Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 7-404
This is the official text of Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 7-404, part of Maryland’s Code, Labor and Employment — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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§7–404.
Official statutory text
(a) Each farm labor contractor shall ensure that each vehicle that the farm labor contractor uses or causes to be used to transport a migrant agricultural worker in the State meets applicable federal and State standards for safety.
(b) Each farm labor contractor shall ensure that the driver of each vehicle that the farm labor contractor uses or causes to be used to transport a migrant agricultural worker in the State is authorized under Title 16 of the Transportation Article to drive the vehicle.
(c) (1) Each farm labor contractor shall ensure that the owner of each vehicle that the farm labor contractor uses or causes to be used to transport a migrant agricultural worker in the State has a policy that insures against liability for bodily injury and damage to property that arises from the ownership or operation of the vehicle.
(2) The Commissioner shall set, by regulation, the minimum amount of insurance coverage required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, but the amount may not exceed the coverage required under federal law.
(b) Each farm labor contractor shall ensure that the driver of each vehicle that the farm labor contractor uses or causes to be used to transport a migrant agricultural worker in the State is authorized under Title 16 of the Transportation Article to drive the vehicle.
(c) (1) Each farm labor contractor shall ensure that the owner of each vehicle that the farm labor contractor uses or causes to be used to transport a migrant agricultural worker in the State has a policy that insures against liability for bodily injury and damage to property that arises from the ownership or operation of the vehicle.
(2) The Commissioner shall set, by regulation, the minimum amount of insurance coverage required under paragraph (1) of this subsection, but the amount may not exceed the coverage required under federal law.
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