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SC Code § 58-23-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-210. Classes of certificates; application and hearing.

 The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon order of the commission, may issue six classes of certificates as are mentioned in Section 58-23-40 after application therefor has been made in writing by the owner of the vehicles upon blanks provided by the commission and after such hearing as the commission may consider proper. The commission must hear any objections by any person or corporation who may be affected by the issuance of a certificate by the Office of Regulatory Staff. The six classes of certificates shall be respectively designated certificate A, certificate B, certificate C, certificate D, certificate E, and certificate F.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1411; 1952 Code Section 58-1411; 1942 Code Section 8509; 1932 Code Section 8509; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1933 (38) 429; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-220. Class A certificates.

 The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon order of the commission, may issue a certificate A in the following cases:  (1) to an applicant to operate in territory already served by any certificate holder under this chapter or any common carrier when the public convenience and necessity in such territory are not already being reasonably served by some other certificate holder or common carrier, provided such applicant propose to operate on a fixed schedule and to comply with the other provisions contained in Articles 1 to 11 of this chapter and the rules and regulations which may be made by the commission respecting holders of this class of certificates; and  (2) to an applicant for a certificate to operate upon a regular schedule in a territory not already served by the holder of a certificate A, when public convenience and necessity in such territory are not being reasonably served by a certificate holder under this chapter or a common carrier; provided, that when a certificate A is issued to an applicant over territory which is being served at the time such certificate is granted by the holder of a certificate B, the right of the applicant to operate under certificate A shall not begin until the expiration of the then license year of the holder of the certificate B and the holder of a certificate B shall be preferred in granting a certificate A over the route unless in the judgment of the commission it would not be in the interest of the public service.  In either case the existence of a railroad or other motor vehicle carrier in the territory sought to be served by the applicant shall not be considered by the commission as good cause for refusing the application.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1412; 1952 Code Section 58-1412; 1942 Code Section 8510; 1932 Code Section 8510; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-230. Class B certificates.

 The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon order of the commission, may issue a certificate B when the applicant does not propose to operate regularly upon a fixed schedule or route, but only desires to operate over a particular route or routes which are not already served by the holder of a certificate A, but will operate in instances when by his solicitation or otherwise he has procured passengers to be transported over the route or routes designated in his application. In ordering the issuance of a certificate B, the commission may consider the public convenience and necessity and whether the territory proposed to be served is already served by a carrier. If the public convenience and necessity require the issuance of more than one certificate B over such route or routes, the commission may order the issuance of an additional certificate B, but the certificate may be revoked by order of the commission at the end of any license year as to any particular route or routes, if prior to the expiration of the year the commission has ordered the issuance of a certificate A over the route.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1413; 1952 Code Section 58-1413; 1942 Code Section 8510; 1932 Code Section 8510; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-240. Class C certificates.

 The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon order of the commission, may issue a certificate C to any applicant who does not propose in any way to solicit the transportation of persons over improved public highways outside of the corporate limits of any city or town or to operate upon a regular schedule, but who is privately employed for a specific trip and who will not solicit or receive patronage along the route. But those operators may solicit passengers (a) for destination within the corporate limits of any city or town wherein such passengers are solicited, (b) within a radius of two miles of the corporate limits of the city or town in which they are licensed to do business, and (c) upon such highways as are not served by a holder of an A or B certificate.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1414; 1952 Code Section 58-1414; 1942 Code Section 8510; 1932 Code Section 8510; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-250. Class D certificates.

 The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon order of the commission, may issue a certificate D for property-carrying vehicles which will operate upon regular routes and schedules over such highways.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1415; 1952 Code Section 58-1415; 1942 Code Section 8510; 1932 Code Section 8510; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-260. Class E certificates.

 The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon order of the commission, may issue a certificate E for the property-carrying vehicles which will not operate upon any particular route or schedule.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1416; 1952 Code Section 58-1416; 1942 Code Section 8510; 1932 Code Section 8510; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-270. Class F certificates.

 The Office of Regulatory Staff, upon order of the commission, may issue a certificate F to any person or corporation who proposes to engage in the business commonly known as contract hauling of freight or property when such applicant does not propose to operate upon a regular schedule or over a regular route or to solicit or receive patronage along the route.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1417; 1952 Code Section 58-1417; 1942 Code Section 8510; 1932 Code Section 8510; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1978 Act No. 412, eff March 6, 1978; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-280. Provisions governing class A and C certificates shall apply to D and E certificates.

 The provisions of this chapter governing the granting of certificates A and C apply to certificates D and E.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1418; 1952 Code Section 58-1418; 1942 Code Section 8510; 1932 Code Section 8510; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-290 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-290. Partial A, B and D certificates.

 In ordering the issuance of a certificate A, B, or D the commission may order the issuance of a certificate for partial exercise only of the privileges sought, but without alteration of the license charges fixed thereon.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1419; 1952 Code Section 58-1419; 1942 Code Section 8510; 1932 Code Section 8510; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-300. Publication of notice of hearings on applications for class A, B or D certificates.

 The applicant for a class A, B, or D certificate of public convenience and necessity shall have a notice of the hearing on the application published in one newspaper of each county into or through which the proposed service would operate, at least fifteen days before the date of the hearing, such notice to be in the form prescribed by the commission, and an affidavit of the publisher of such newspaper giving the date of publication of such notice shall be filed with the commission by the applicant at the beginning of the hearing or prior thereto.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1420; 1952 Code Section 58-1420; 1942 Code Section 8509; 1932 Code Section 8509; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1933 (38) 429; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-310. Certain applicants granted certificates as matter of right.

 The commission must order the issuance of a certificate as a matter of right when it appears that the applicant was operating in good faith on or before June 8, 1925, but was not operating immediately prior thereto or on that date because of impassable roads.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1421; 1952 Code Section 58-1421; 1942 Code Section 8509; 1932 Code Section 8509; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1933 (38) 429; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-320. Suspension, revocation, alteration or amendment of certificates; appeal.

 The commission may, after a hearing, order the suspension, revocation, alteration, or amendment of any certificate issued pursuant to Articles 1 through 11 of this chapter, if it is proved that the holder of the certificate wilfully made any misrepresentation of a material fact in obtaining his certificate or wilfully violated or refused to observe the laws of this State touching motor vehicle carriers or wilfully violated any of the terms of his certificate or of the commission's proper orders, rules, or regulations. But the holder of the certificate has the right of appeal to any court of competent jurisdiction. The commission must not be a party to any appeal.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1422; 1952 Code Section 58-1422; 1942 Code Section 8518; 1932 Code Section 8518; 1925 (34) 252; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-330. Grounds for issuance or denial of certificate.

 An applicant applying for a certificate or applying to amend a certificate to operate as a motor vehicle common carrier may be approved upon a showing based on criteria established by the commission that the applicant is fit, willing, and able to perform appropriately the proposed service. If an intervenor shows or if the commission determines that the public convenience and necessity is being served already, the commission may deny the application. If the commission approves the issuance of a restricted certificate to operate, the reason for the restriction must be justified in writing.  If an application is denied, another application may not be made until at least six months have elapsed since the date of the denial.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 138 Section 18, eff March 1, 1984; 1988 Act No. 525, Section 2, eff May 18, 1988; 1989 Act No. 184, Section 6, eff June 8, 1989; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-340. Alienation or lease of certificates issued after July 1, 1983.

 Notwithstanding custom or usage or any regulation, or other provision of law, it is unlawful for any person to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued or authorized to be issued after July 1, 1983, under the provisions of Chapter 23 of Title 58 for money, goods, services, or any other thing of value. A certificate may be transferred incident to the sale or lease of property or assets owned or used by a regulated motor carrier, provided the approval of the commission for the transfer of the certificate is first obtained and that the certificate itself is not transferred for value or utilized to enhance the value of other property transferred. Nothing herein shall effect the sale, lease, or otherwise transfer of a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued prior to July 1, 1983.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 138 Section 19, eff June 15, 1983; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 145, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-510. Applications for annual licenses.

 Every motor vehicle carrier which shall operate in this State shall, as soon as such certificate is issued and annually on or before each succeeding January first as long as such certificate remains in force, present it, with any changes which have been ordered by the commission, to the Office of Regulatory Staff and make an application in writing to the Office of Regulatory Staff for registration and license as prescribed in Chapter 3 of Title 56 for owners of motor vehicles generally.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1431; 1952 Code Section 58-1431; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 146, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-520 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-520. Information which shall be furnished in applications for class A and B certificates.

 In such application, beside the other matters by law prescribed, the applicant for a certificate A or B for passenger vehicles shall state the following:  (1) The seating capacity of the vehicle;  (2) The route on which the motor vehicle is to be used;  (3) Whether reserve or substitute vehicles are maintained by the applicant to be used only in emergencies and if so the number of such reserve and substitute vehicles and a complete description of each;  (4) The length of route in miles on improved public highways in this State;  (5) The weight of the vehicle when empty; and  (6) The schedule under which the vehicle shall operate during the ensuing year.  But an applicant for a certificate B will not be required to furnish a schedule with this application.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1432; 1952 Code Section 58-1432; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915.
SC Code § 58-23-530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-530. License fees for class A certificate holders having twenty or more vehicles.

 The following annual fees must be paid to the Office of Regulatory Staff by each holder of a certificate A which has twenty or more vehicles for each motor vehicle of the holder:  A motor vehicle weighing, including carrying capacity, less than seven thousand pounds if equipped with solid tires or less than thirteen thousand pounds if equipped with pneumatic tires, one-fiftieth of a cent per each passenger seat multiplied by the total number of miles that the application shows will be traveled over the improved public highways of this State by the motor vehicle during the year for which the license is issued.  A motor vehicle weighing, including carrying capacity, over seven thousand pounds if equipped with solid tires or over thirteen thousand pounds if equipped with pneumatic tires, one-fortieth of a cent per each passenger seat multiplied by the total number of miles that the application shows will be traveled over improved public highways of the State by the motor vehicle during the year for which the license is issued.  But the minimum fee for vehicles licensed hereunder is as follows: For a vehicle of not over seven passenger capacity, thirty dollars; for a vehicle of over seven and not over twelve passenger capacity, forty dollars; for a vehicle of over twelve and not over seventeen passenger capacity, fifty dollars; for a vehicle of over seventeen and not over twenty-two passenger capacity, sixty dollars; for a vehicle of over twenty-two and not over twenty-seven passenger capacity, seventy-five dollars; and for a vehicle over twenty-seven passenger capacity, ninety dollars.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1433; 1952 Code Section 58-1433; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915; 1983 Act No. 138 Section 23, eff July 1, 1983; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 147, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-540. Computation of carrying weight of passenger vehicles.

 The carrying capacity weight of all passenger vehicles shall be computed upon a basis of one hundred and fifty pounds per passenger seat.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1434; 1952 Code Section 58-1434; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915.
SC Code § 58-23-550 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-550. License fees for class B certificate holders having twenty or more vehicles.

 A holder of a certificate B which has twenty or more vehicles shall annually pay for each vehicle to the Office of Regulatory Staff for a license to operate as holder under the certificate the same amount as required of holders of certificate A, except that in computing the amount to be paid for a license the applicant must estimate the number of miles which each vehicle will travel during the period for which the license is issued. The minimum amount of the estimate is twenty-five thousand miles.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1435; 1952 Code Section 58-1435; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915; 1983 Act No. 138 Section 23, eff July 1, 1983; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 148, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-560 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-560. License fees for class A, B, or C certificate holders having less than twenty vehicles.

 A holder of a certificate A, B, or C with less than twenty vehicles must semiannually on or before January first and July first of each year pay to the Office of Regulatory Staff the following fees: for vehicles weighing not more than two thousand pounds, seven dollars and fifty cents; and for vehicles weighing in excess of two thousand pounds, seven dollars and fifty cents for the first two thousand pounds and two dollars and fifty cents additional for each additional five hundred pounds or part thereof of weight, except that the total license fee may not exceed fifty dollars per vehicle semiannually.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1436; 1952 Code Section 58-1436; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915; 1983 Act No. 138 Section 23, eff July 1, 1983; 2006 Act No. 318, Section 149, eff May 24, 2006.
SC Code § 58-23-570 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-570. Information which shall be furnished in application for class D certificate.

 In an application for a certificate D the applicant shall state, besides the other matters by law provided:  (1) The carrying capacity as given by the manufacturer of the motor vehicle;  (2) The route on which the motor vehicle is to be used;  (3) Whether reserve or substitute cars are maintained by the applicant to be used only in emergencies and, if so, the number of such reserve and substitute cars and a complete description of each;  (4) The length of the route in miles on improved public highways in this State;  (5) The weight of the vehicle when empty; and  (6) The schedule under which the vehicle shall operate during the ensuing year.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1437; 1952 Code Section 58-1437; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915.
SC Code § 58-23-600 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-600. Time for payment of fees.

 The fees prescribed in this article may be paid semiannually in advance on or before January first and July first of each year. Provided, that fees for D, E and F certificates may be paid on an annual basis on or before July first of each year.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1440; 1952 Code Section 58-1440; 1942 Code Section 8512; 1932 Code Section 8512; 1925 (34) 252; 1930 (36) 1068; 1938 (40) 1915; 1965 (54) 327.
SC Code § 58-23-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 58 - Public Utilities, Services and Carriers|Chapter 23 - Motor Vehicle Carriers|Section 58-23-610. Fees shall not be refunded for period when license not used; exception.

 No portion of a license fee paid as aforesaid will be refunded for any part of the year during which the license is not used except that when any carrier is prohibited from operating over his route by virtue of the closing of any road by the State, county, city or town authorities, there shall be a proper readjustment and credit given such operator proportionately for such unused portion of his license, unless a passable detour is provided.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 58-1441; 1952 Code Section 58-1441; 1942 Code Section 8513; 1932 Code Section 8513; 1925 (34) 252.