NY Transp L § 158 (2021)
2021 New York Laws TRA - Transportation Article 7 - Carriers of Passengers by Motor Vehicles 158 - Tariff Requirements; Common Carriers.

§ 158. Tariff  requirements;  common carriers. 1. No common carrier of   passengers shall engage in transportation unless the  rates,  fares  and   charges  of  said  carrier  have  been prescribed by the commissioner or   filed by the carrier in accordance with the provisions of this article.2. Whenever an applicable tariff has not already  been  prescribed  by   the commissioner, every common carrier of passengers shall file with the   commissioner  and  at  all  times keep open to public inspection tariffs   showing all the rates, fares and charges  for  transportation,  and  all   services  in  connection  therewith, between points on its own route and   points on the route of any other such carrier, or on the routes  of  any   other  common  carrier  when  a through route has been established. Such   rates, fares and charges shall be stated in terms of 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 commissioner by regulation shall prescribe,  and  the   commissioner  is  authorized  to  reject  any  tariff  which  is  not in   accordance with this article and with such regulations. Any such  tariff   so  rejected  by  the  commissioner  shall  be void and its use shall be   unlawful.3. No common carrier of passengers shall charge,  demand,  collect  or   receive  different compensation for transportation or for any service in   connection therewith between the points enumerated in such  tariff  than   the  rates,  fares and charges specified in the tariffs in effect at the   time and no such carrier shall refund or remit in any manner or  by  any   device,  directly  or  indirectly,  or  through  any  agent or broker or   otherwise, any portion of the rates, fares or charges so  specified,  or   extend  to  any  person  any  privilege  for transportation except as is   specified in its tariff.4. No change shall be made in any rate, fare or charge, or  the  value   of the service thereunder, specified in any effective tariff of a common   carrier,  except  after thirty days' notice of the proposed change filed   and posted in accordance with the rules and  regulations  prescribed  by   the commissioner. The commissioner may, for good cause shown, allow such   change  upon less than thirty days' notice or modify the requirements of   this section with respect to posting and filing  of  tariffs  either  in   particular  circumstances  or  by general order applicable to special or   particular circumstances or conditions.5. Whenever a change is proposed in the tariff of any  common  carrier   of  passengers,  the commissioner may suspend the implementation of such   tariff change and defer the use of such  tariff  for  a  period  of  six   months.  After  investigation and hearing the commissioner may allow the   tariff change as proposed or may issue an order directing the carrier to   cancel or modify the proposed tariff change. Provided, however, that  if   a  decision  is  not rendered within the six month suspension period the   proposed tariff  change  shall  go  into  effect  at  the  end  of  such   suspension  period.  In  any  hearing to determine the reasonableness or   lawfulness of a proposed tariff change the burden of proof shall  be  on   the carrier or carriers proposing the tariff change.