Md. Code, Public Utilities § 5-202
This is the official text of Md. Code, Public Utilities § 5-202, part of Maryland’s Code, Public Utilities — regulates utility companies.
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§5–202.
Official statutory text
Without prior authorization of the Commission, a public service company may not:
(1) assign, lease, or transfer a franchise or a right under a franchise;
(2) enter into any agreement or contract that materially affects a franchise or a right under a franchise; or
(3) abandon or discontinue the exercise of a franchise or a right as a whole or in part.
(1) assign, lease, or transfer a franchise or a right under a franchise;
(2) enter into any agreement or contract that materially affects a franchise or a right under a franchise; or
(3) abandon or discontinue the exercise of a franchise or a right as a whole or in part.
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