Mobile Riding Units

Baltimore City Code art. 15, subtit. 2, pt. 8

in effect

Baltimore City Code, Article 15, § 2-51 License required.

§ 2-51. License required. No person, firm, corporation, or other entity may operate any type of ride or riding device mounted on mobile equipment unless the device is licensed under Part 3 of this subtitle. (Ord. 04-706; Ord. 90-510; Ord. 77-396; Ord. 76-067; Ord. 53-727.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 15, § 2-52 Inspections.

§ 2-52. Inspections. (a) On application. Before issuing any such license, the Director of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing shall have such ride or riding device mounted on mobile equipment inspected by the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development and shall obtain from him a certificate to the effect that such ride or riding device mounted on mobile equipment has been inspected and is mechanically safe for operation. (b) Semi-annually. The applicant shall as a condition of retaining any such license present to the Director of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing a similar certificate of inspection and safe condition at intervals of not more than 6 months thereafter. (Ord. 25-013 Section 1; Ord. 76-067; Ord. 53-727.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 15, § 2-53 Financial responsibility.

§ 2-53. Financial responsibility. (a) In general. The Director of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing shall require each applicant for a license herein provided for to furnish proof of financial responsibility in the form of a written certificate from an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the State of Maryland. (b) Scope; amount. Said certificate shall state that the applicant is insured against liability for damage including death or injury to persons and damage to property due to faulty equipment or negligence, and indemnifying the City against any suit or suits, losses, claims, damages, or expense to which the City may be subjected by reason of any damage to property or person, including death, or injury to the public highways and other public property done in or in connection with the transportation, erection, operation, maintenance, and supervision of such ride or riding device mounted on mobile equipment, and said certificate shall be provided in an amount which in the discretion of the Director of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing will adequately protect the public. (Ord. 25-013 Section 1; Ord. 76-067; Ord. 53-727.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 15, § 2-54 Nonresidents.

§ 2-54. Nonresidents. (a) In general. Where the applicant is a nonresident, said applicant and said insurance carrier shall execute a power of attorney authorizing the Director of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing to accept service on their behalf of notices, processes, and any action arising out of the ownership, operation, maintenance, or in any wise connected with said ride or riding device mounted on mobile equipment while it is within the confines of the limits of the City of Baltimore. (b) Corporations. In the event that a nonresident corporation applies for a license, the Director of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing shall issue said license provided: (1) the said nonresident corporation complies with all conditions herein contained; and (2) in addition thereto, submits with its application for said license a certificate from the State Department of Assessments and Taxation certifying that the nonresident corporation is a duly constituted corporation authorized to do business in the State of Maryland. (Ord. 25-013 Section 1; Ord. 76-067; Ord. 53-727.)

Baltimore City Code, Article 15, § 2-55 Building Code; time limit on operation.

§ 2-55. Building Code; time limit on operation. (a) Building Code. Subject to a licencee’s compliance with subsection (b) of this section, the provisions of § 432 {“Circuses and Carnivals”} of the Baltimore City Building Code, which regulates circuses and carnivals, do apply to applications and licenses to operate any type of ride or riding device mounted on mobile equipment. (b) Time limit on operation. No licensee may operate a ride or riding device mounted on mobile equipment in any 1 block for longer than 1 hour. (Ord. 20-361; Ord. 15-427; Ord. 13-093; Ord. 02-475; Ord. 53-727.)

Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/15/2/8Fetched: 10/25/2026