In this chapter the following words have the
meanings indicated:
A. CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE — Has the meaning
stated in Article 27, § 277 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. DEPARTMENT — The Harford County Department of
Inspections, Licenses and Permits.
C. LICENSE — A license issued under this chapter
to own a motor vehicle which is operated as a taxicab.
D. PERMIT — A permit issued under this chapter
to operate a taxicab in the county.
E. OWNER — The person or business entity in whose
name a taxicab is registered with the Motor Vehicle Administration
of the State of Maryland.
F. TAXICAB — A motor vehicle for hire that is designed
to carry seven or fewer individuals, including the driver, and which
is used to transport passengers between points along public streets
and roads in the county at the direction of the passengers.
The provisions of this chapter are applicable
to any taxicab which picks up any passenger in Harford County outside
the corporate limits of any municipality or other jurisdiction except
for a taxicab or operator licensed by a municipality located in the
county or by another jurisdiction when solicited by telephone from
a passenger located in the county for service to a destination within
the licensing municipality or jurisdiction.
A person who is denied a license or permit may
appeal the denial to the Director of Administration.
A taxicab owner or driver shall notify the Department
of a change in business address or telephone number in writing within
forty-eight (48) hours of the change.
The Department shall establish a system to have
driver's permit holders randomly tested for the use of controlled
dangerous substances.
[Amended by Bill No. 95-81]
A. Any person violating any provision of this chapter
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500)
or imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days or both, at the
discretion of the court.
B. Any business entity violating any provision of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500), at the discretion of the court.
C. Each day that any violation of any provision of this
chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.
D. The suspension or revocation of any license, permit,
certificate or other privilege conferred by the county shall not be
regarded as a penalty for the purposes of this code but shall be in
addition thereto.