternatives to the construction of...
§ 7-210	This section does not apply to Baltimore City.
§ 7-211	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 7-212	On or before July 1, 2008, the Commission shall adopt regulations...
§ 7-301	A person may not furnish or put in use for revenue billing purposes...
§ 7-302	By written request, a consumer may compel the Commission to inspect...
§ 7-303	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 7-304	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 7-305	A gas company or electric company may bill its customers for gas,...
§ 7-306	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 7-307	In this section, "termination of service" means the termination,...
§ 7-307.1	A public service company may not terminate electric or gas service...
§ 7-308	In this section, "natural gas vehicle" means a vehicle operated...
§ 7-401	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 7-402	Except as provided in § 7-406(c) of this subtitle, the provisions...
§ 7-403	Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection and § 7-404...
§ 7-404	Subject to the provisions of this section, the Department of Housing...
§ 7-405	Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an electric...
§ 7-406	A builder subject to the provisions of this subtitle shall:
§ 7-407	A person who fails or causes another to fail to submit a certification...
§ 7-408	This subtitle may be cited as the Energy Conservation Building Standards...
§ 7-501	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 7-502	Except as required under subsection (b) of this section, the provisions...
§ 7-504	The General Assembly finds and declares that the purpose of this...
§ 7-505	In assessing and approving each electric company’s restructuring...
§ 7-506	The electric company in a distribution territory shall provide and...
§ 7-507	A person, other than an electric company providing standard offer...
§ 7-508	An electric company may transfer any of its generation facilities...
§ 7-509	On and after the initial implementation date, the generation, supply,...
§ 7-510	Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the phased implementation...
§ 7-511	Except for electric cooperatives and municipal electric utilities:
§ 7-512	This section and § 7-513 of this subtitle apply to an entity that...
§ 7-512.1	The Commission shall establish an electric universal service program...
§ 7-513	In accordance with this subsection, an electric company shall be...
§ 7-514	On complaint or on its own motion, for good cause shown, the Commission...
§ 7-515	An electricity supplier that also provides distribution service,...
§ 7-516	In recognition of the potential environmental impacts of restructuring...
§ 7-517	This subtitle may be referred to as the "Electric Customer Choice...
§ 7-520	In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 7-521	This part applies to an electric company that:
§ 7-522	An electric company subject to this part may file a rate stabilization...
§ 7-523	The Commission may require that a deferral of expenses under a rate...
§ 7-524	Tariffs implementing a rate stabilization plan may provide that:
§ 7-525	The Commission may authorize an electric company to recover, as...
§ 7-526	An electric company may apply to the Commission for a qualified...
§ 7-527	The qualified rate order shall set forth the rate stabilization...
§ 7-528	A qualified rate order shall become effective in accordance with...
§ 7-529	The Commission shall make a final decision on the issuance of a...
§ 7-530	A qualified rate order approved by the Commission shall include...
§ 7-531	The Commission shall establish specific procedures and time frames...
§ 7-532	A qualified rate order shall terminate and expire 1 year after the...
§ 7-533	At the request of an electric company, the Commission may adopt...
§ 7-534	At the request of an electric company, the Commission may modify...
§ 7-535	A rate stabilization bond issued under this part is not a debt,...
§ 7-536	A qualified rate order under this part that authorizes the issuance...
§ 7-537	The rights and interests of an electric company or successor under...
§ 7-538	A transaction that involves the transfer and ownership of rate stabilization...
§ 7-539	An agreement by an electric company or assignee to transfer rate...
§ 7-540	The interest of an assignee or pledgee in rate stabilization property...
§ 7-541	The electric bill of an electric company that has obtained a qualified...
§ 7-542	Rate stabilization property does not constitute an account or general...
§ 7-543	This section applies to a person that is a successor to an electric...
§ 7-544	An assignee or financing party may not be considered to be a public...
§ 7-547	This part applies to an investor-owned electric company that has...
§ 7-548	(i)Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, but subject...
§ 7-549	In this section, "actual cost" means the costs and expenses deferred...
§ 7-601	In this subtitle, "consumer" and "customer" each means a retail...
§ 7-602	The General Assembly finds and declares that the purpose of this...
§ 7-603	The Commission shall license gas suppliers and shall have the same...
§ 7-604	On or before July 1, 2001, the Commission shall adopt consumer protection...
§ 7-605	This subtitle may not be construed to:
§ 7-606	The Commission may adopt regulations or adopt orders to implement...
§ 7-607	This subtitle may be referred to as the "Natural Gas Supplier Licensing...
§ 7-701	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 7-702	It is the intent of the General Assembly to:
§ 7-703	(i)The Commission shall implement a renewable energy portfolio standard...
§ 7-704	Energy from a Tier 1 renewable source:
§ 7-705	Each electricity supplier shall submit a report to the Commission...
§ 7-706	Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, in accordance...
§ 7-708	The Commission shall establish and maintain a market-based renewable...
§ 7-709	An electricity supplier may use accumulated renewable energy credits...
§ 7-710	The Commission may impose an administrative fee on a renewable energy...
§ 7-711	The Commission has the same power and authority with respect to...
§ 7-712	Subject to § 2-1246 of the State Government Article, on or before...
§ 7-713	The Commission shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions...
§ 8-101	This subtitle applies to:
§ 8-102	Corporations may be formed as provided in the Corporations and Associations...
§ 8-103	A telegraph or telephone company or a corporation authorized under...
§ 8-104	Notwithstanding the provisions of § 8-103(b) of this subtitle, a...
§ 8-105	If, within a reasonable time after due notice, a telegraph or telephone...
§ 8-106	To obtain an easement, the president and directors of a telegraph...
§ 8-107	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the owner...
§ 8-108	A telegraph company doing business in this State shall:
§ 8-201	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 8-202	The Commission may not authorize telephone company charges to be...
§ 8-203	The Commission may not authorize mandatory telephone company charges...
§ 8-204	This section does not apply to:
§ 8-205	In this section, "telephone solicitation" means an organized activity,...
§ 8-301	Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of this subtitle...
§ 8-302	A telephone company doing business in the State that has coin pay...
§ 8-303	A telegraph company engaged in the business of transmitting communications...
§ 8-401	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 8-402	This subtitle applies to a telephone company or reseller that provides...
§ 8-403	Each reseller that provides telecommunications service shall obtain...
§ 8-404	Unless the telephone company or reseller complies with authorization...
§ 8-405	This section applies to a telephone company or reseller that initiates...
§ 8-406	When a customer, or a telephone company or reseller providing a...
§ 8-407	If the Commission determines that a hold order or freeze is necessary,...
§ 8-408	To implement this subtitle the Commission may adopt regulations...
§ 8-409	A telephone company or reseller may not fail or neglect to comply...
§ 8-501	The Commission may, after notice and public hearing, adopt policies...
§ 8-601	In this subtitle:
§ 8-602	The Commission does not have jurisdiction over the regulation of...
§ 9-101	Each common carrier shall provide reasonable, proper, and equal...
§ 9-102	Unless the Commission orders otherwise, a common carrier may not...
§ 9-103	The Commission shall prescribe a form of tariff schedules for common...
§ 9-201	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a motor carrier...
§ 9-202	A motor carrier permit may not be issued unless the Commission,...
§ 9-203	Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Commission...
§ 9-204	The Commission may suspend, revoke, or subsequently deny a motor...
§ 9-205	A route or schedule of a motor vehicle for which a motor carrier...
§ 9-206	The owner and operator of an intrastate motor bus carrier shall...
§ 9-207	This section applies to a motor carrier providing transportation...
§ 9-208	This section does not apply to a motor coach that is licensed by...
§ 9-301	In this subtitle, "Maryland railroad company" means a railroad company...
§ 9-302	Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of this subtitle...
§ 9-303	Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a Maryland...
§ 9-304	A Maryland railroad company may cross or divert an unnavigable stream...
§ 9-305	Whenever necessary in the construction of a railroad, a Maryland...
§ 9-306	A Maryland railroad company may:
§ 9-307	If the right-of-way or location of any part of an unfinished railroad...
§ 9-308	Subject to § 6-101(c) of this article, a Maryland railroad company...
§ 9-309	The presumption of negligence established in this section does not...
§ 9-310	A railroad that crosses or connects with another railroad may use...
§ 9-311	At least 30 days before making a determination, the local governing...
§ 9-312	Each safety gate at a grade crossing in the State shall have reflectors...
§ 9-313	At each place where its tracks cross a public highway, a Maryland...
§ 9-401	Unless the Commission orders otherwise, a railroad company shall...
§ 9-402	This section does not affect the duties of a railroad company or...
§ 9-403	If safe to install, reasonably practicable, and justified by the...
§ 10-101	In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 10-102	This subtitle supplements other law relating to the operation and...
§ 10-103	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may...
§ 10-104	An applicant for a for-hire driver’s license shall:
§ 10-105	After an administrative review, the Commission shall deny an application...
§ 10-106	The term of a for-hire driver’s license is not less than 1 year...
§ 10-107	The Commission may issue a temporary license and, if applicable,...
§ 10-108	A for-hire driver shall have the for-hire driver’s license in the...
§ 10-109	If a passenger elects to use a route where a highway or bridge toll...
§ 10-110	There is a position of license hearing officer.
§ 10-111	Notwithstanding § 2-110 of this article, the Commission may seek...
§ 10-112	There is a For–Hire Driving Services Enforcement Fund.
§ 10-201	This subtitle applies to a person providing taxicab services under...
§ 10-202	A person must have a permit issued by the Commission whenever the...
§ 10-203	An applicant for a permit to operate a taxicab business shall submit...
§ 10-204	Each permit applies only to the particular taxicab designated in...
§ 10-205	A permit may not be assigned or transferred unless, after investigation,...
§ 10-206	Each taxicab for which a permit is required shall have:
§ 10-207	A taxicab for which a permit is required may not be operated unless...
§ 10-208	In addition to other duties specifically imposed by this subtitle,...
§ 10-209	A taxicab driver shall make maximum use of service communications...
§ 10-210	A taxicab permit holder shall post in each of its taxicabs a schedule...
§ 10-301	If a taxicab for which a permit is not required charges on the basis...
§ 10-401	A person may not transport, solicit for transport, or agree to transport...
§ 10-402	A person may not operate a vehicle that provides passenger-for-hire...
§ 11-101	In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 11-102	The Commission shall adopt and enforce safety standards for gas...
§ 11-201	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 11-202	The Commission may act for the United States Secretary of Transportation...
§ 11-203	The Commission may adopt regulations that establish safety standards...
§ 11-204	An intrastate pipeline operator shall immediately notify the Commission...
§ 11-205	Each year an intrastate pipeline operator shall submit an annual...
§ 11-206	The Commission may assess and collect from an intrastate pipeline...
§ 11-207	The Commission may bring an action for injunctive relief in a circuit...
§ 11-208	The Commission may impose on a person who violates this subtitle...
§ 12-101	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-102	It is the intent of the General Assembly to protect underground...
§ 12-103	This subtitle does not apply to an excavation or demolition performed...
§ 12-104	Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a...
§ 12-105	Subject to § 12-104(b) of this subtitle, if all reasonable precautions...
§ 12-106	Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person that...
§ 12-107	A person may not begin an excavation or demolition unless the marking...
§ 12-108	Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, at least 48 hours,...
§ 12-109	Each owner shall file notice with and submit to the Commission in...
§ 12-110	An owner shall mark the location of an underground facility within...
§ 12-111	A political subdivision or municipal corporation may charge, assess,...
§ 12-112	To stop or prevent a negligent or unsafe excavation or demolition,...
§ 12-113	A person that performs an excavation or demolition without first...
§ 12-201	This subtitle applies only in Montgomery County.
§ 12-202	On request from a person under subsection (b) of this section, a...
§ 12-203	Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, not more than 48 hours...
§ 12-301	In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
§ 12-302	The General Assembly finds that, in many areas of the State, landowners,...
§ 12-303	This subtitle does not apply in Baltimore County.
§ 12-304	This subtitle does not limit the authority of the Commission under...
§ 12-305	A county or municipal corporation shall adopt rules and regulations...
§ 12-306	Proceedings under this subtitle may be used to:
§ 12-307	Proceedings for a conversion must be initiated by petition filed...
§ 12-308	The petition shall be filed with the clerk of the legislative body...
§ 12-309	On presentation of the petition and the certificate of sufficiency...
§ 12-310	After receipt of a petition under § 12-308 of this subtitle, the...
§ 12-311	In a proceeding for a conversion, the county or municipal corporation...
§ 12-312	After approval by the Commission of an agreement under § 12-311...
§ 12-313	Subject to applicable rules, regulations, tariffs, or ordinances,...
§ 12-314	At least 15 days before the date of commencement of construction,...
§ 12-315	If a landowner fails to comply with § 12-313 of this subtitle, all...
§ 12-316	This section does not authorize a county or municipal corporation...
§ 12-317	In accordance with its charter or a public general law or public...
§ 13-101	This section does not apply to a violation of the following provisions...
§ 13-201	This section does not apply to a violation of the following provisions...
§ 13-202	In this section, "safety violation" means a condition or activity...
§ 13-203	A gas company or gas master meter operator that violates any of...
§ 13-204	Personnel of the Commission or Office of People’s Counsel who are...
§ 13-205	A public service company is subject to a fine of $100 for each day...
§ 13-206	An individual who violates a provision of this article concerning...
§ 13-207	A contract, assignment, or transfer in violation of this article...
§ 13-208	In addition to any otherwise available remedy, the Commission may...

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