Maryland Public Utility Companies Section 5-301

      (a)      Except as otherwise provided by law, this section does not apply to a requirement or violation of:

            (1)      Subtitle 4 of this title;

            (2)      Title 7, Subtitle 1 of this article;

            (3)      Title 8, Subtitles 1 and 3 of this article; or

            (4)      Title 9, Subtitle 3 of this article.

      (b)      A public service company:

            (1)      shall comply fully with the requirements of this article; and

            (2)      may not violate any provision of this article.