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RI Gen L § 39-12-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-6 - Requirement of certificate of public convenience and necessity for common carriers - Application.

§ 39-12-6. Requirement of certificate of public convenience and necessity for common carriers — Application.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall engage in the business of transporting property for compensation in intrastate commerce over the publicly used highways as a common carrier, unless there shall be in force with respect to the carrier a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the administrator authorizing the operations. Every person proposing to operate as a common carrier shall file with the administrator, in the form to be provided by him or her, an application for a certificate, accompanied by a fee of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. Each application for a certificate shall be made in writing; shall be verified by oath or written declaration that it is made under penalties of perjury; and shall contain such information as the administrator may require. The administrator shall, within a reasonable time, fix the time and place of hearing on every application. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication or by written notice mailed by the administrator at least ten (10) days before the date fixed thereof to all common carriers, including railroad companies, if any, serving any part of the route or territory proposed to be served by the applicant; to each person filing with the administrator a written request for the notice; and to any other person who may, in the opinion of the administrator, be interested in or affected by the issuance of the certificate. The copy of the notice, including a list of the applications to be heard, shall be publicly posted in the office of the administrator. Any person having an interest in the matter shall have the right, in accordance with rules prescribed therefor by the administrator, to make representations and to introduce evidence in favor of or in opposition to the issuance of the certificate.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 3, §§ 1, 2, art. 5, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, §§ 1, 2, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 39-12-3 — 39-12-5, 39-12-24; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-6; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 71, art. 3, § 32; P.L. 1980, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 118; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 26, § 2; P.L. 2007, ch. 485, § 2.
RI Gen L § 39-12-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-7 - Issuance of certificate to common carrier.

§ 39-12-7. Issuance of certificate to common carrier.A certificate shall be issued by the administrator, after a hearing, to any qualified applicant therefor, authorizing the whole or any part of the operations covered by the application, if it is found that the applicant is fit, willing, and able properly to perform the service proposed and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the requirements, orders, rules, and regulations of the administrator thereunder; otherwise the application shall be denied. Any certificate issued under this chapter shall specify the service to be rendered. Certificates issued under this chapter shall be renewed before the close of business on December 31 of each calendar year. The renewal fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and shall be submitted with the renewal form. All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. No certificate shall be issued to a common carrier by motor vehicle or, when issued, shall remain in force authorizing the transportation of property over the publicly used highways of this state, unless the rates and charges upon which the property is transported by the carrier shall have been published in the tariff and filed with the administrator in accordance with this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 3, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, § 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, §§ 2, 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 39-12-6, 39-12-7, 39-12-14; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 118; P.L. 2018, ch. 176, § 18; P.L. 2018, ch. 289, § 18.
RI Gen L § 39-12-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-8 - Declaration of public interest in contract carriers.

§ 39-12-8. Declaration of public interest in contract carriers.It is hereby declared that the business of contract carrier, as defined in this chapter, is affected with the public interest, and that the safety and welfare of the public upon the public highways within this state, the preservation and maintenance of the highways, and the proper regulation of common carriers using highways require the regulation of contract carriers to the extent provided in this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 4, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 4, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-15; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-8; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 113.
RI Gen L § 39-12-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-9 - Permit requirement for contract carriers - Application.

§ 39-12-9. Permit requirement for contract carriers — Application.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall engage in the business of transporting property as a contract carrier by motor vehicle, in intrastate commerce, over the publicly used highways of this state, unless there is in force, with respect to the carrier, a permit issued by the administrator authorizing the person to engage in the business. Every person proposing to operate as a contract carrier shall file with the administrator, in the form to be provided by him or her, an application for a permit, accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100). All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. Each application for the permit shall be made in writing; be verified under oath or written declaration that it is made under penalties of perjury; and shall contain such information as the administrator may require. The administrator shall, within a reasonable time, fix the time and place of the hearing on every application. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication or by written notice, mailed by the administrator at least ten (10) days before the date fixed therefor, to all common and contract carriers, including railroad companies, if any, serving any part of the route or territory proposed to be served by the applicant; to each person filing with the administrator a written request for the notice; and to any other person who may, in the opinion of the administrator, be interested in or affected by the issuance of the permit. A copy of the notice, including a list of the applications to be heard, shall be publicly posted in the office of the administrator. Any person having an interest in the matter shall have the right, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed therefor by the administrator, to make representations and to introduce evidence in favor of or in opposition to the issuance of the permit.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 4, §§ 2, 3, art. 5, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 4, §§ 2, 3, art. 5, § 1; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 39-12-16, 39-12-17, 39-12-24; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-9; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1960, ch. 71, art. 3, § 32; P.L. 1980, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 118.
RI Gen L § 39-12-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-10 - Issuance of permit to contract carrier.

§ 39-12-10. Issuance of permit to contract carrier.A permit shall be issued to any qualified applicant therefor authorizing, in whole or in part, the operations covered by the application, if it shall appear, after a hearing, that the applicant is fit, willing, and able properly to perform the services of a contract carrier by motor vehicle; and to conform to the provisions of this chapter and the requirements, rules, and regulations of the administrator made thereunder; and that the proposed operation, to the extent authorized by the permit, will be consistent with the public interest; otherwise, the application shall be denied. Permits issued under this chapter shall be renewed before the close of business on December 31 of each calendar year. The renewal fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) and shall be submitted with the renewal form. All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. The administrator shall specify in the permit the business of the contract carrier covered thereby and the scope thereof; and he or she shall attach to it at the time of issuance, and from time to time thereafter, such reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations consistent with the character of the holder as a contract carrier, as the public interest may require, but may in no way limit the number of contracts that the contract carrier may hold under the permit. The contract carrier shall have the right to substitute or add to his or her or its equipment and facilities as the development of the business may require.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 4, § 4; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 4, § 4; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-18; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-10; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 118.
RI Gen L § 39-12-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-11 - Publication of tariffs of common carriers.

§ 39-12-11. Publication of tariffs of common carriers.Every common carrier by motor vehicle shall print, file with the administrator, and keep open for public inspection, tariffs showing all the rates and charges for transportation, and all services in connection therewith, of property, in intrastate commerce, between points on its own routes and points on the routes of any other carrier, or on the routes of any common carrier by railroad, express, or water, when a through route and joint rate shall have been established. A filing fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) must accompany all filings made pursuant to this section. All revenues received under this section shall be deposited as general revenues. The rates and charges shall be stated in lawful money of the United States. The tariffs required by this section shall be published, filed, and posted in such form and manner, and shall contain such information as the administrator, by regulation, shall prescribe. The administrator may reject any tariff filed with him or her that is not consistent with this section and with the regulations. Any tariff so rejected by the administrator shall be void and its use shall be unlawful.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 3, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, § 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-7; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-11; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 34, § 5; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 118.
RI Gen L § 39-12-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-12 - Establishment of rates and charges of common carriers - Rate discrimination - Rebates.

§ 39-12-12. Establishment of rates and charges of common carriers — Rate discrimination — Rebates.It shall be the duty of every common carrier of property by motor vehicle to establish, observe, and enforce just, reasonable, and reasonably compensatory rates, charges, and classification, and reasonable regulations and practices relating thereto, which shall become effective on a date fixed by the carrier, which shall be at least thirty (30) days after the filing of the tariff containing the rates, charges, and classification, unless suspended by the administrator, prior to the effective date of the tariff or classification, upon complaint of any person, organization, or body politic or by the administrator on his or her own motion. No change shall be made in any rate, charge, classification, or any rule, regulation, or practice affecting the rate, charge, or classification, or the value of the service thereunder specified in any tariff of a common carrier by motor vehicle, except after thirty (30) days' notice of the proposed change filed and posted in accordance with § 39-12-11. The notice shall plainly state the changes proposed to be made and the time when the change will take effect. The administrator, in his or her discretion and for good cause shown, may allow the publication of rates or charges or a change in classification therein, upon notice less than that specified in this section, or may modify the requirements of this section with respect to the posting and filing of tariffs and classifications, either in particular instances or by general order applicable to special or peculiar circumstances or conditions. The administrator, after a hearing, may establish, from time to time, such reasonable rules and regulations as he or she may deem necessary pertaining to the form of tariffs, classifications, or supplements thereto; the time and manner of filing thereof; the suspension of rates before the rates become effective; and bearing upon the validity of any filed or existing rate. No common carrier of property by motor vehicle shall charge or demand or collect or receive a greater or less compensation for transportation or any service in connection therewith between points enumerated in the tariff than the rates and charges specified in the filed tariffs in effect at the time; and no carrier shall refund or remit in any manner or by any device, directly or indirectly, or through any other person, any portion of the rates or charges so specified, or extend to any person any privileges or facilities for transportation in intrastate commerce, except such as are specified in its tariffs.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 3, § 3; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, § 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 39-12-8 — 39-12-11; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-12; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 113.
RI Gen L § 39-12-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-14 - Factors governing determination of just and reasonable rates - Burden of proof.

§ 39-12-14. Factors governing determination of just and reasonable rates — Burden of proof.In the exercise of power to prescribe just and reasonable rates and charges for the transportation of property by common carriers by motor vehicle, and classifications, regulations, and practices relating thereto, and to disallow rates filed by any carriers, the administrator shall give due consideration, among other factors, to the inherent advantages of transportation by the carriers; to the effect of rates upon the movement of traffic by the carrier or carriers for which the rates are prescribed; to the need, in the public interest, of adequate and efficient transportation service of the carriers at the lowest cost consistent with the furnishing of the service; and to the need of revenues sufficient to enable the carriers under honest, economical, and efficient management to provide such service. In any proceeding to determine the justness and reasonableness of any rates or charges of any common carrier, there shall not be taken into consideration or allowed, as evidence or elements of value of the property of the carrier, either good will, earning power, or the certificate under which the carrier is operating. At any hearing involving a change in rates, charges, or classification, or in a rule, regulation, or practice, the burden of proof shall be upon the carrier to show that the proposed rule, changed rate, charge, classification, regulation, or practice is just and reasonable.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 3, § 3; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-13; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-14; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-12-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-15 - Filing of contracts by contract carriers - Form of contract.

§ 39-12-15. Filing of contracts by contract carriers — Form of contract.Every contract carrier by motor vehicle shall file with the administrator a copy of every contract for the transportation of property by motor vehicle in effect in connection with its operations, which shall be in writing and shall be executed by all parties thereto. The period of time during which the contracts shall be in force; the charges for transportation and accessorial services, if any; and the duties and obligations of all parties thereto, shall be specifically stated in the contracts, and the copies shall be kept in the files of the administrator but not opened to public inspection.History of Section.G.L. 1956, ch. 99, art. 4, § 5; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-19; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-15; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 113.
RI Gen L § 39-12-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-17 - Determination as to basis of contract rate.

§ 39-12-17. Determination as to basis of contract rate.Any party in interest, whether as a contract carrier, common carrier, shipper, or otherwise, may, at any time, by petition or complaint, have determined whether a rate or charge prescribed for the contract carrier by the administrator, after a hearing, is based upon or includes services that the contract carrier is not required to perform under his or her contract for services. No rates or charges for contract carriers shall be prescribed by the administrator except after a hearing, notice of which has been given to the contract carriers and common carriers affected thereby, and to the shippers or to the public served by the contract carriers and common carriers. Upon a petition of not less than ten (10) persons operating as common or contract carriers in any natural subdivision, the administrator, after a hearing, and after notice to members of the natural subdivision in writing, or by publication, as the administrator may determine, shall prescribe the rates and charges, which shall not be less than the cost of performing the service, to be thereafter charged by all carriers operating within the natural subdivision for the particular type of service described in the petition, but the rates and charges shall not apply to members of the subdivision performing services other than those described in the petition.History of Section.P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 4, §§ 6, 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 4, §§ 6, 7; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, §§ 39-12-22, 39-12-23; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-17; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-12-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-18 - Revocation of common carrier certificate.

§ 39-12-18. Revocation of common carrier certificate.Any irregular- or regular-route common carrier who or that, during any period of not less than sixty (60) consecutive days, fails or has failed to render any part of the service authorized by the common carrier's certificate, except that for the reason that highways over which the common carrier must operate are impassable because of floods, conditions of the highways, or other reasonable causes, shall be deemed to have abandoned that part of the service authorized by the certificate; and if, after a hearing, the administrator finds that the carrier has so failed to render service in accordance with the common carrier's certificate and not for any reason set forth in the foregoing exceptions, the common carrier's rights thereto to the extent of the common carrier's failure to render service shall be forfeited; and the administrator shall revoke or reissue the common carrier's certificate subject to the resulting limitations.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-12-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-12 - Motor Carriers of Property|Section 39-12-19 - Revocation of contract carrier permit.

§ 39-12-19. Revocation of contract carrier permit.Any contract carrier by motor vehicle who, during any period of not less than one year, fails or has failed to render any part of the service authorized by the contract carrier's permit, except for the reason that the highways over which the contract carrier must operate are impassable because of floods, conditions of the highways, or for other reasonable causes, shall be deemed to have abandoned that part of the service authorized by the contract carrier's permit; and if, after a hearing, the administrator finds that the carrier has so failed to render service in accordance with the contract carrier's permit, and not for any reason set forth in the foregoing exceptions, the contract carrier's rights thereto, to the extent of the contract carrier's failure to render service, shall be forfeited; and the administrator shall reissue the contract carrier's permit subject to the resulting limitations.History of Section.P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.