§ 10-210. Charges for service

   (a) Rate card. --

   (1) A taxicab permit holder shall post in each of its taxicabs a schedule of its fares on a rate card.

   (2) The rate card shall be printed and arranged in a way that allows a passenger to determine readily the exact fare payable by the passenger.

   (3) A person may not collect a fare other than a fare appearing on or determinable from the rate card posted in the taxicab.

(b) Meters. --

   (1) This subsection does not apply to a taxicab operating in the City of Hagerstown.

   (2) (i) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, while in service, each taxicab for which a permit is required shall be equipped with an accurate taximeter that is properly installed and connected.

      (ii) The taximeter shall be the exclusive means of measuring the charges for service and is subject to inspection and testing by the Commission.

(c) Meters -- Exception. --

   (1) A fixed charge may be made for any trip by taxicab between a point within the political subdivision in which the taxicab is normally operated and a point outside of the political subdivision.

   (2) The fixed charge shall be calculated on a mileage basis that the Commission approves.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 78, § 48(a)-(c); 1998, ch. 8, § 2.