§ 10-103. For-hire driver's license -- Required

   (a) In general. -- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not operate a motor vehicle for hire in the State under a permit or authorization to transport passengers issued by the Commission or the appropriate local authority unless the person holds a for-hire driver's license issued by the Commission.

(b) Licensing requirements for political subdivision. --

   (1) A county or municipal corporation may license taxicab drivers who drive taxicabs that are based in that county or municipal corporation if, at a minimum, the county or municipal corporation conducts a criminal record check and driving record check of each applicant for a license.

   (2) A taxicab driver licensed by a county or municipal corporation is not required to be licensed by the Commission.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 78, § 50B(b), 50N; 1998, ch. 8, § 2; 2000, ch. 539; 2009, ch. 589, § 2; ch. 590, § 2.