Actions affecting franchises

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  2. Maryland Code
  3. Public Utilities
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  5. Powers, Duties, and Prohibitions
  6. Powers of Public Service Companies
  7. Actions affecting franchises

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    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.


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