Section 5-605 - Ridesharing. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-605. Ridesharing.
 

(a)  Statement of purpose.- Each employer is encouraged to provide information and incentives that promote ridesharing arrangements. 

(b)  Limits on liability.-  

(1) Unless an employer owns or contracts for a vehicle that is used in a ridesharing arrangement, the employer is not liable for an injury to a rider or another that results from use of the vehicle. 

(2) An employer is not liable for an injury to a rider or another only because the employer provides information or incentives or otherwise encourages an employee to participate in a ridesharing arrangement, as defined in § 11-150.1 of the Transportation Article. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 89, § 32; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.]