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SC Code § 58-23-620 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-620. Situations in which local fees may or may not be imposed.

 (A) A municipality or county in this State may not impose a license fee or license tax upon a holder of a certificate A or a certificate B, and a municipality or county may not impose a license fee or license tax on the holder of a certificate E or a certificate F, Certificate of Compliance, or a common or contract motor carrier of property, except the municipality of the carrier's residence or the location of the carrier's principal place of business. However, the fee required of a holder of a certificate C is in addition to any license tax or license fee charged by a municipality.  (B) If a municipality or county imposes a license fee or license tax pursuant to subsection (A), the fee or tax in the case of any certificate holder or common or contract motor carrier of property which operates its vehicles both within and without this State, must be apportioned in the ratio that the miles traveled by the vehicles operated by the certificate holder in this State bears to miles traveled by those vehicles in all states.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1442; 1952 Code Section 58-1442; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915; 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 51D, eff June 29, 1995; 2017 Act No. 40 (H.3516), Section 8.H, eff January 1, 2019.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 40, Sections 8.L, 8.M, provide as follows:  "L. (1) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary within this SECTION, a person who registers a vehicle for use in this State pursuant to Article 23, Chapter 37, Title 12, as amended by this act, must register his vehicle during calendar year 2019 and is required to pay the road fees calculated based on the fair market value of the vehicle as specified in Sections 12-37-2820 and 12-37-2850 at the time the vehicle's registration fees are paid.  "(2) Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 12-37-2865(B) and (C), as contained in this SECTION, to the contrary, during calendar year 2019, the first four hundred thousand dollars of fee revenue collected pursuant to Section 12-37-2865 must be retained by the Department of Motor Vehicles to defray programming costs.  "(3) The initial millage required by Section 12-37-2850 must be calculated on or before June 1, 2018.  "M. This SECTION takes effect January 1, 2019, except that the Department of Revenue, in consultation with the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, shall calculate the millage to be used to calculate the road use fee provided in Section 12-37-2850 by July 1, 2018."  Effect of Amendment  2017 Act No. 40, Section 8.H, rewrote the section, apportioning certain license fees and taxes.
SC Code § 58-23-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-630. Distribution of license fees.

 All license fees for the operation of motor vehicles for hire collected by the Office of Regulatory Staff pursuant to the provisions of this article must be deposited in the State Treasury and there shall be transferred from such collections to the general fund of the State so much as is estimated to cover the costs of administration and collection of such fees.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1443; 1952 Code Section 58-1443; 1942 Code Section 8517; 1932 Code Section 8517; 1925 (34) 252; 1935 (39) 25; 1938 (50) 1915; 1941 (42) 227; 1944 (43) 1168; 1964 (53) 2104; 1985 Act No. 201, Part II, Section 6C, eff June 20, 1985; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 151, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-910 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-910. Insurance, bond, or certificate of self-insurance required of certificate holders generally.

 The commission shall, in ordering the issuance of a certificate, require the applicant to procure and file with the Office of Regulatory Staff either liability and property damage insurance, a surety bond with some casualty or surety company authorized to do business in this State, or a certificate of self-insurance as provided by Section 56-9-60 on all motor vehicles to be used in the service in that amount as the commission may determine, insuring or indemnifying passengers or cargo and the public receiving personal injury by reason of any act of negligence and for damage to property of any person other than the assured. The policy, bond, or certificate of self-insurance must contain those conditions, provisions, and limitations as the commission may prescribe and must be kept in full force and effect and failure to do so is cause for the revocation of the certificate.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1481; 1952 Code Section 58-1481; 1942 Code Section 8511; 1932 Code Section 8511; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1327; 1931 (37) 145; 1935 (39) 25; 1944 (43) 1343; 1988 Act No. 525, Section 1, eff May 18, 1988; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 152, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-920 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-920. Insurance required of owners of motor vehicles transporting goods for hire.

 The owner or owners of all motor vehicles transporting goods of any kind for hire on the roads of this State are hereby required as a condition precedent for using the highways of this State to carry with some reputable insurance company liability insurance and property damage insurance in such sums as the Public Service Commission may determine. Any person or corporation violating the terms of this provision shall be fined in an amount of not less than one hundred dollars or not more than five hundred dollars for the first offense and an amount of not less than five hundred dollars or not more than two thousand dollars for each subsequent offense or shall suffer imprisonment of a term of not less than thirty days or not more than one year for the first offense and for not less than six months or not more than three years for each subsequent offense. This section is cumulative and does not repeal any other provisions of this Code relating to this subject.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1482; 1952 Code Section 58-1482; 1949 (46) 466.
SC Code § 58-23-930 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-930. Insurance not required of owners of certain motor vehicles subject to Interstate Commerce Commission.

 No owner of a motor vehicle using such vehicle as part of a terminal service in connection with the business of transporting goods by rail shall be required to carry liability or property damage insurance on such motor vehicle if such business of such owner is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission and if the Interstate Commerce Commission has required and does require such owner to set up insurance reserves covering liability resulting from the conduct of such business, including liability arising out of and in connection with the operation of such motor vehicle and if such insurance reserves have been and are actually so set up.  The owner of such a motor vehicle shall attach inside of the cab of such vehicle in a conspicuous place a certificate signed by such owner, or his duly authorized representative, setting forth that the business of such owner is under the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission and that such Commission has required and does require such owner to set up insurance reserves.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1483; 1952 Code Section 58-1483; 1942 Code Section 8530-2; 1939 (41) 185.
SC Code § 58-23-1010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1010. General regulatory powers of commission.

 (A) The commission shall regulate every motor carrier in this State and fix or approve the rates, fares, charges, classifications, and regulations pertaining to each motor carrier, except as provided in Section 58-23-20. The rates once established remain in effect until such time when the commission determines the rates are unreasonable. The commission may approve joint rates, local rates, and rate agreements between two or more motor carriers relating to rates, classifications, allowances, and charges agreed to and published by individuals, firms, corporations, or the South Carolina Tariff Bureau. Any of these agreements when approved by the commission are not in violation of Section 39-3-10.  (B) As to holders of a certificate C, the commission shall fix a maximum rate only.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1461; 1952 Code Section 58-1461; 1942 Code Section 8516; 1932 Code Section 8516; 1925 (34) 252; 1977 Act No. 116; 1989 Act No. 184, Section 7, eff June 8, 1989; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 153, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-1020 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1020. Certain routes or schedules shall not be changed without permit from Commission.

 No motor vehicle carrier holding a certificate A, B or D shall change the route or schedule of his motor vehicle during any year for which a license has been issued without procuring a permit in writing from the Commission before the route is changed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1462; 1952 Code Section 58-1462; 1942 Code Section 8513; 1932 Code Section 8513; 1925 (34) 252.
SC Code § 58-23-1030 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1030. Occasional detours; use of substitute or reserve vehicles in emergencies.

 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a motor vehicle carrier from making occasional detours from his regular route or from replacing in an emergency any such vehicle by a substitute vehicle in order to maintain an approved schedule, or from operating temporarily in an emergency, reserve vehicles on its route for the public accommodation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1463; 1952 Code Section 58-1463; 1942 Code Section 8513; 1932 Code Section 8513; 1925 (34) 252.
SC Code § 58-23-1040 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1040. Carriers liable for baggage only when checked.

 Motor carriers shall be responsible for loss or damage to baggage only when such baggage has been checked with the operator of the vehicle.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1464; 1952 Code Section 58-1464; 1942 Code Section 8511; 1932 Code Section 8511; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1327; 1931 (37) 145; 1935 (39) 25.
SC Code § 58-23-1050 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1050. Certain statutory provisions not applicable to baggage.

 The provisions of Articles 1 to 11 of this chapter as to motor vehicles carrying property shall not apply to the baggage of passengers transported by holders of certificates A, B or C.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1465; 1952 Code Section 58-1465; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915.
SC Code § 58-23-1060 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1060. Commission may require establishment of bus stations.

 The Commission may require motor bus operators to establish suitable bus stations in cities or towns in this State of two thousand or more inhabitants when, in the discretion of the Commission, such establishment shall be deemed a necessity and convenience to the traveling public.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1466; 1952 Code Section 58-1466; 1942 Code Section 8528; 1932 Code Section 8528; 1930 (36) 1281; 1935 (39) 25.
SC Code § 58-23-1070 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1070. Promulgation of rules and regulations as to vehicles for hire at resorts.

 The Commission may promulgate such rules and regulations as it finds necessary and expedient relating to the issuing of licenses for motor vehicles used for hire, either for express or passengers or both, when operated at beach and summer resorts in this State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1467; 1952 Code Section 58-1467; 1942 Code Section 8529; 1932 Code Section 8529; 1929 (36) 247; 1935 (39) 25.
SC Code § 58-23-1080 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1080. Special plates or markers for carriers.

 The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon the presentation of a certificate from the Office of Regulatory Staff authorizing the motor vehicle carrier to operate and upon payment of the proper license, must furnish the motor vehicle carrier with a distinguishing plate or marker, which, in addition to the other matters otherwise provided by law to be placed thereon, shall bear the letter stating the class under which the motor vehicle shall operate, such as A, B, C, D, E, or F.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1468; 1952 Code Section 58-1468; 1942 Code Section 8515; 1932 Code Section 8515; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1327; 1935 (39) 25; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 154, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-1090 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1090. Special markers for reserve or substitute passenger vehicles.

 When any reserve or substitute vehicle maintained by a motor carrier holding a certificate D, or a certificate A or a certificate B for passenger vehicles, to be used only in emergencies, is in use it must be designated by a special marker to be furnished by the Office of Regulatory Staff.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1469; 1952 Code Section 58-1469; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 155, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-1110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1110. Definitions.

 As used in this article:  (1) The term "corporation" means a corporation, company, association, or joint stock association.  (2) The term "person" means an individual, a firm, or a partnership.  (3) The term "commission" means the Public Service Commission of South Carolina.  (4) The term "private carrier" means every corporation or person, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, owning, controlling, operating, or managing any motor propelled vehicle used in transporting persons or property over any improved public highway in this State, which private carriers are not included in the term motor vehicle carrier as defined in Section 58-23-10.  (5) The term "motor carrier" means every corporation or person, their lessees, trustees, or receivers, owning, controlling, operating, or managing any motor propelled vehicle used in transporting persons or property over any improved public highway in this State, whether or not for compensation, as defined by Section 58-23-30 and includes, but is not limited to, motor vehicle carriers as defined in Section 58-23-10 and private carriers.  (6) The term "trailer" means a vehicle equipped to carry a load and which is attached to and drawn by a motor vehicle. Trailers are classed as motor vehicles and subject to the provisions of this article.  (7) The term "improved public highway" means every improved public highway in this State which is or may hereafter be declared to be a part of the state highway system or any county highway system or a street of any city or town.  (8) The term "regulatory staff" means the executive director or the executive director and employees of the Office of Regulatory Staff.  HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 26, Section 1, eff March 19, 1985; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 156, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-1120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1120. Compliance by motor carriers.

 Each for-hire motor carrier of household goods or hazardous waste for disposal must comply with orders and regulations prescribed by the Public Service Commission. The Office of Regulatory Staff may employ the necessary law enforcement personnel to enforce the provisions which apply to holders of certificates A, B, C, and certificates E and F of Public Convenience and Necessity.  The Department of Public Safety may promulgate regulations to ensure the safe operation of motor carriers. The Transport Police Division of the Department of Public Safety has exclusive authority in this State for enforcement of the commercial motor vehicle carrier laws, which include Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, Hazardous Material Regulations, and size and weight laws and regulations.  HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 26, Section 1, eff March 19, 1985; 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 51G, eff June 29, 1995; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 156, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-1130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1130. Rulemaking by Commission.

 The commission may make those regulations not inconsistent with law as may be proper in the exercise of its powers or for the performance of its duties under this article.  HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 26, Section 1, eff March 19, 1985; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 156, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-1140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1140. Exclusion of transporters of farm or forest products.

 The Public Service Commission and the Office of Regulatory Staff have no jurisdiction for safety purposes over persons engaged in transporting farm products or forest products from the farm to the first market.  HISTORY: 1985 Act No. 26, Section 1, eff March 19, 1985; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 156, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-1210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1210. Licensing of taxis by governing body of a county or city.

 The governing body of a county or city may license taxis only in the county or city where the taxi principally is operated at the time of application for a license. The owner of a taxi or his agent annually during the month of July shall register the taxi with the governing body of the county or city and shall obtain from the governing body an application for the license. Upon presentation of the application, properly completed, to the governing body of the county or city and payment to the governing body of a license fee of two dollars, the governing body shall issue a license card or plate which must bear a number, indicate that the vehicle is a taxi, identify it by make, model, number, and the name of the owner, and show the year for which the license is issued. The license card or plate must be affixed in the vehicle at a place and in a manner as to be seen readily.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1511; 1952 Code Section 58-1511; 1948 (45) 2061; 1990 Act No. 563, Section 1, eff June 11, 1990.
SC Code § 58-23-1215 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1215. Exception to meaning of operating a taxi.

 A person who provides transportation services in a private passenger motor vehicle or van for a specific group of people to a specific destination over a continuing period of time, where these transportation services are not available to the general public, is not considered to be operating a taxi within the meaning of this article.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 563, Section 2, eff June 11, 1990.
SC Code § 58-23-1220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1220. Liability insurance.

 Before the issuance of any such license card or plate, the owner of the taxi shall procure and file with the governing body of the county a liability insurance policy, together with a receipt showing the payment of the premium therefor, issued by a good and responsible insurance company to be approved by the governing body of the county, the company being one authorized to do business in this State and in possession of a certificate issued by the Department of Insurance. The amount of such liability insurance for each car shall be as follows: An amount not less than five thousand dollars for personal injury and an amount not less than one thousand dollars for property damage in any one accident. Such policy of insurance may be in the form of a separate policy for each taxi or may be in the form of a fleet policy covering all taxis operated by such owner if such policy shall provide for the same amount of liability for each taxi operated. A stipulation shall be made providing that no such policy above required may be canceled until the expiration of five days after notice of intended cancellation has been given in writing to the governing body of the county by registered mail or personal delivery of such notice.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1512; 1952 Code Section 58-1512; 1948 (45) 2061; 1949 (46) 406; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1565, eff July 1, 1993.
SC Code § 58-23-1230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1230. Bond may be filed in lieu of insurance.

 In lieu of an insurance policy as required by Section 58-23-1220 a bond or bonds may be filed with the governing body of the county in the sum of not less than five thousand dollars for personal injuries and one thousand dollars for property damages in any one accident, such bond or bonds to be given by the owner of the taxi with good and sufficient surety providing for the payment of any damages or injuries that may result in the operation of the taxi on substantially the same terms and conditions as the usual liability insurance policy. The surety on any such bonds as may be as follows: (a) cash deposited with the governing body of the county, (b) bonds of this State, or the United States of a face value equal to the amount of the surety bond or (c) any responsible surety or bonding company licensed to transact business in the State and in such county. The form and sureties on the bond and all matters incidental to the filing thereof shall be approved by the governing body of the county.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1513; 1952 Code Section 58-1513; 1948 (45) 2061.
SC Code § 58-23-1240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-1240. "Taxi" plate; certificate of insurance.

 The owner of a taxi must obtain and cause to be affixed at all times to the rear of the taxi in a conspicuous place a metal plate or sticker, the dimensions of which must be approved by the city where the taxi principally operates, which shall have on it the words "Taxi", and be of substantially similar design but a different color from the state license plate.  The owner of a taxi that qualifies as a self-insurer, pursuant to Section 56-9-60, must issue to each operator of the taxi a certificate of insurance. The operator of the taxi must maintain a copy of the certificate of insurance in the taxi while it is in operation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1514; 1952 Code Section 58-1514; 1948 (45) 2061; 2006 Act No. 241, Section 2, eff March 15, 2006.